[Rise To The Top]

For all the time I have spent out here this may be the biggest storm I have ever seen in the valley. We left out house and it was clear, come back 10 mins later and there is a lake at the end of our drive way, and the flood system is already 6in deep. Insane I say, Insane.

 

[fraseyboy]

pics.

 

[Rise To The Top]

Too dark for camera to work... I was going to on the ride home, but they just didnt come out.

 

[Sh0eBoX]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif For all the time I have spent out here this may be the biggest storm I have ever seen in the valley. We left out house and it was clear, come back 10 mins later and there is a lake at the end of our drive way, and the flood system is already 6in deep. Insane I say, Insane.

it's actually raining over where you are? i haven't seen any rain here in Henderson... just a TON of lightning

 

[Rise To The Top]

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Originally Posted by Sh0eBoX /img/forum/go_quote.gif it's actually raining over where you are? i haven't seen any rain here in Henderson... just a TON of lightning

You guys might not get hit, but its a mess over here (Spring Valley/Enterprise). Supposed to be like this tommorow too, which is scary. I kinda want to see the flood system in full effect thought.

 

[fraseyboy]

A flood system?

pics!

 

[Rise To The Top]

All I could find is here.

 

[fraseyboy]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif All I could find is here.

Oh so THAT'S a flood system. Would that really protect against a full blown flood? I thought they were just for light rain...

 

[Rise To The Top]

No, when it rains here, it POURS! The flood system here may appear small on the outside, but it is very complex underneath the streets.

 

[Nebby]

I'm here for a few days, and just in time for my stay the rain starts pouring

 

[Ingo]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, when it rains here, it POURS! The flood system here may appear small on the outside, but it is very complex underneath the streets.

Our flood management system here in Phoenix get's overloaded (relatively) quite often. It's common to see a couple feet of water in some intersections after only a couple inches of rain. That said I wish it would happen more often and then we might be able to support the influx of Californians and Midwesterners.

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Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh so THAT'S a flood system. Would that really protect against a full blown flood? I thought they were just for light rain...

Most people wouldn't anticipate Las Vegas to experience mass flooding like you see in other parts of the world, I assume. It is, in fact, in the middle of a very arid desert.