Drenched
Getting home from work this morning was not a real joy.
I kept bumping up against 'road closed' signs as I made my way south through town. Lots of water over the roads, a few places with mud over the road and general slowness travelling as I had to backtrack a couple of times to try another route. Eventually I made way to the east side of town which is higher in elevation and had a clear road home. By clear I mean that there were no more of the closed signs to turn me around.
I drove much slower than usual as my brakes had gotten a bit wet and when I did have to use them it took a longer distance for me to stop than normal. Mini-lakes abound! In fact, water is entirely over the road just a couple of blocks from here but at least that is at a lower elevation. Where I'm at there is no worry about being flooded but there is the concern of being able to get out of here later on.
At this time I'm not too sure that I'm willing to even try to make my way into work tonight after the drive home this morning. I just cannot see the road conditions improving anytime soon, and most likely they will worsen. With luck Clear Creek won't demolish any roads this time around like it did back in 1997. That year I couldn't get home as that creek had washed away the main road into my neighborhood. This time it's still a big question whether or not it will wipe out the road, but the road was still there below the water when I drove over it just over an hour ago.