I forgot to write about the flood

Two weeks ago today, I was watching unbelievable sights from my home town being carried on the news.  In fact, the news station had pre-empted network coverage to show us what was happening.  While I was sitting here in my new town, 60 miles away from my home town with nary a drop of rain falling, my home town was experiencing a deluge not seen in our lifetimes.  According to the news, my little home town received over 5" of rain in less than two hours.  It turned creeks that were usually just trickles into raging rivers, and caused streets to be flooded waist high and higher.  It was so unreal watching it transpire on TV.  The worst of the damage was happening downtown.  Nearby, interstates were being shut down because streams were overflowing to the point that the interstates were not only flooding, but the water was so high it was flowing over the median, with a current!  I was watching neighborhoods that I knew well be completely overcome by rain water.  As the evening progressed, I saw that a sink hole had opened up on my sister's street less than a couple of blocks from her home.  Fortunately, she had virtually no damage at her house, but at the rental house she owns (it's the same house I lived in before getting married and moving out of town) the furnace and water heater are going to have to be replaced because of the flooded basement.  So many people lost so many things, but fortunately there were no serious injuries.  It was so unreal to watch it all unfold!