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Sunday was hazy and a bit smoggy but there was only 20% chance of rain predicted, so I wondered if I should water the lawn. I ended up watering some flowers and decided the grass could make it one more day. I did a load of laundry and hung it outside to dry. As Andy and I sat down for dinner, I mentioned that we might need to bring in the laundry if it rained. He looked at me like I was crazy! Then it started to sprinkle so we got the laundry. But then the rain stopped and we felt foolish. A few minutes later the REAL rain came. Wow! You could see the waves of rain coming down in sheets. As the flooding popped up the storm drain manhole cover, two stiff raccoons washed up onto the pavement. We thought they must have drowned! After a minute or so they got up and crawled to higher ground. About 45 minutes later, we had 1.99" of rain in the gauge and a faint rainbow to tell us it was over. What a trip! Luckily, our house stayed relatively dry (except for the water that came in through the closed dog door). Other parts of Boulder received a lot less than we did, but downtown got 2.25" in about 90 minutes. What a storm!         |