Hurricane "Ian" may be heading for us here in Florida

[FlaGator]

^^^ Hah hah hah...

I was living here then. Yes, the Salt River was a mile wide or something like that. It cut the metropolitan Phoenix in half, and there were only 3 bridges left to connect the east and west parts. And unfortunately, I had to go cross town to get to work.

But some people blamed the problem on the Salt River Project, who managed the reservoir system on the Salt River watershed. I don't remember the details, but they said the SRP did not discharge the water gradually beforehand. They wanted to be sure that there would be enough water in the reservoirs for summer use. When heavy rain came, they had to discharge A LOT to make room, and hence the problem.

It was called the 100-Year Flood. I forgot to buy a T-shirt to commemorate this event.

Ever since, there was no water flowing in the Salt River, the part that goes through Phoenix. I repeat, none. Water was diverted from the lowest reservoir to go to the distribution channels. There was no spare water to let flow down the river bed, which has been bone dry for the last few decades.

Phoenix has grown so much since then, every drop was spoken for. There's little chance of water even getting wasted down the Salt River to recharge the aquifer under the desert soil, let alone causing a flood.

But if we had enough rain to cause a flood, a lot of people, myself included, will be dancin'. Bring on the rain, please.

This is true-the SRP system was built to capture and store water for later use. IIRC, there was also concern about the integrity of the dam at those highest water levels. After the floods in 78(?) and 1980, Roosevelt dam was enlarged/built higher, providing room for flood control as well as to storage.

 

[Philliefan33]

Wonderful. I’m flying to Orlando on Wednesday to help my friend sell photos at NXL World Cup (paintball). The event is in a grassy field and all vendors are in tents. Best case scenario, I spend five days wallowing in mud. Hopefully the winds won’t take out the tents.

Since we have to check/ carry our equipment on the plane, my personal packing needs to be sparse. No room for muck boots…so I plan to go to Walmart when we land for a pair of rain boots that will be left in FL when we fly home Monday.

 

[Aerides]

Wonderful. I’m flying to Orlando on Wednesday to help my friend sell photos at NXL World Cup (paintball). The event is in a grassy field and all vendors are in tents. Best case scenario, I spend five days wallowing in mud. Hopefully the winds won’t take out the tents.

Since we have to check/ carry our equipment on the plane, my personal packing needs to be sparse. No room for muck boots…so I plan to go to Walmart when we land for a pair of rain boots that will be left in FL when we fly home Monday.

Might want to keep an eye on that. Anyone hosting that kind of event might well think to cancel or reschedule.

 

[Philliefan33]

Might want to keep an eye on that. Anyone hosting that kind of event might well think to cancel or reschedule.

You would think. But as of this afternoon the host says “prepare to get wet”

 

[Dtail]

You would think. But as of this afternoon the host says “prepare to get wet”

That might be your best scenario.