Ha, thanks!
Late last night the waters finally crested (having risen further than they ever have in all previous recorded floods, apparently), and then finally started going down, slowly. Several hours after that, the police came by to notify everyone of a “mandatory evacuation,” at least six hours too late. (I don’t think anyone still around by that point left.) The water is going down very slowly and we’re expecting another deluge this weekend, so I’m afraid we’re not only going to have to go through this all over again, but things are going to be worse. Multiple, lower-lying neighborhoods (and a few immediate neighbors) did get flooded this time. I don’t think there’s anything they can do to keep it from happening again. I’m sure they’re letting out as much water from the dam as they can, but it won’t be enough. California!
