Comments on: Texas and the Network of People. http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/ It's hard being a superstar Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Patrick http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68262 Patrick Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:02:43 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68262 Where I live and work in Seattle, it wasn't too bad, though the basement of my house got a little damp. Some standing water on the freeways (where I drive), but nothing too bad. Compared to the weather in the midwest that I grew up with, this wasn't really a big "storm". It just rained moderately hard for two days straight. In the midwest, it can rain ferociously hard for hours, or moderately hard for longer. However, in the Northwest, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't rain all that hard. It's a light drizzle that lingers for weeks. So, when we get a decent rain for a while, the land isn't used to all of that water at once. What caused this problem was: a) lots of rain b) warmer temps (50's) so that some of the lower elevation snow melted c) high winds and close proximity to the ocean (basically, the rivers are filled with water, but the winds are blowing water from the ocean back into the rivers, so the water has no place to go. Where this really crippled the area was in WA between Seattle and Portland. It's flatter in that stretch, and there are rivers there, and BAM, you get floods! Where I live and work in Seattle, it wasn’t too bad, though the basement of my house got a little damp. Some standing water on the freeways (where I drive), but nothing too bad.

Compared to the weather in the midwest that I grew up with, this wasn’t really a big “storm”. It just rained moderately hard for two days straight. In the midwest, it can rain ferociously hard for hours, or moderately hard for longer.

However, in the Northwest, contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t rain all that hard. It’s a light drizzle that lingers for weeks. So, when we get a decent rain for a while, the land isn’t used to all of that water at once.

What caused this problem was:

a) lots of rain
b) warmer temps (50’s) so that some of the lower elevation snow melted
c) high winds and close proximity to the ocean (basically, the rivers are filled with water, but the winds are blowing water from the ocean back into the rivers, so the water has no place to go.

Where this really crippled the area was in WA between Seattle and Portland. It’s flatter in that stretch, and there are rivers there, and BAM, you get floods!

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68117 Caitlin Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:55:13 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68117 Little water logged over there now though, right? That was some serious storm that struck you guys. Little water logged over there now though, right? That was some serious storm that struck you guys.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68068 Patrick Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:39:21 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2007/12/05/texas-and-the-network-of-people/#comment-68068 i have seattle covered. and i may be able to swing portland. i have seattle covered. and i may be able to swing portland.

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