Rain, Rain ... Go Away, don't come back until we get dried out...

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It's not fun seeing Flash Flood Warnings in the area, water rushing down the street and man hole covers pushed up because of active water from too much rain.

Examples of today's rain from Eastern Iowa News. Picture 1 Picture 2

Tweet from @gazetteonline reoports:
More photos from flash flooding across Eastern Iowa http://tinyurl.com/lpg7w6 & more user submitted on @kcrg at http://www.kcrg.com/younews

Linn-Mar High School's Armstrong Field one of the the pictures shown. Football game between Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar for Friday night has been postponed. Will likely be played Saturday at newly updated Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The Cedar Rapids Community Schools just completed a $2.9 million update that included a new FieldTurf field. The weather today may make that a very useful investment for public school athletics and activities.

Five inches of rain has fallen in Cedar Rapids, flash flood warning remains - The Gazette
Cedar Rapids has received in excess of 5 inches of rain in ...

Looking at the water accumulate between the yards reminds me of the Flooding we witnessed back in 1993.

Of course, coming out of the Flood of 2008, days like this are sometimes a little depressing on one's spirits. In some neighborhoods, residents encounter sleepless nights and it can be especially hard on some children.

Robin Tucker