does, can seem to, test the 'there's no such thing as too much rain' maxim which I think nonetheless holds true, there and here -- the value of these sorts of rains in in particular recharging groundwater, in particular following drought, is enormous
in any event, the unforgiving reality is that it's up to us to keep ourselves out of the way when a deluge's flood (or a landfalling major's storm surge, or an earthquake's tsunami, or ...) does come
Greensburg, KS - 5/4/07
"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty." from John Philpot Curran, Speech upon the Right of Election, 1790