Monsoons are here !

Monsoons are here !, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

The monsoons has started !
It has been raining, thundering, lighting and flash flooding all over
town this week.

On Thursday a man had to to rescued from the Santa Cruz River when he
fell and became trapped between a steep embankment and the fast moving
river.
Now why he decided he needed to walk along the embankment by the fast
moving rain swollen river but he did and Tucson Fire Department
had to stage a white water rescue.

At the same time a local skateboarded decided he need cross a rain
swollen street was knocked over and needed to be rescued.
Thank goodness both men are fine but very lacking in the brain
department.

For the last two months all the news channels have had shows on
Monsoon, with warnings, what to do and not to do.
And yet they swim, walk, fall and drive cars and truck through the
swollen rivers, creeks, streets and underpasses.

The next person who says " but I thought I could make it " gets a
super big fine, has to repay the Fire/Rescue Department
and a rolled up paper smack across the head !

As you can see in this picture it is raining hard in the mountains and
the flash flood will appear in our rivers, creeks and streets in
minutes,
even if where you are it is sunny and no trace of rain.

It is Summer in Tucson !

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