23,139 - Number of people evacuated in my county. There were another 20,000 evacuated in an adjacent county.
6,000 - Structures impacted.
2,365 - Structures damaged.
43 - Structures destroyed.
8.7 - Inches of rain that fell in a 24-hour period at the airport. I got 10.4 inches at my house before the rain gauge overflowed.
39 - Square miles flooded.
$25,000.00 - Amount of money Petco donated to local animal shelters in a desperate attempt at damage control. (They evacuated their employees but left the animals behind.)
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Hurry up and get rid of all the rain puddles. You have to make room for the 40-plus feet of snow you're going to start getting in about a month.
Ha! Ain't that the truth. It was thirty-eight degrees at my place this morning.
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