Bill D. -

I'm not sure that the Big Ditch actually did much for the North High area. There still seem to be lots of "local accumulations," and are still "Watch for Water" signs up on the streets.

The worst local flooding still seems to be on the west side, where I was forced to drive through^** a short stretch with water up to the bottom of the windows on my 2T van a few years back, and lost the engine briefly when a semi pushed a bow wave over the top of the van. (On S West street, just S of Kellogg.) Lesser flooding has been reported in the same area quite recently.

^** Under most circumstances one does not drive through standing water, but I'd driven through less than an hour earlier when the pavement was dry, it was a "no flow" condition, and there was a steady stream of other traffic mostly making it through so the condition of the pavement was evident. I also had about 1700 lb of payload to help keep the van from floating. (It would have floated without the payload.)

John