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Went out to Dad's house today. It was an interesting drive: North Valley had partially flooded (never across one full lane) in several spots (the worst a moderately deep one across 2/3 of a lane, in the dip between two hills. Ideally you would go around and not through it, but, er...). Dopp Road had flooded clean across in five places (six if you count a one-foot separation between two patches, but I didn't), and was contemplating it in four more (one of which becomes pretty obnoxious pretty quick once it starts). Calkins Lane had rivulets running across it.
When I left, several hours later, I went out the end of the ridge, avoiding that route entirely. At the end of the ridge was a 100 or 200 foot section that I took at under 5 mph (and probably should have taken slower) where the water was criss-crossing the (dirt and gravel) road, cutting channels. The gravel was thick and willing to slip, plus it was obscuring the bad patches. Slippy. Not at any point in danger of going off the road at the speed I was at, but I was glad there was no traffic the other way (particularly since the water was in the processing of cutting a new 1-foot-wide ditch out of the right shoulder of the road for the last half-mile or so, making the road rather narrower). Got onto 240 and in front of me saw a tree branch disconnect from the tree and plummet toward the road. Fortunately not a big heavy one, but rather the lighter end of one. Filled most of my lane. Slowed down, eased around it (driving over the edges of it), and continued on.
Did NOT take the Wilsonville Road home, as it's curvy with many many trees. This did not seem the best time to find out what this lovely rain-and-wind-storm was doing to it. Went through Tualatin and dealt with the rush hour traffic instead. Also at one point was stopped in Tualatin waiting for traffic to start moving, and was right in front of a driveway that channeled the wind right at me. The wind? Was rocking my car slightly. At another point, I was about to go through a green light in Tualatin when the light flickered. Then came back on, still green. Not sure what that was. (2-3 streetlights also went out, but they stayed out. Not sure they weren't responding to a heat shutoff or something.)
Home safe. So far we have power with no problems; hopefully it will stay that way. If not, oh well.
When I left, several hours later, I went out the end of the ridge, avoiding that route entirely. At the end of the ridge was a 100 or 200 foot section that I took at under 5 mph (and probably should have taken slower) where the water was criss-crossing the (dirt and gravel) road, cutting channels. The gravel was thick and willing to slip, plus it was obscuring the bad patches. Slippy. Not at any point in danger of going off the road at the speed I was at, but I was glad there was no traffic the other way (particularly since the water was in the processing of cutting a new 1-foot-wide ditch out of the right shoulder of the road for the last half-mile or so, making the road rather narrower). Got onto 240 and in front of me saw a tree branch disconnect from the tree and plummet toward the road. Fortunately not a big heavy one, but rather the lighter end of one. Filled most of my lane. Slowed down, eased around it (driving over the edges of it), and continued on.
Did NOT take the Wilsonville Road home, as it's curvy with many many trees. This did not seem the best time to find out what this lovely rain-and-wind-storm was doing to it. Went through Tualatin and dealt with the rush hour traffic instead. Also at one point was stopped in Tualatin waiting for traffic to start moving, and was right in front of a driveway that channeled the wind right at me. The wind? Was rocking my car slightly. At another point, I was about to go through a green light in Tualatin when the light flickered. Then came back on, still green. Not sure what that was. (2-3 streetlights also went out, but they stayed out. Not sure they weren't responding to a heat shutoff or something.)
Home safe. So far we have power with no problems; hopefully it will stay that way. If not, oh well.
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Tuesday, it would have been really stressful (mostly because I would have wondered wehther anyone could get out to help us if we'd needed them). Today...today it's kinda neat, kinda nuisancy.