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In case you've been wintering in an underground bunker lit by full-spectrum lights and so haven't seen or heard the sky recently: It's raining really, really hard.
Usually, we would say, "Grab an umbrella and put on some boots and you'll be fine!" But not today. Today you need a canoe and a dry bag to get to work. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning in Portland, and around town, storm drains are clogging and sewers are overflowing. The Twitter video tells a wet tale of woe:
All this water is moving down NW Hoyt, a few businesses have had water go through their front doors. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/xGO2YBFjwI
— Reed Andrews (@ReedKATU) Dec. 7, 2015
We have some minor infrastructure problems in Portland. (That right there is a sewer overflowing.) pic.twitter.com/8mH5rzsuyh — Henry Kraemer (@HenryKraemer) Dec. 7, 2015
ALERT: W. Burnside looking a lot like a river near Hermosa. Water & debris covering road. CAUTION! #LiveOnK2 #pdxtst pic.twitter.com/hGeH3NEzCx
— Mike Warner (@MikeKATU) Dec. 7, 2015
Debris flow on West Burnside at Tichner. Just learned it’s the result of ditches washing out up the road. pic.twitter.com/7TeMICjtiv — Keely Chalmers (@KeelyChalmers) Dec. 7, 2015
There's a pretty good collection of Instagrams of the damp carnage over at Banjo, if you're looking to spend your day gazing at overflowing streets. Otherwise, pack an extra pair of socks and take the bus to work, because as the National Weather Service says:
Watch out for the rivers of poop!
Willamette Week