Muddy Waters

We had a string of rainy days and nights with 2 - 3 " of rainfall.  Parts of the backyard are still under water.  We took a drive down Chagrin River Road to see what we could see.  Although the road was flooded, it was still passable, so we went as far as Gates Mills where we walked the bridge.

Then we twirled around South Chagrin Reservation because Mr Mole wanted to see if the water was as high as the last time I photographed it after a huge downpour.  Lots of water was flowing downward to the river from every crevice.  It was higher and moving much faster.  In fact, it was so loud that unless we were huddled right next to one another, we couldn't even hear each other yelling, so we gave up and resorted to hand signals.  On the way home we went to the Solon Road and Miles Road bridges.  The latter is shown here through the new 3 year-old fence and wall that now block the view of the river from the bridge road. What a shame on both counts.

The Chagrin River hit a high of 9.63 feet near Willoughby, OH, Where it flows into Lake Erie. It reached a record-breaking 30" higher than normal. 

Sadly there’s lots of flooding and some tornado damage in northeast Ohio and further south.

More rain in the forecast this week!

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