Doppler Dave......

The flood on Fri/Sat overflowed the ponds, picnic and walking area and playgrounds. Not much fun for those trying to get in all the fun they can before school starts! They are pumping water out...and praying for no more 6" of rain!

I'm going to send you several scenes around Hereford....these are the displaced geese of the Aquatic ponds. I'm not sure their upset....or happier to have a much larger pond!

when they had to close it....due to a 6 ft. wall of water across the hiway, channeling its way to the culverts. Our postal truck didn't see the 6' wall of water until he drove into it...in the dark. Don't you know he was panicked! All this rushing water made me queezy most of the morning.

doing their best~ I had thought the playa lakes in town would've filled more, but I had NO idea all this was going on when I drove to work from Umbarger that morning. We had to detour up the airport road to the north to 1062, which goes to Milo Center elevator, then back south down Hwy 385. What a day~

This intersection was closed Sunday evening, from water flowing from Vega...so the Sheriffs dept. said.

I hated to see this on the way to work in Hereford......detoured up 385. I have relatives in here~

over giant culverts. I started wondering where all this water was going....and thought I'd go check out Buffalo Lake, in my hometown of Umbarger! Sure enough! Lots of washed-off dairy lots heading that way.......YUK~! Sharon

going into town from Canyon/Umbarger

Hereford truly can't do with anymore rain for awhile.

I'm so sorry for anyone in Hereford affected by the storms...but it's SOOOOOO good to see water in Buffalo Lake again!

Two turkeys kept hiding from me....they had been right up by the road.

These are just a few of the pictures I took today (Mon) I plan to get more when it isn't so overcast~ There is SO much more out at Buffalo Lake than I remembered.....camping, picnic tables, so much unexpected wilflife! Like they say...if you live next to the Grand Canyon, you don't go that much! Talk them UP when you get a chance, Dave!!!!! It's only $2.00 a day~! and PRAY FOR RAIN at Buffalo when you pray for Lake Meredith! (GREAT Canadian River run to them today!) I hope we get alot more out here!!!

We went out to Buffalo Lake this evening and the water is really coming in now! It was way West yesterday...now it's up to the dam and looking good! A huge black cloud was sitting over the lake and barely sprinkled before moving on. ratzzzzz Didn't see many critters out this evening...probably because more people are out there to see the water,,,but did catch a bird on the dam and a few white-tailed deer~! I enjoy the lake more now than I did as a kid~!

Thanks for all the work you do for us out here! I joined Thunder Call.

Sharon Gerber in Umbarger