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[11:16:26 CDT(-0500)] <TonyUnicon> since we hardly ever get real rain storms
[11:17:33 CDT(-0500)] <dmccallum54> geez
[11:17:53 CDT(-0500)] <TonyUnicon> its strange because we'd get soakers similar to theses back east all the time, the rain totals are not that unusual at all
[11:18:08 CDT(-0500)] <TonyUnicon> but what happens is, the rain funnels down from the mountains, and hits the streams that overflow their banks
[11:18:18 CDT(-0500)] <TonyUnicon> also since there is no vegetation keeping the ground in place, there are hug mud slides