The Isthmus describes this afternoon’s “weather event” on the Isthmus.
Torrential downpours soak Madison: Early reports from today's downpour suggest that three or four inches of rain may have fallen during the lunchtime storm.
The high density of streets and buildings in central Madison immediately funnel the rain into flash floods powerful enough push open basement doors and turn storm drains into splashing bubblers. The UW-Madison is especially hard hit.
Strong Rains Cause Flooding Damage in 30-Plus Campus Buildings: Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities, said immediately after the downpour that crews were dispatched to 68 sites as of 3 p.m. to deal with water problems across the campus. … UW Police warned that flooding hit some parking ramps especially hard, submerging vehicles in some places.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has nothing to say and may be working on a response that will somehow explain why this "abnormality" should not be used against his plans for packing more people and more buildings into the central city. I strongly suspect his first reaction to flooded cars is that those people should have taken the bus.
At the United Nations Kofi Annan, speaking on behalf Hezbollah, announces Bin Laden & Zawahiri Productions will soon have a video ready for Al Jazeera, explaining the targeted rainfall attack is the hand of Allah punishing the UW-Madison for sheltering Jews. UW-Madison Instructor Kevin Barrett immediately launches an email action alert to his minions urging them to denounce the UN report. The will of Allah is not behind today’s assault on Madison, Barrett writes, because this soggy aggression has all the trademarks of a Dick Cheney plot.
At the United Nations Kofi Annan, speaking on behalf Hezbollah, announces Bin Laden & Zawahiri Productions will soon have a video ready for Al Jazeera, explaining the targeted rainfall attack is the hand of Allah punishing the UW-Madison for sheltering Jews. UW-Madison Instructor Kevin Barrett immediately launches an email action alert to his minions urging them to denounce the UN report. The will of Allah is not behind today’s assault on Madison, Barrett writes, because this soggy aggression has all the trademarks of a Dick Cheney plot.
