We had a difficult winter with 94 continuous days with more than five inches of snow cover. The all time record is 99 inches. After record snowfall, we began to worry about potential flooding. The ideal was a slow melt, but as the temperatures climbed into the forties and we began to see the shrinking snow banks, I couldn't help but get excited. Spring was actually coming! Now the rivers are rising and the threat of flooding is real. The sun was shining today, so I took a drive down to Gray's Lake, which is one of my favorite places to walk. The park is closed and the Raccoon River is encroaching on Fleur Drive, which is a major thoroughfare through the south side of Des Moines. The barricades are already there ready to be moved into place, once the river once again takes over the road.
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