Deluge

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Above: The intersection of Mount Vernon and Heritage Lakes Dr facing west by southwest.

 Above: Heritage Lakes Dr facing west. There is a street under all of that water with full sized curbs.

 Above: Heritage Lakes Dr facing west by northwest.

Above: Heritage Lakes Dr facing north. The clubhouse is the brick building on the right. Next, Dad makes his way to the steps of the clubhouse.

Above: Steps lead to the water's edge. Turning north again...

Above: Standing in front of the clubhouse, you can see how the retention pond (behind that structure) has overflowed its banks and flooded Heritage Lakes Dr.

 Above: Across the water, the zoom lens shows how the water has come right up to the edge of those building to the north. Those basement have to be flooded. Dad witnessed several sump pumps ejecting water out onto the ground only to seep back into basements.

 Above: The new paper-birch is flooded.

 As is the elm and new willow.

 The ducks had fun. The sign warning of winter ice dangers is normally five feet off of the ground and within a few feet of the normal pond boundary.

Above: On the north side of the clubhouse facing east looking across the pond, the flood waters back up into the single family home's backyards. Those trees in the distance demarcate their property line.

 Above: Zooming out, you can see the last of the old willows is flooded.

As is the tot-lot adjacent.

 Above: Dad made his way about 100 yards to the north to 22nd. St. (Fawell). The storm drainage system empties into the retention pond hence causing this flooding.

Above: Traffic made its way carefully through the flooded road. Driver behavior was interesting. Some plied the crown in the road slowly (recommended), some turned around (another good idea), and still some hit it at the posted speed limit of 30 m.p.h.

 Like the kid above.

The wave he pushed up slowed him down pretty quickly, though Dad didn't catch the initial splash.

 This driver, not as fast, managed to create a splash.

After observing drivers for awhile, Dad made his way back south then east behind the clubhouse to catch the overflow of water flooding the tennis court.

 Above in the distance: The rear of the clubhouse where the pool is located. How close did the water come to filling the pool?

 Above: The swail above, adjacent to the pool left, with tennis court on the right, is completely full.

 Another 6" and the water would have made it to the pool.

It completely surrounds it.