With floods in our memories, what should we call yesterday's Riley Creek conditions?
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2020 - 2:06pm
Bluffton’s flood experiences require news outlines like the Icon to select with care words fitting the weather conditions of the day.
To call Tuesday’s waterflow a flood might be overkill. To call it a deluge, well, that too, is in question. Same with torrent, saturation of water, flash flood and even high waters.
To view the bank of the Riley overflowing into the Buckeye once upon a time was a rare and frightful experience. Not so in 2020. Tuesday’s rain blocked roadways, but hardly touched East College Avenue at Harmon Field. Same to Vance Street and Cherry.
Here's today's installment of the Bluffton High School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight. Each weekday until the end of May the Icon will feature photos and future plans for four BHS seniors. Students will be featured in a four-set random order.
Bluffton's great blue heron is a creature of habit, and a little flooding doesn't appear to be a distraction. The bottom photo was taken around 8 a.m. Tuesday as water poured from the Buckeye back to the Riley. The heron stood in the same spot at the same time Wednesday morning. Click here for more Tuesday-Wednesday morning comparisions.
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