Challenging commute for a lot of people in my city today. Not so much for me.

35F and the rain continued. Flooding has become a big problem for much of the city. Thankfully my basement is still dry, but I'm starting to become a minority. We've had over 2" of rain fall and it's still coming down. Usually that amount wouldn't be a big deal, but when the ground is frozen and the snow is packed there's just nowhere for all that water to go except for places without snow, which most of the time is plowed streets and people's houses.

A big portion of the MUP is completely submerged, so I didn't even bother trying to ride the entire way. I did the split commute I've done a handful of times where I ride a mile to the bus stop, take the bus downtown and then ride another 1/2 mile to the client's office. The areas where I rode were higher in elevation so I didn't have to cross any deep water. While I was on the bus I was listening to the transit radio. They were having to shut down certain routes due to the flood waters being too high and there not being any open detours the buses could take. It sounds like the entire southwest side of town is currently cut off unless you have a boat. What a mess.

Winds are strong today. About a 30 mph headwind with stronger gusts as I came in. Normally I hate wind, but today I might welcome it to aid with evaporation of some of this moisture. In fact, even though the rain was falling, when I arrived at work my jacket was dry because the wind was strong enough to dry it out before it could soak in.

Later this morning the rain is supposed to turn to snow. They're talking 2"-3" of snow, and then the system should finally move on this evening.