Steady downpour closes roads; river floods. Some parts of county record 6 inches of rain

Sierra Vista Herald ^ | Bill Hess

[SandRat]

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[SandRat]

splash!!

[freedumb2003]

For those of you who have no idea where in the heck Sierra Vista is (it is a common name), after some research I found this one is in AZ.

[MeshugeMikey]

Oh golly I do hope those Immigrant Youth.....dont drown

[GreyFriar]

Thanks for the update on Sierra Vista & Ft. Huachuca. Joe Bastardi of weatherbell.com has been talking about rain for New Mexico and Arizona for most all of September for several weeks. Check out his weekly forecaste at.

http://www.weatherbell.com/saturday-summary-september-20-2014

[Bryan24]

This is the 2nd or 3rd article from that web site that never identifies what state this is in.

[deport]

Heck for only 10 miles or less it would have been in Mexico.

[UCANSEE2]

linky no worky.

[luvie]

Rain
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Us, too! I love it! :)
Perfect snoozing weather!

[maine-iac7]

For those of you who have no idea where in the heck Sierra Vista is (it is a common name), after some research I found this one is in AZ.

Thanks -

The lack of 'Who-what-where and when' these days infuriates me. Those should be in the first paragraph, if not the first sentence.

also irritating, especially in this day of 'spell-check' are the now frequent misspellings.

Glad my writing days were 'way back when' people knew how to write and copy editors knew their job.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[MediaMole]

Problem is that local news sources write for a local audience. The paper I work for has a style guide that omits the state for any community in our state.

It’s a tough issue, since local readers know what state it is in, but when local news breaks nationally, out of state readers will find hometown papers and when it’s shared on a site like this, basic info, like the paper’s city and state of origin may not be known.

[hinckley buzzard]

I was at the Charleston Bridge a couple weeks ago, even after a rain the water was maybe a foot deep. Some parts of the San Pedro were actually dry. This is what can happen in the desert when the monsoon rains hit.

[hinckley buzzard]

Mention of Ft. Huachuca should have given you a major clue.

[hinckley buzzard]

a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Tucson, said while the rain is clearing out of Arizona,

Here is a rather obvious clue also. Don't you people read the articles anymore?

[freedumb2003]

>>Mention of Ft. Huachuca should have given you a major clue.<<

I have been all over the country and have never heard of it.

I guess FReepers are supposed to have a complete mental database of Army Posts, Navy and Marine bases and their respective locations...?

[discostu]

It is FROM the Sierra Vista Herald. It’s not a bad assumption for the local paper to make that the people reading it know where they are.

[petitfour]

Yes. You should know where all military bases are. Hahaha. There are other clues in the story like Cochise County and Bisbee. All places in Zona. Then there is the mention of the National Weather Service in TUCSON.

[freedumb2003]

>> Then there is the mention of the National Weather Service in TUCSON.<<

I thought they meant Tuscon, Vermont ;)

...
nah, they got me — I think most people read the first few pphs to get the gist of the story. They call out AZ in the middle or so.

But still, it would be nice if they told us where out of the gate...

[SandRat]

Try this http://www.svherald.com/content/bill-hess/2014/09/18/390390