Rain, rain go away ....

Hmmmm ... it appears we have arrived in Williams, AZ (south of the Grand Canyon) during their monsoon season. We caught a break last night and set up during a lull in the storm but since then ... it has been stormin'!

Based on the radar map it looks as though we are in the heart of the storm!


... from Weather.com:

Issued by The National Weather Service
Flagstaff, AZ
6:55 am MST, Sat., Jul. 31, 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... NORTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

* AT 649 AM MST... RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WILLIAMS. THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING STREET FLOODING IN WILLIAMS.

* MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM MST THIS MORNING WITH HIGH WATER LEVELS IN LOCAL AREA WASHES AND CREEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

We're now trying to decide whether to pack up and head to dry land or ride this out ... tough call to be 50 mins from the Grand Canyon and not to see it!