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I decided to walk down the hill to one of the smaller markets in the area, rather than take a bus to Lotte Mart or E-Mart, the big Wal-Mart style markets. Of course, by the time I returned to my apartment, despite having an umbrella, I was completely drenched from the waist down, thanks to the wind which seems to blow constantly near the university, plus it was pouring. Numerous kids were out and about, enjoying splashing through the puddles. At the bottom of the hill, where the terrain is flatter, the storm drains were unable to handle all the rain; water was gushing from the man-hole covers and the intersection was about ankle-deep in rising waters. Thus, I would guess, the lower, flatter parts of Yeosu are probably getting flooded.
The rain has let up for now and radar shows that it’ll probably stay that way for a while. As of 1 p.m., the weather site shows Yeosu has had 283 millimeters of rain since midnight. That’s more than 11 inches, which, if accurate, means that we’ve had more precipitation in half a day than many parts of Montana get in a year. Accurate or not, we’ve had one hell of a lot of rain. The nearest in total to us are the nearby cities of Namhae (199 mm), Masan (123 mm) and Goheung (93 mm). Really, unbelievable. I’ll have more later.
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Holy moley, it’s noon and, according to the weather report previously cited, we’ve now gotten over 10, yes, TEN inches of rain since midnight, and it’s still coming down. Awesome! I just hope there are no mudslides or flooding that might put people in danger. I’ve gotta go grocery shopping, so I have to go catch a bus. I’m curious to see if any of the streets have flooded. More later.
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The rain continues to fall and the lightning is at times uncomfortably close. The weather report now shows that we’ve received nearly 6 inches (144 mm, to be exact) since midnight.
I braved the elements, though, and walked to my office. I was a bit apprehensive because, even though the lightning had let up somewhat, it was still flashing and crackling in the area. On my way, I glanced over at the golf course, and there was a large torrent of water, a waterfall, really, pouring from the edge of one of the fairways, down toward the road below. It looked contained, so I think it is part of the drainage design, but if you slipped and fell into the thing, you’d probably die. Seriously, a real gusher.
Oh, well, I’m safely ensconced inside the Language Center, preparing for my classes. I wonder how many of my students will make it in this morning? More later.
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We were supposed to get some rain today, according to the weather report of last evening, but it was only going to be in the neighborhood of half an inch or so. However, I woke up at my usual time around 4:30 this morning and we were in the middle of an intense rainfall. I quickly fired up my laptop and checked the weather radar and it was reporting that we were getting rainfall totals of around an inch-and-a-half to 2 inches an hour. Right now, it’s slacked off a bit, but the Korean Weather site is showing that we’ve received nearly 4 inches of rain since midnight. We’re also getting our first dose this summer of intense lightning. The good news–no jogging this morning. 
It’s odd, too, because Yeosu and the immediate area is about the only place in all of Korea getting hit with this much rain. It’s as if a small, but extreme, thunderstorm is sitting right on top of us and not moving away. In reality, it appears that the intense part of the system that’s moving in (rain forecast for the rest of today and tomorrow) is sliding just across Yeosu, like we’re in its crosshairs. An interesting morning, so far.
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