WAZ News 2025-09-15T17:28:47Z
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Rain lashed against my kitchen window as I stared at the flooded intersection below. My knuckles turned white gripping the counter - the third flash flood this month swallowed my street. Earlier that day, weather apps showed cheerful sun icons while local news warned vaguely about "regional storms." Useless. When firefighters finally knocked to evacuate us, their headlights cutting through the murky water, I realized how dangerously disconnected I'd become from my own neighborhood.