High water in Dover

Due to rain and high winds, Stephen's school closed early today -- 11:30 am instead of 3 pm. After Sophia and I picked him up, we drove downtown to see the river. It had flooded last year, so I took pictures of the same areas, as much as I could. Here's the full set. Some of them are interesting to compare to last year's flooding: ( Pictures below the fold )

It's still raining now, so the river could go higher. I wonder if they'll open the schools tomorrow at all -- it sounds like a lot of roads have washed out in other areas of town. Roby, did they close Macintosh this time around? Did Brian go to work? We drove around the mill building (wanted to find a place to park) and didn't see his car, but I know that doesn't mean much, since he doesn't always work there.

Here's a Foster's Daily Democrat story about the flooding