Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "#Mind Warehouse"
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You forgot flash floods, especially common in the southwest. In Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico, they have washes or arroyos. They are dry stream beds. Dry, that is, when there is no rain. When it rains, they can quickly become a torrent of water that washes you, your car, and everything else away. The dangerous thing is that the rain may fall miles away, so that you are not aware of it. It could be bright and sunny, and it looks easy to drive across. The road goes that way, so why shouldn't it be safe??
But a rainstorm on a mesa creates a torrent of water that sweeps away unsuspecting victims. Be careful when you come across them. They are called "washes" for a reason - they wash everything away.
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