Where did it go?

The heavy rains and the strong winds seem to have jumped over us here in Saint-Aignan. It's hard to tell what happened. I guess the center of the storm (remnants of hurricane Kirk) passed to the north of us. We had a lot of rain yesterday (more than an inch), and some wind, but nothing like what was predicted. At the same time, one of the downspouts on the back side of our house seems to be stopped up and there are water marks on the ceiling in the room we call "the den" (Walt's computer room). I called a roofer and he said he would come by at 10:30 this morning to see what needs to be done.

We are still under flood warnings, because a lot of water is coming down the local rivers (the Cher and the Loire), but we don't have to worry about that at our house — we are on high ground. Obviously, no trees fell along the road that runs down into the river valley, so I have electricity, telephone service, and an internet connection this morning. Out on the Atlantic coast, about 160 miles from here, more than 4 inches of rain fell. In the Paris area, more rain fell in 24 hours (2½ inches) than at any time since 1920, according to the TéléMatin weather reports. The Seine-et-Marne département (the eastern suburbs of Paris, including the towns of Meaux, Melun, Fontainebleau, Provins, and Nemours) has a lot of flooded streets and roads this morning, according to the news. In Paris itself, a few metro stations are flooded.