Yesterday was the heaviest rain in the history of the city.
There was a foot of water on the road.
The power went out and all the traffic lights were dark.
It took me 2.5 hours to get home.
The power is still out in some areas.
This blog is mainly to explain a different English language expression every day. Sometimes I post other stuff. I also have a YouTube channel which is mostly about computer software: https://www.youtube.com/englishspacedog