Sabino High School - Vista Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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lity ,, W 'Twas the night before the flood, and all through Arizona, not a roof was dripping, not even a wash. Amusing? A quite uncommon incident occurred in October this past yearg an incident that will go down in history. Some claim it a 100 year flood. Others call it amusing. lust what was so exciting about the numerous rain-swollen river- beds? Well, Sabino students, as well as many other District l students, found the flood rewarding because we missed a day of school. The flood actually was neither amusing nor rewarding. Ten people lost their lives, people were left homeless, property and roads were ruined. Arizona was a disaster. Therefore, Tucson, as well as many other cities, was declared a National Disaster Area by President Reagan. The incredible surges of water destroyed everything in sight. Damage costs reached an overwhelming amount of S54 million. Families' homes were literally washed away. Families of Tucson Country Club lost pools, land and parts of their homes to the tremen- dous, abundant, rushing water. Soon, one after another, roads and bridges began collapsing. Eighteen main roads were closed. This figure didn't in- clude any of the roads that detained Sabino students. Roads such as: Tangue Verde at Houghton, Tanque Verde Loop, Tanque Verde at Pantano, and Sabino Canyon con- fined Sabinoans to their homes. According to the Arizona Daily Star's in- terview with Charles Huckelberry, Director of the county's Department of Transporta- tion and Flood Control District, lf you add the floods of '77, '78, and '80, and multiply by three, you'll get a comparable figure to this flood. There wasn't only horrendous transporta- tion damage, but problems with Arizona water systems. Not only were there homes without water, but relentless rain began causing contamination problems at local landfills. What exactly caused this catastrophe? A cold front entered from the Northwest as a moisture-laden airmass entered from the Gulf of Mexico. The airmass was constrict- ed between a major low pressure zone over Texas, causing one of the biggest floods of our time. Tucson was fortunate. Our citizens were able to take refuge. When adobe homes became only a heap of mud, service organizations came to the res- cue of those in need. People from churches, Red Cross, Salvation Army, schools and many others aided the less for- iunate. Although the flood is over, many people will continue to pay an emotional toll. Even though horrendous headlines ap- peared throughout the nation, it was said that very night, there appeared a quite magnificent sight, a glimmer of Noah and his ark, somewhere beyond that curtain of fright. By Maria Masone Photos provided by The Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Lifestyle Magazine. ,F OJ 'FU o oi CL 45 CT ea on his ,ilu 'll gi.: 5.4. O 'D 'U '1 CD 93. CL CD I5 r-+- i-I CD OJ S CD Q1 'KI F EL UD r-t' OJ r-t' CD Commentary 61

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