Flash Flood Alert

On our phones, a piercing screech
Is sending an alert,
To keep us all protected
So nobody will get hurt.

A flash flood may be coming!
In addition to some showers,
Streams may overflow their banks
Within the coming hours.

The thunder rumbles, skies grow dark
Yet calm’s the way I seem
For my apartment’s nowhere near
What I would call a stream.

The river’s just a block away
But mostly it refrains
From spilling over onto land
Despite some heavy rains.

For some that jarring warning
Is as welcome as can be
Though I think it’s pretty obvious
That group includes – not me!