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!