No Water !

Checking the basement this morning, I saw some damp spots and was sure that today’s rain would mean at least a few puddles in my basement, possibly more. Last week, I had about two inches of water. It was the first time in the 15 years I’ve been in the house that we had any water in the basement.
The good news is I just checked with my wife. There are a few damp spots, but no standing water.

Some of the boxes and other stuff stored in the unfinished basement before the flood are now spread around my house, including the porch. My plan was to start putting them back into the basement, possibly as soon as this weekend. Now I’m wondering if it is safe.

Let me know what you think?

Also, can someone explain to me the forces of nature that have come together this spring to produce basement flooding in areas that don’t normally experience it?