I don't understand what I'm seeing. Just how big an area is that? Are all of those places adjoining, or are they pockets in different places? Where will all of that water go? Will it go? Whatever happens to it, the people whose houses are completely underwater won't be going back any time soon (if at all).
I can't even begin to imagine how awful it must be. 
That video is a few different neighborhoods (Thousands of homes)that are still under water.I don't understand what I'm seeing. Just how big an area is that? Are all of those places adjoining, or are they pockets in different places? Where will all of that water go? Will it go? Whatever happens to it, the people whose houses are completely underwater won't be going back any time soon (if at all).
Jr is far from Houston...closer to the LA boarder. I'm not sure how much water he got??
O NO! Please let us know if he checks in again.Yes, on turkey thread. We had been emailing each other every few days. (His dad passed away a few weeks ago and then he went back to work.)
He had sent me two emails back to back on the 30th, the last one at 12:28pm my time - Then he stopped. He was out of power prior to that.
As far as I know, he has lost most if not all of his birds. On the 30th, he said at least 75%. That was before his house started to flood and he already had several feet of water in his driveway.
I just hope he's safe, wherever he is right now. I know there were mandatory evacuations ordered on Thursday before the Neches River crested. There are homes filled with water and many that only the tops are showing.
I'm so sorry about your mom, but at least she's ok. It will take a long time to restore the lost properties - such a demand on services means a lot of waiting for a lot of people.
It would be like if everything in a 100 mile radius of Sydney was underwaterI don't understand what I'm seeing. Just how big an area is that? Are all of those places adjoining, or are they pockets in different places? Where will all of that water go? Will it go? Whatever happens to it, the people whose houses are completely underwater won't be going back any time soon (if at all).
It's unfathomable for anyone who hasn't experienced it.
Maps say 123 miles east of Houston and just northeast of Beaumont. This is the most current info I found on the flooding.Jr is far from Houston...closer to the LA boarder. I'm not sure how much water he got??
When I lived in Louisiana, we had 17" of rain in 12 hours. Apparently the guy who built my house had been flooded before... It was pier and beam constructed 4' above the ground and my lot was the highest in the city. Flood waters stopped about 4" below my door, but all my neighbors were flooded. We put together a neighborhood work crew and went house to house cleaning up. The damage was just amazing... We were fortunate in that we were able to get the water out and dry out the framing, so mostly carpets, furniture, and drywall (some insulation) were all that was damaged. Most appliances survived. Once the water receded from the street several construction dumpsters appeared with a note on them to call this number when full. The same day, a guy showed up to drop off fans for drying out the studs, two per house that were flooded. Still have no idea where he came from??? Dropped them off and came back a week later to pick them up... After the guy picked up the fans, a trailer showed up with drywall, screws, tape and mud with a note, call this number if you need a resupply. After that, it was up to each house to file a flood claim and deal with the other losses. We all pitched in and bought several rolls of insulation to replace that which got wet... Truthfully, that was the most perplexing thing I'd ever witnessed... But it worked!
