Hurricane Advice

[campingshaws]

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!

True angels.

 

[Kiki]

Live on my TV now...see the water

 

[rjohns39]

Kiki all I can say is WOW!

 

[Flashpoint]

Live on my TV now...see the waterView attachment 1127338

I believe I read today that the areas and homes around the reservoirs will be flooded for at least the next 15 days as they continue to release water.

 

[Kiki]

Kiki all I can say is WOW!

That is a freeway area...
The neighborhood pics are horribly sad to look at.
The major just announced that they are cutting power to all the flooded areas tomorrow morning at 7 am, trying to encourage people to get out and get some where safe since the water will remain for weeks.
Can you imagine having 4 plus feet of water in your home and you trying to live in it.
Crazy.

 

[Kiki]

I believe I read today that the areas and homes around the reservoirs will be flooded for at least the next 15 days as they continue to release water.

Weeks..yes and the people south of Houston, where the rivers are still rising.
Some of those people just started to get water yesterday and today.

 

[Kiki]

My mom was planning a river cruise boat up the Mississippi...
she said ain't no way in the world she will ever vacation any where near water again.
We are so sick of water.

 

[Flashpoint]

Years ago, we leased a farm up on a mountain in WV, but the horse meadow was down below the house. When the Hurricane Juan floods hit here, I was literally boxed in by water and the meadow was a 50 acre lake. The horses were confined to the barn and paddocks and the kids were not allowed outside. I said never ever again.

When I bought this place, I made sure to note we were way above river flood levels, the ridge is nice and wide and more or less "flat". I can see Sideling Hill Mtn on one side and Town Hill Mtn on the other. Actually, I can see parts of PA and WV from my front door. lol

 

[Kiki]

Years ago, we leased a farm up on a mountain in WV, but the horse meadow was down below the house. When the Hurricane Juan floods hit here, I was literally boxed in by water and the meadow was a 50 acre lake. The horses were confined to the barn and paddocks and the kids were not allowed outside. I said never ever again.

When I bought this place, I made sure to note we were way above river flood levels, the ridge is nice and wide and more or less "flat". I can see Sideling Hill Mtn on one side and Town Hill Mtn on the other. Actually, I can see parts of PA and WV from my front door. lol

Pictures please!

It sounds beautiful.
Texas is so flat.

 

[User395221]

It would be like if everything in a 100 mile radius of Sydney was underwater

Thanks. It's very difficult to understand the scale of something from photos, especially if you don't know the area. That's a LARGE area. I know Texas is big, but I've no clue how big the areas within Texas are. You can look at a map and see a dotted place name, but that tells you nothing about how much area that place covers.....

Yes, any encroachment of water into the house can cause a lot of damage, but if the house is otherwise standing, you can "camp out" while repairing or waiting for repairs (obviously depending on how much water has got into what), go back to your job (if your job is still there). What do you do if you've got no house, no car, nowhere local to stay to keep working....

rjohns39, they build houses up north on "stilts", I was surprised when Katrina happened to see that houses in Louisiana are built flat. It's very low-lying isn't it, Louisiana? I suppose it costs more in engineering to do that, and people build what they can afford. After Darwin got flattened by a cyclone, they changed the building standards and the houses up north are now built "better" than they are down here, to withstand cyclones better.

I just hope the people affected don't get jerked around by their insurers and can get it sorted ASAP without further upset from insurers and contractors.