Our backyard reservoir is completely flooded, and some of our neighbors have water in their basements, but we have been very fortunate. We have a dry basement and have not lost electricity...very thankful for that! (Especially because we have 2 freezers stocked with meat for the year down there AND our fourth batch of chickies as well! Both would be an investment lost if the basement flooded.)
Some views of our backyard. The water receded a few feet this afternoon. This morning the water was all the way to the treeline and much closer to the houses...
...and that muddy sludge was a river that extended all the way to the left. It reached about a foot from the edge of our flowerbed, which is pretty much level with our house.
My hometown just 10 minutes away has been really hit hard. It has become like an island overnight. Here is a link that shows a number of familiar landmarks (Twin Kiss, Mummau Park) underwater. Schools are closed, shelters have been set up, but so many are unable to get home due to flooded roadways, or stay in their homes because of mandatory evacuations.
Also, about 1/4 mile down the road from our house is this covered bridge that washed away. It is just incredible to see so much water pouring through this area. The bridge, built in the late 1800's, survived Agnes in 1972, but not the effects of Lee. It's so sad to see such historic landmarks gone.
We hope and pray this rain moves out of the area before things get worse. And we think of those whose lives have literally been altered overnight.
3 comments:
Wow! I had NO IDEA! Praying the rain stops soon for you guys. We finally saw the sun. Wish we could send it your way!
Strange, we are pretty much unaffected here.
BUT My mom has lost everything on her first floor. My dad lost furnace, hot water heater...and I don't know what else.
I am so sorry, Krista! That must be so shocking and sad to see these people and places up close. I'm glad you haven't experienced property damage. That water came scary-close to your house, didn't it?
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