Last Sunday night/early Monday morning was the worst flooding our area has ever had Of course, like Memorial Day, we were at the SSB. I am so thankful for all the social media AND the fact that I do have the internet in the sticks.
While I constantly read the posts on the local Next Door site, I followed the progression of the flood waters in our little village outside the city limits of Houston. One of my friends chronicled the rising waters as he witnessed him home flooding - for the FOURTH time.
I followed the link to the meter on the bayou that runs three blocks from our house (and two blocks from our rental house that had flooded before). That meter keeps a record of the depth of the bayou as well as the amount of rain that falls. Mikes house began taking on water about 1 a.m. and the rain continued to fall. To cut to the chase - there were 11+ inches in that part of the storm.
Between the SSB and home, there was also what was to be 15 inches total of rain falling Water was covering highways. We were supposed to come home on that Monday. I had my eye injection appointment and G also has a doctor's appointment.
As I was learning more about the Village's flooding, I knew we couldn't get to our house. While we haven't flooded before (hope I am not jinxing here), the streets around us become impassable. Then we were hearing about the highways coming in. So our return was set for Tuesday
As I drive around the neighborhood, it makes my heart hurt to see all the drywall, carpet, and furniture stacked at the curb waiting for the insurance adjusters to come by to chronicle it. For the first time, we had looting. Not coming into the houses as far as I know, but taking all the things that had been flood damaged that needed to be out there for the adjusters.
I was so incredibly proud of our Police Department. They immediately closed the flooded streets to through traffic. It was a dangerous situation to begin with. The streets were basically strangled with cars that were damaged, vehicles from those helping to demolish damages, and the companies who were in to begin the drying out process. There was one lane - possibly + to get through Then they manned checkpoints to determine where people were going (and did they belong). Good job guys!!
The school traffic should be interesting tomorrow should be something else. We have a high school and an elementary. One of the flooded streets is a main street for the traffic. Will they be detoured to our street?? I guess we will see,
3 comments:
I watched it on the Weather Channel. I cannot even imagine! All the mold that can occur in between the walls and under flooring will be something that comes later on, unless the homeowners gut their whole first floor. It makes me so sad.
Oh too bad for all that water damage!
damn...
I have aunt and cousins that live in some smaller towns around Houston..they had the rain but no flooding..and my aunt lives in South Houston and she was ok too...but that's scary..
every since they put in the new exits and entrances to west with construction of I-35 the frontage road going north floods.and we have a couple of places that flood in town too...like when I did meals on wheels and when I walked to city hall to give key to our meals on wheels van I was in water up to my crotch...had to take phone out of my pocket cause it was getting wet.
glad you didn't get flooded.
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