My area of south Texas is under flood conditions. My office in town is flooded, and there's no sign of the rain letting up yet.
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partscounterman
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My thought are with you today. Weather events are so frightening! We had a wind and rain storm here last winter that made me want to go hide in the basement, but there ARE no basements to hide in. Oddly enough, flooding is also a problem here, so we pay attention if there is a lot of rain.
As a business owner myself, I know you must feel a little sick today. I hope everything turns out OK - A good insurance co. perhaps?
As a business owner myself, I know you must feel a little sick today. I hope everything turns out OK - A good insurance co. perhaps?
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Hi Glenn, it's pretty bad here in Bellville as well. Thursday night it started raining nonstop, and I mean raining! Same w/Friday & yesterday as well. Our house is unaffected this time, but water in a ditch was getting precariously close to a house I drove by yesterday morning.
Last June it was even worse. A horrible thunderstorm came our way, and a tremendous downpour with it. One of the storm sewers overflowed and was gushing water into the street. Our driveway was right across from the storm sewer and since it slopes downward, it as well as the front yard took in much of the water in the street. It came up on our front porch and if the rain hadn't let up our house would have flooded from both the garage and our front door! We already had 6-7" of water in our garage, and the power was out. Luckily I didn't have any machines in the garage and moved nearly everything "high and dry", but the mess was HORRIBLE. After it all dried I was able to sweep the "flood dust" out of the garage and hose the driveway and front porch off.
Here's a picture of where the water was on the garage, just to give you an idea; notice how it was still raining...
Last June it was even worse. A horrible thunderstorm came our way, and a tremendous downpour with it. One of the storm sewers overflowed and was gushing water into the street. Our driveway was right across from the storm sewer and since it slopes downward, it as well as the front yard took in much of the water in the street. It came up on our front porch and if the rain hadn't let up our house would have flooded from both the garage and our front door! We already had 6-7" of water in our garage, and the power was out. Luckily I didn't have any machines in the garage and moved nearly everything "high and dry", but the mess was HORRIBLE. After it all dried I was able to sweep the "flood dust" out of the garage and hose the driveway and front porch off.
Here's a picture of where the water was on the garage, just to give you an idea; notice how it was still raining...
Glenn,
I keep my fingers crossed for you, hopefully the weather gets better soon!
Louis
I keep my fingers crossed for you, hopefully the weather gets better soon!
Louis
Water was about 2 inches at the front of the store, but all our servers in the back are in a slightly higher carpeted area and also on concrete blocks (we're prepared!), so they were fine, until the power went out for a couple hours. The carpet is a disaster.
We evacuated my grandmother, she's napping on my couch. My sister and bro-in-law came from Bay City in their truck. The truck's tailpipe was submerged at granny's, water was up to my knees in her yard and carport/utility room (the F&Ps are SOAKED). Her house is a good 5 inches higher, and we're praying it didn't rise much more after we left. We didn't have time to check the separate garage where her car is kept, and the KA pair, and my Superba dishwasher, her lawn mower, etc. Easily could been 18" of water in there. We're prepared for the worse, hoping for the best.
Vehicles stranded all over town. Saw a dumpster floated, tipped on its side and caught in some trees. A car submerged up to the the doors where somebody missed the road and ran into a ditch. People sometimes forget about their pets. I saw a drenched cat sitting in shock on the side of a street, and a dog chained under a carport standing in water.
My street was running like a river, but my house is high and dry.
More than 18" of rain (unofficially) in whatever is considered the "current" period.
It's a mess. Lots of clean-up to come.
We evacuated my grandmother, she's napping on my couch. My sister and bro-in-law came from Bay City in their truck. The truck's tailpipe was submerged at granny's, water was up to my knees in her yard and carport/utility room (the F&Ps are SOAKED). Her house is a good 5 inches higher, and we're praying it didn't rise much more after we left. We didn't have time to check the separate garage where her car is kept, and the KA pair, and my Superba dishwasher, her lawn mower, etc. Easily could been 18" of water in there. We're prepared for the worse, hoping for the best.
Vehicles stranded all over town. Saw a dumpster floated, tipped on its side and caught in some trees. A car submerged up to the the doors where somebody missed the road and ran into a ditch. People sometimes forget about their pets. I saw a drenched cat sitting in shock on the side of a street, and a dog chained under a carport standing in water.
My street was running like a river, but my house is high and dry.
More than 18" of rain (unofficially) in whatever is considered the "current" period.
It's a mess. Lots of clean-up to come.
Glenn, I will be calling.
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Hi Terry,
I'm alright down here (that picture was from this summer) and the drains are working for now, but I watched the Weather Channel and it said that there was a flood watch in effect in Wharton County (El Campo). Glenn I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
I did have a flood of a different kind; a hose or seal literally blew out on the '82 Kenmore and it spilled all of its water out Friday when I was washing sheets (what a mess...). I'm taking it back next weekend, and if I can't get a refund I'm getting a different machine (there's an older Hotpoint I have my eye on); right now there's no way in hell I'm keeping this one. The worst part is that all the other washers are down in the shed, and bringing either the DD Kenmore or the Maytag up would be next to impossible because of the nonstop rain. I moved the GE in the house Friday and finished the sheets, but there was still a lot of laundry left, which I tackled today. Whatever was too big for the GE (jeans & bathroom rugs) I took to the laundromat and washed in the Huebsch & Wascomat triple-loaders, which had a lot of water/suds drama and were fun to watch.
I'm wondering where all this Texas rain is coming from; hope it clears up in time for Thanksgiving next week!
--Austin
I'm alright down here (that picture was from this summer) and the drains are working for now, but I watched the Weather Channel and it said that there was a flood watch in effect in Wharton County (El Campo). Glenn I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
I did have a flood of a different kind; a hose or seal literally blew out on the '82 Kenmore and it spilled all of its water out Friday when I was washing sheets (what a mess...). I'm taking it back next weekend, and if I can't get a refund I'm getting a different machine (there's an older Hotpoint I have my eye on); right now there's no way in hell I'm keeping this one. The worst part is that all the other washers are down in the shed, and bringing either the DD Kenmore or the Maytag up would be next to impossible because of the nonstop rain. I moved the GE in the house Friday and finished the sheets, but there was still a lot of laundry left, which I tackled today. Whatever was too big for the GE (jeans & bathroom rugs) I took to the laundromat and washed in the Huebsch & Wascomat triple-loaders, which had a lot of water/suds drama and were fun to watch.
I'm wondering where all this Texas rain is coming from; hope it clears up in time for Thanksgiving next week!
--Austin
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Glenn, I've dropped you a couple emails and am thinking of you and yours, and your townspeople. I hope someone finds those poor animals too. Scott
Austin, hope it doesn't get any worse in your area. Do you live very far from Glenn? Sorry to hear about your washer and the resultant mess. That was kind of a cool one with the regular (non-spiral) agitator and reciruclating lint filter.
Austin, hope it doesn't get any worse in your area. Do you live very far from Glenn? Sorry to hear about your washer and the resultant mess. That was kind of a cool one with the regular (non-spiral) agitator and reciruclating lint filter.
Granny's house is featured on the ABC-Houston Channel 13 image slideshow covering the event! I paged through the pics a couple times, kept coming back to this one, it looked familiar.
If the link works . . .
The trailer house is behind her property. Her house is to the front, little storage shed in back, and garage (on a lot belonging to my parents) to the back and side. There's a field to the side, it ran a crop of soybeans this season, so bunches of dirt and debris from the field ran through the area.
The front yard and carport at the front/right of the house flooded up to my knees. I'll measure the debris lines if I get a chance. No water actually got in the house, not yet, unless the supposed 70% and 90% chance of more rain in the next two days does the deed. Her car in the garage got a little water on the floorboards, but only on the driver's side, not the passenger side. The garage is a smidgeon off-level, maybe a couple inches, but it was enough to make the difference on driver side vs. passenger side.
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If the link works . . .
The trailer house is behind her property. Her house is to the front, little storage shed in back, and garage (on a lot belonging to my parents) to the back and side. There's a field to the side, it ran a crop of soybeans this season, so bunches of dirt and debris from the field ran through the area.
The front yard and carport at the front/right of the house flooded up to my knees. I'll measure the debris lines if I get a chance. No water actually got in the house, not yet, unless the supposed 70% and 90% chance of more rain in the next two days does the deed. Her car in the garage got a little water on the floorboards, but only on the driver's side, not the passenger side. The garage is a smidgeon off-level, maybe a couple inches, but it was enough to make the difference on driver side vs. passenger side.
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jmirawm
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Oh my
That is quite a picture! Hope you dont get anymore rain !
That is quite a picture! Hope you dont get anymore rain !
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Bellville Update
It's gotten much worse here. Hard, driving, endless rain; I thought it was over. Storm drain failed (as well as my backyard drain...) and water's going in the garage. Moved nearly everything out; 1" and rising. Started 5 minutes ago. Front porch is literally floating away and at a faster rate; this is where I'm afraid water's going to come in the house, and I don't have a Shop-Vac inside (might have to go out in the rain and get one soon). I'll keep you updated.
--Austin
It's gotten much worse here. Hard, driving, endless rain; I thought it was over. Storm drain failed (as well as my backyard drain...) and water's going in the garage. Moved nearly everything out; 1" and rising. Started 5 minutes ago. Front porch is literally floating away and at a faster rate; this is where I'm afraid water's going to come in the house, and I don't have a Shop-Vac inside (might have to go out in the rain and get one soon). I'll keep you updated.
--Austin
bethann
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Oh My!!!!!
I hope you guy's get through this thing without losing anything! We normally only have to deal with Tornadoes here! Be careful! And Austin don't go out there poking around. That's dangerous! My prayers are with ALL of you!
I hope you guy's get through this thing without losing anything! We normally only have to deal with Tornadoes here! Be careful! And Austin don't go out there poking around. That's dangerous! My prayers are with ALL of you!
Hi Glenn, I'm glad to hear your OK and your home is dry. I saw El Campo on the news last night and though of you.
The flooding has gotten near as Austin here, an hour south of Temple. We've had lots of rain since Fri., but nothing like El Campo. Glenn told me his parents' town (Voctoria) got 6 inches in 4 hours. El Campo has made headlines everywhere. I heard on news yesterday morning 15 inches in 24 hours.
Hope all of you get some relief from the rain! When I lived in Tampa, Fla. back in the '80s, I learned ALL about flash flooding, and torrential rain! Worse yet, it would tend to chase all kinds of critters, snakes and such looking for cover, usually on my front porch!
Hi DADoEs, Im so sorry to see the flood damage. I hope every thing cleans up OK. I know for a fact that you have to worry about mold and mildew after things get that wet.We have had a very wet October,and November looks to be more of the same. They are giving storms and chances for tornadoes tonight. Best Wishes, Your friend, Don
bpetersxx
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wacky weather
we got everything
Tornadoes at Connersville IN
Rain and snow up here at Lafayette
Monticello is forecasted to have up to 9
we got everything
Tornadoes at Connersville IN
Rain and snow up here at Lafayette
Monticello is forecasted to have up to 9
