On the night of April 29-30, 2016, we experienced a flood. 7 1/2 inches of rain in less than an hour overwhelmed all drainage strategies and the water rose. I saw cars floating around like ducks on a pond. The water ended up about 4 feet deep in the basement. It was devastating, but not so devastating as the loss of life across town. A grandmother and her four grandchildren were drowned in her home, and another man was drowned trying to save someone else. For us, it was just stuff.
I was so tired already and was up most of the night with the flood. Still dealing with the damage and other effects. My security cameras didn't stop recording until the water reached the mid level plugs so we got video of the water coming in. Downloaded the video, edited by speeding up the frame-rate, and posted it to YouTube as "Nickel Flood Video". Below is the link.
https://youtu.be/DNa9RMGYTgU
We lost tools, materials, and a big tree. There was lots of damage including some pretty tough structural stuff. Then the community came together. A couple of hundred people showed up to Old Town and in Westwood to help with clean-up. Without help, none of us would be dug out even yet.
We'll be a while getting back to where we were, and longer than expected to get moved in. We'll be fine.
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| Flooded basement |
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| Vehicles stacked up by the water |
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| Community comes together |
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