Louisiana flooding

[cajunmommy]

I know there is a very large contingency of Louisiana residents who frequent these boards. My reason for posting today is twofold:
1- Sending prayers out to all who are dealing with the devastating rains & catastrophic flooding. This board was a wonderful resource during Katrina, & I hope a few of you can check in to let us know everything is OK. I'm very concerned about the DISers I know who live in Baton Rouge & Lafayette metro areas.

2 - Asking for those of you with travel plans to avoid the I-10 & I-12 corridors in Louisiana. Both have very long stretches closed due to dangerous rising flood waters, and alternate routes are being threatened as well.

To put it in perspective, the Baton Rouge metro area has received between 10-20+" of rain in the last 24-36hours, with more forecast. Yes, you read that right....nearly 2 FEET of rain, all because of a tropical storm-like system that is just sitting on top of us.

I am afraid there will be more than a few stories of people who left their flood-ravaged homes post-Katrina, started anew in the Baton Rouge suburbs, and are facing yet more devastation courtesy of Mother Nature.

 

[Southernmiss]

Been watching the news today. Unbelievable.

We had the rain on Thursday--7 inches in a few hours. But nothing like what LA has gotten.

Positive thoughts and prayers for our neighbors in Louisiana.

 

[jevs]

Stay safe Louisiana peeps.

It sounds horrific and I hope things improve soon.

 

[3 MEN AND A BOAT]

Coastal Al checking in but we haven't had near the rain lower Louisiana is getting. Prayers to all of those affected and stay safe.

 

[cajunmommy]

Baton Rouge metro area rainfall totals map
https://twitter.com/WAFB?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

 

[North of Mouse]

LA girl here - no rain/flooding like this 'ever' recorded - was really bad in '83, also March of this year - double whammy within 6 months!

So many family and friends with homes and cars flooded now. It's not even imaginable unless you see it. Some were just putting the finishing touches on major repairs from the Spring flood - others never flooded, but are now! Many roads impassable. So very sad!

 

[King Schultz]

That is just an ungodly amount of rain!!

Everyone down there stay safe- thoughts and prayers for everybody in one of my favorite parts of the country.

 

[bbak30]

Thanks. This is so unreal. We are ok but so many family and friends have lost everything.

 

[maggiegrace1]

Stay safe

 

[King Schultz]

Thanks. This is so unreal. We are ok but so many family and friends have lost everything.

As difficult as it can be, stuff can eventually be replaced.

People can't.

Stay safe and you all will be in my prayers.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

LA girl here - no rain/flooding like this 'ever' recorded - was really bad in '83, also March of this year - double whammy within 6 months!

So many family and friends with homes and cars flooded now. It's not even imaginable unless you see it. Some were just putting the finishing touches on major repairs from the Spring flood - others never flooded, but are now! Many roads impassable. So very sad!

Oh no. I saw the thread about rain in Louisiana. Sorry you're dealing with this. I haven't watched the weather, but I hope it clears up for you soon.

 

[jsmla]

Our business in Prairieville has at least 4 feet of water inside but our house is still dry, thank goodness!

Stay safe out there Louisiana peeps!

 

[cajunmommy]

Rainfall for the most part thankfully has ended, but now we're facing massive flooding from the smaller rivers.
The deluge has affected a wide swath of the state from Lafayette to Baton Rouge eastward to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Parts of I-10 & I-12 (major east-west routes) have been shut down for hours due to high water.
Forecasters are having great difficulty predicting potentially impacted areas because we've never witnessed this amount of water. I've seen predictions of local rivers cresting at 8-17 FEET above flood stage. It's being called a 500 year event. Just unfathomable.

To top it all off, there are reports of extensive power outages, & ATT wireless service has been down since early this morning.

Please keep my neighbors in your thoughts & prayers.

 

[King Schultz]

Rainfall for the most part thankfully has ended, but now we're facing massive flooding from the smaller rivers.
The deluge has affected a wide swath of the state from Lafayette to Baton Rouge eastward to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Parts of I-10 & I-12 (major east-west routes) have been shut down for hours due to high water.
Forecasters are having great difficulty predicting potentially impacted areas because we've never witnessed this amount of water. I've seen predictions of local rivers cresting at 8-17 FEET above flood stage. It's being called a 500 year event. Just unfathomable.

To top it all off, there are reports of extensive power outages, & ATT wireless service has been down since early this morning.

Please keep my neighbors in your thoughts & prayers.

That's just unreal!!

Continued thoughts and prayers for all those affected.

 

[cajunmommy]

And now there are multiple reports of the river gauges being overtopped, so any predictive measurements are impossible. No one ever imagined it would get this severe. Wow.

 

[King Schultz]

Watching updates on CNN now. .

Looks eerily similar to some scenes from Katrina. .

 

[Hikergirl]

Thoughts and prayers to you all down there. Stay safe!

 

[Miskey]

My daughter evacuated her house Friday morning on foot, wading through waist deep water after waking up and finding water already in the house and her car already flooded. It has NEVER flooded where she lives, not even close. The last rainfall total I saw yesterday was 22 inches and they were predicted to get at least another 3 inches last night. I haven't seen the final total. I just had to take a break from the news.

I've read some comments that people in the area should be used to this kind of things because of hurricanes. Just no. We have warnings with hurricanes, we have time to prepare. This happened so quick.

The devastation area is huge and continues to grow.

 

[King Schultz]

My daughter evacuated her house Friday morning on foot, wading through waist deep water after waking up and finding water already in the house and her car already flooded. It has NEVER flooded where she lives, not even close. The last rainfall total I saw yesterday was 22 inches and they were predicted to get at least another 3 inches last night. I haven't seen the final total. I just had to take a break from the news.

I've read some comments that people in the area should be used to this kind of things because of hurricanes. Just no. We have warnings with hurricanes, we have time to prepare. This happened so quick.

The devastation area is huge and continues to grow.

Victim blaming in situations like this is ignorant and disgusting.


I hope you're daughter stays safe Miskey- (((((hugs)))))

 

[jevs]

Holy wow guys.

Stay safe and check in when you're able.