My city's flooded!

[kaytieeldr]

I just turned on network TV (okay, a half hour ago) and they were showing this huge area with some cars partially submerged... and then they named my city! And apparently, even though we're not on the ocean, we're about to be affected by high tide. My street isn't in that flood area, exactly, but it still floods (for the same reason) so I'm dreading going out - but I need to.

The Boston area has had between five and ten inches of rain over three days, with another three inches expected before it stops tonight. On a slightly brighter note, an inch of rain would be ten inches of snow - so, we could've been buried under up to almost ELEVEN FEET of snow by the time this all ends, instead.

 

[airhead]

I would prefer the snow. I can handle the slow melt compared to the major ponds being formed in my yard and cellar!

 

[Robinrs]

Pray it doesn't involve you. My house was flooded last September in an area very few houses were affected (even though most of the city was) and we were displaced for 3 months... I will never take my safety for granted again.

 

[DMickey28]

Our town is flooded too. Apparently the schools are all closed because too many of the main roads in town are flooded! Luckily we live at the top of a hill so while we have a lot of LARGE puddles in our yard we don't have much to worry about.

 

[dakcp2001]

My basement is underwater And my DF went to work. I am uselessd with the wet vac, I can only fill it halfway, otherwise it is too heavy to get up the stairs. It was a losing battle. I am waiting for a friend to bring over a pump this afternoon. Blah.

 

[cepmom]

I'v been pumping my basement all morning...just emptied my 8th shop vac and it's still coming in. I need to go over to my Mom's also to check her basement since they are away this week. Praying that her sump pump held up all weekend