oliver2-44 9,684 #1 Posted October 16, 2018 59A2585F-3202-444C-BD6F-228175216480.MOV 59A2585F-3202-444C-BD6F-228175216480.MOV IOver the last 48 hours the larger Texas Hill Country has had 8–2” rain. Many areas had 8” from 2am to 8am this morning. Five are rivers have near history breaking flooding Lake LBJ that I live in has all 10 floodgates open, went from almost no flow to about 380,000 cubic feet per second in 8. hours. Many homes flooded. Water was within 1” of entering my lower back roo ThNkfully water has dropped about 6”. A large concrete 2 lane highway bridge at Kingsland just above me on the Llano river collapsed. Prayers appreciated for everyone around here today. Here done photos of my back yard and what was a 60 ft wide channel to the lake The blue slide is the normal edge of lake channel with water about 3 ft below it Water lapping at the top edge of my rear house patio. God is Good! Is the only thing that has kept water out of house. The main house is. 2 ft I’ve this and we have a safe way to drive out Or Made a dam at our back door with trash bags filled with water and a 2x4 and tractor weights to push the bags against the door. Thanks for the weights @Chris G @Ed Kennell Those turbines designed for 80 ft head are running at 40 ft head today due to super high tail water 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #2 Posted October 16, 2018 Wow, looks like you dodged a bullet Jim. Glad you are safe and had minimal damage. Prayers and best wishes for all affected by the storm. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris G 3,296 #3 Posted October 16, 2018 I'm glad they helped and I hope you all can stay safe and damage free. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,580 #4 Posted October 16, 2018 beach area in Rhode island I often ride, has transformed itself , 2 years ago major wipe out of housing , this year many homes are 12/15 feet up on concrete columns, everything is at the home baseline , 12 feet up. looks a little strange , but the water will just pass under your house. with thermal warming, this is only building, I fish in Montana , no more glacier caps ,back side of glacier n/p. I think living by any water base flow is going away. Pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r356c 375 #5 Posted October 19, 2018 Not all of our tax dollars go to waste. These doggone maps seem to be accurate to the inch of elevation. https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home This is the third site I visit when looking at prospective properties anymore. Prime Florida swampland don't cha ya know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
