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Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,000 ... - 8/29/2017 7:17:56 PM   
Marini


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Status: offline 		Over 13,000 people have been rescued.

Wow, 9000 people are now being housed in a Houston convention center, designed to hold 5000.

There are over 20,000 people in shelters due to Hurricane Harvey.

Let's hope many of them, will not be there long.

This is predicted to be the heaviest rain, in recorded history.

Wow

9000 people in shelter designed to hold 5000

Hurricane Harvey has the largest rainfall in recorded US history

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 7:57:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		We recently had 5 to 10 inches of rain in Kenosha and Racine counties here in WI. Severe flooding. It certainly isn't close to what is going on in Texas. 40 + inches in some areas and it is still raining. Those people are going through hell.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 8:00:14 PM   
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We recently had 5 to 10 inches of rain in Kenosha and Racine counties here in WI. Severe flooding. It certainly isn't close to what is going on in Texas. 40 + inches in some areas and it is still raining. Those people are going through hell.


Its unimaginable, especially when you think about the amount of loss and devastation involved.
Its going to take months to recover.
I feel so sorry for those people.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 8:02:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		More than months. Years. I've 2 to 3 inches of water in my basement twice. That was bad enough. All of those homes are junk.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 8:05:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		My youngest sister's home is located on the highest street in her neighorhood, listed on her flood insurance as a 1000 year flood plain....

They can tied their boat up in the water at the intersection half a block a way, which is an 800 year flood plain, so they could go to the house and feed the pets.

Now for those who kept asking why the city didnt order evacuations, the did, for every area that would be affected by a normal moving hurricane.

However, with 48inches of rain in 4 days, and expecting up to 15 more by the time the storm clears the area, well, the city admitted that the worst case scenerio happened before dawn on Monday, they are now at a point where there are no contingency plans.

They have recieved 30 inches more than the worst forecast prior to Harvey coming ashore.

On a related note, a professor at a Florida university was fired for tweeting that this is Karma for Texas voting republican.

For those who enjoy painting police officers in a bad light, one Houston officer drowned attempting to rescue a stranded individual, but maybe he was trying to rescue the person so he could shoot him, who knows.


And the Redneck navy is in full operation in the stricken areas.


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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 8:06:49 PM   
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More than months. Years. I've 2 to 3 inches of water in my basement twice. That was bad enough. All of those homes are junk.



Sadly, in some cases years.
I don't think I would rebuild in that area, unless I could afford to elevate the house at least 15-20 feet above water, and have it elevated on a concrete foundation, like this.
IF you can't afford these types of homes, why build in any area that could be flooded?

Flood Proof Homes


High protection against floods

I love the second home, I want to live there.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/29/2017 8:16:30 PM   
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My youngest sister's home is located on the highest street in her neighorhood, listed on her flood insurance as a 1000 year flood plain....

They can tied their boat up in the water at the intersection half a block a way, which is an 800 year flood plain, so they could go to the house and feed the pets.

Now for those who kept asking why the city didnt order evacuations, the did, for every area that would be affected by a normal moving hurricane.

However, with 48inches of rain in 4 days, and expecting up to 15 more by the time the storm clears the area, well, the city admitted that the worst case scenerio happened before dawn on Monday, they are now at a point where there are no contingency plans.

They have recieved 30 inches more than the worst forecast prior to Harvey coming ashore.

On a related note, a professor at a Florida university was fired for tweeting that this is Karma for Texas voting republican.

For those who enjoy painting police officers in a bad light, one Houston officer drowned attempting to rescue a stranded individual, but maybe he was trying to rescue the person so he could shoot him, who knows.


And the Redneck navy is in full operation in the stricken areas.



It's a sad situation, they have been predicting this rain on the weather channel since Friday, but that was a bit too late to evacuate!
I feel so sorry for all of the people affected.
I hope they don't have to stay in the shelters for weeks, as was the case during Hurricane Katrina.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 5:52:52 AM   
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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

We recently had 5 to 10 inches of rain in Kenosha and Racine counties here in WI. Severe flooding. It certainly isn't close to what is going on in Texas. 40 + inches in some areas and it is still raining. Those people are going through hell.

50 inches in many places, and another 10 on its way.

Its going to get worse before it gets better. We had "flooding" this summer (NOTHING like Texas), and water levels kept rising as a result for a couple of months, and are still slowly receding, far about normal.

I can only imagine how bad that's going to look for Texas. For months. And then every little shower will flood again, because the ground is saturated and the waterways already overfull.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 6:06:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		.....and the records in storms just keep on coming.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 2:25:41 PM   
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.....and the records in storms just keep on coming.



This is absolutely unbelievable, I am proud of the ingenuity of many, and the way people
are rescuing and assisting each other during this disaster.


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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 5:39:53 PM   
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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 7:04:19 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

More than months. Years. I've 2 to 3 inches of water in my basement twice. That was bad enough. All of those homes are junk.



Sadly, in some cases years.
I don't think I would rebuild in that area, unless I could afford to elevate the house at least 15-20 feet above water, and have it elevated on a concrete foundation, like this.
IF you can't afford these types of homes, why build in any area that could be flooded?

Flood Proof Homes


High protection against floods

I love the second home, I want to live there.


Actually, is there any place on earth that doesnt have any risks where your home is totally safe? no, of course not.. some are riskier than others but sheeyt happens... Years ago I read about house design where the house is mostly like a normal house but if the land should flood, the house can float... here are some..

http://weburbanist.com/2014/10/20/amphibious-architecture-12-flood-proof-home-designs/

And look at this house in Rockport.. the substantial concrete stilts and base survived.. the house didnt.. looks like it was built to last but didnt.. but it probably would have if the walls & roof were made of concrete as well..

http://kxan.com/2017/08/26/photos-hurricane-harvey-damage-in-the-rockport-area/

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 7:25:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

More than months. Years. I've 2 to 3 inches of water in my basement twice. That was bad enough. All of those homes are junk.



Sadly, in some cases years.
I don't think I would rebuild in that area, unless I could afford to elevate the house at least 15-20 feet above water, and have it elevated on a concrete foundation, like this.
IF you can't afford these types of homes, why build in any area that could be flooded?

Flood Proof Homes


High protection against floods

I love the second home, I want to live there.



Better solution, forget the house, go boat.

Has two advantages.

1) when you know the storm is coming, you put to see and set a course perpendicular to that of the storm path and thus, you arent where the storm is.

2) you get tired of neighbors, you can move boat to another marina or live offshore.

I personally have lived on a 60 foot slope, and trust me, once you get used to the motion of the boat, its like being rocked to sleep every night. Of course in warmer waters, you got the damn dolphins that like to hang around groups of boats and those damn things talk all night long and you hear em through the hull.

Tell em to be quiet, cause you are trying to sleep, they smile and keep right on clicking, whistling and chirping, which would not be so bad if I (or any other human) knew what the hell they were talking about.

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 9:26:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		A N D, now it's a turn for my area! Eye wall reminant here now. Nothing like the friends in Houston though. Most of the heavy rain is to the west of the eye oddly enough. It is usually on the North East quadrant... but not with this weird ass storm. We still have power and inter web, so that's cool. Just unsure of the 2-10 inches of additional rain projected. Gonna be a long night!!!

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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 9:46:27 PM   
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RE: Heaviest Rainfall in recorded US History, Over 13,... - 8/30/2017 10:00:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		You are correct WyrdRich! Every place has its down side. At least with hurricanes, we can prepare for a bit....usually. Our beloved Cajun Navy who live in south Louisiana, loaded their boats and went to Houston knowing the track would put their own homes and families at risk just a few days later. When we can get government red tape and politicians out of the way, we generally do a good job of taking care of our neighbors. We are six hours north and east of Houston and we have been loading U-haul trailers with food, diapers, tooth paste, toilet paper and so on before the rain reached biblical proportions even. Amazing what folks will do for each other! Faith in humanity and country confirmed!!!

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