The city was out here and they determined that the water was not six feet deep but by measuring the water line on the houses and the fences, it was eight to twelve feet deep. The city has determined (by placing a camera down the storm drains) that the pretty lakes are to blame. The storm drains are supposed to empty in them and they are all clogged up and the lake level is too high. The water that tried to empty in there just flowed right back because the water couldn't get through the water.

A picture really is worth a thousand words! what are they going to do with the "pretty lakes" so it doesn't happen again?

OMG Julie! I remember when it flooded here in '94. It was all over the news.

We had tornadoes yesterday and the day before though I haven't hear any reports of damage. There is a tornado siren just right next to where I live and I shot to shelter in heartbeat. I've been in 3 destructive tornadoes in my life, and when I looked out the window Thursday evening I knew it wasn't good. Luckily, they didn't touch down in town.

I hope you and your's are okay.

Julie - OMG - So bad and so sad that something that horrible can happen in an area that's NOT a flood zone. What on earth can be done? What can be done? I'm so sorry that this has happened to you.

Having lived through a massive flood in the 60's, I recall the feeling of helplessness
I was in my early teens. I remember the fear as I tried to run home through the streets of our small downtown area - I couldn't make it and had to to be boated out - thankfully, I was with family.
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Now I actually live in one of the world's known rainforests - near Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC. We don't suffer floods because we are by the ocean but it sure rains a lot. It affects everyone's moods. (If Scrabble is reading this - I know she can relate as she's across the water from me) ....
We are a walking neighbourhood so you see a lot of umbrellas and its sometimes difficult to pass by ... sigh, the least of our worries...

Floods are so devastating... my heart goes out to you and all....