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grindmonkehWe had some pretty severe weather last night that has resulted in major flooding in Terre Haute and lots of closed roads in both Indiana and Illinois. We got really lucky here further south as the major rainfall (10"!) tracked north of us. Indiana is in a state of emergency, I-70 is closed, and it looks like a large number of homes have been ruined. The water filled homes fast, with currents strong enough to topple refrigerators. People are being urged to stay inside if possible, but instead they're driving around, gawking, "showing-off", and stalling out their vehicles.
I called the operations center and luckily we're not taking any water there. We'll likely have to close it over the weekend since our student workers won't be able to commute in to work their shifts. Probably not a big deal...just so long as it stays dry.
If I had to guess, I'd say we would be best to take a match to our cabin after the water subsides. In 2005 the flood level rose high enough to do a lot of damage to it, and the water is higher now comparatively. The amount of work required then to get it inhabitable again was ridiculous. I'd be surprised if dad didn't level it, and that will be sad but necessary.
On a brighter note, now I don't have to go to the DMV today!
I called the operations center and luckily we're not taking any water there. We'll likely have to close it over the weekend since our student workers won't be able to commute in to work their shifts. Probably not a big deal...just so long as it stays dry.
If I had to guess, I'd say we would be best to take a match to our cabin after the water subsides. In 2005 the flood level rose high enough to do a lot of damage to it, and the water is higher now comparatively. The amount of work required then to get it inhabitable again was ridiculous. I'd be surprised if dad didn't level it, and that will be sad but necessary.
On a brighter note, now I don't have to go to the DMV today!