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In reply to the discussion: More bad weather for Texas [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)52. I'm in an apartment
that's also in a housing neighborhood. Our street will flood in downpours like this, and then drain in a couple of hours. I have seen the water up to our top front steps, or about five feet from street-level.
As for power, we seem to be on a different powerline than the houses around us. After Ike, we were only without power for about 24 hours while the neighborhood was out for three weeks! The lights have dipped a couple of times, but nothing more.
Just checked the front street and it's still not flooded. The bayous might go pretty high tonight, though.
I hope you and your son stay safe (collie, too!)
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You are getting the floods because the rain is coming down in bucketfulls
nadinbrzezinski
May 2015
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