...and more may be on the way. It came within 2 inches of being in most of the house and did make it into the back rooms a bit. But the bottom of our flooring is wet, and there is water and mud in the AC ductwork.

We abandoned ship around 8 this morning and finally were able to get back home late this afternoon.

The top photo is of the road leading to our property (begins at the treeline).

The middle photo is the same creek at a enarby Farm-to_arket road, and the bottom is pretty much slef-explanatory. The cows -- about a dozen in all -- were on the other side of the road and were swept across. THe others were taken into the swift portion, and their fate is not known.

Bobby,

Keep you and your family safe. That looks like scary stuff.

God bless.

Matt

As a South La resident for most of my life, I feel your pain. Hope all turns out well, and your insurance company doesn't screw you.

comeing back from houston today, i went the long way thru giddings to victoria.... saw hi water signs all around halletsville, hope that you and yours are all ok...

Bobby,

We're sayin' our small prayers that you, your family, and the others in the area are not hit too bad by this terrible weather.

Best of good luck!

Hope things get sorted out with minimal damage.

Hope you stay safe down there and don't have too much damage or loss to deal with.

FWIW, I spent Friday looking at dry springs and dirt tanks, we can take some of that excess rain off your hands.....

Bobby I wish you well in all of this. I seen some of this in my life and I know you and yours will get through this. Again best wishes for you and your neighbors, hang tough, I know you will.

Larry

I checked my rain guage today and it was at 2 1/4".

My pond is FULL and overflowing my dam in 2 places, I have a overflow pipe, but a hard rain will still fill it up too fast.

Good luck Bobby.

horrible.

Thanks for the kind words and prayers. It is appreciated.

It could have been much worse than it was. We all got out safely, and that was our only concern. Had a little trouble getting out of our driveway and out from County Road 308, but we were able to stay at a neighbors. They were kind enough to take us in as all roads leading our were impassable.

They took us in before, though. In 1997, we lost everything and very nearly our lives and barged in on them at 4 in the morning after spending a couple hours on the roof. That's when we learned how unimportant material things really are.

Back then, there was no way to get flood insurance as this was not considered to be in a flood plain and had never flooded before. Now we are insured, so I hope they make good on it.

So today was just a hiccup in the road of life.

This is what our walkway looked like after all was said and done.

That last photo brings it home, you've had a lucky escape! Hope the cleanup is bearable and glad to hear you are all allright.

Its a mess for sure. Like you say though if you bought it once you can replace it, the fact that your family is safe is all that matters. Sorry that you are having to deal with it though!

Stay safe, Bobby!

It was all that prayin' fer rain, I tellya......

Good to hear that all of your'n are safe.

Been there-done that. We had 11' of water in the house (4" on 2nd floor) in the '98 flood of the Guadalupe.

I know what you are feeling, and feel for ya! Just am so glad you and family are OK.

Glad to hear you & your are OK, and you have flood insurance.
Hope the cattle made it.

Be Blessed, Bobby .. goodness . shiner flooding .. i didn't think it could happen

I certainly hope the Brewery is safe.........

Thanks for the kind words and the prayers...they are truly appreciated. And for those of you still praying for rain to end this drought, you can cease and desist for a few months.

We do have flood insurance, and the adjusters were out here just before dark yesterday. Now it's just a waiting game.

There is lots to be done, but we were extremely lucky as this was NOTHING compared to the flooding we endured in April of 1997. Back then, we lost everything -- the house, all the contents, the vehicles, the cattle, the sheep, the goats -- and had to literally start from scratch with nothing but the clothes on our backs. (And after that ordeal, the clothes on our backs wasn't in too good of shape )

So this was just more of an annoyance than anything -- and all will eventually be fine.

Gato-As to the brewery, I hear it's business as usual over there as they are not in an area that generally floods. Then again, NEITHER ARE WE!!!

Good to hear you're all okay and have relatively minor damage. With luck, maybe you'll have a check in a couple of weeks.

Feast or famine, isn't it?

Regards,
Scott

Here's a little wider shot of CR 308. That white speck in the distance is our mailbox and the entry to our property. Beyond it some 50 yards lies North Mustang Creek, and that's where the deepest and swiftest floodwaters were.

To put things in perspective, where the picture was taken is right at 400 yards from the mailbox.

How deep is that water, Bobby?

Marko

The fence on the right side of the road can't be seen. The fence on the left is built up onto an elevated terrace. So I'd say most of that water is only about 3.5-4 feet deep.

After all of that went down and we got to go back in (about 7 hours later), the creek behind our house still was raging. The creek bottom is pretty significant, so the water is these pictures will run anywhere from 5 to maybe 16 feet deep.

From the base of the creek bottom to the level of drift on our house is about 22 feet, so that's what the deepest portionmeasured at the peak. In 1997, either FEMA or one of the other agencies estimated it was 27+ feet.

Glad y'all are safe, Bobby! I guess you were too busy to string a trot line?

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Glad y'all are safe, Bobby! I guess you were too busy to string a trot line?

probably thinned out the hog population for awhile,too.

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Originally posted by jb:

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Glad y'all are safe, Bobby! I guess you were too busy to string a trot line?

probably thinned out the hog population for awhile,too.

Not likely, hogs can swim like a fish and will do it just for the fun of it. They'll be rooting around in the debris lines before the water is back in the creek banks, you can bet on it.

Bobby, I know you're a pretty good hand with both a camera and a contender . So if you see a piggie floating by in a tube kicked back having a brewski, snap a picture for our viewing pleasure before you deflate him and the tube.
GWB

Bobby, any relief in sight down there?

DFW is getting hammered.

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Originally posted by DuggaBoye:
Bobby, any relief in sight down there?

DFW is getting hammered.

+1 I hope things are going well for you now, but we are catching it again today is SW AR. Good thing I live on a hill.

We've had over 3 inches since early this morning. That puts our area about 24 inches ABOVE normal for the year to date and it's still raining.........Geesh.

I hope all this is not hurting your business, Charlie. I've got a good friend with hay in the field he can't get out. I've got a lot of bushhoggin to do, and I'm behind because I got the tractor stuck last week and had to wait to get somebody to pull me out. Rats! Course it is not as bad for me as it is for others.

Larry,
Are you around NOLA, or in southwest AR? I was thinking that you were a fellow coonass.

Bobby,

I hope all is well my friend!

You and family are in our prayers...

Aloha!

Roland

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Originally posted by daniel77:
Larry,
Are you around NOLA, or in southwest AR? I was thinking that you were a fellow coonass.

Je suis bein une cajun bien sur, mais je vie a' sudouest Arkansas estir. Mais plus tard, je revavenir a' la louisiane cette an.

Larry

Bobby,

I just picked up on this as I don't look at the hog forum too often.

I very sorry to hear about your situation. I hope y'all can get back to normal fairly soon.

I have noticed these big rain events seem to start in Texas and move across Arkansas with less intensity for the most part. We have gotten a pile of rain tho. 17 inches in first two weeks of September. Still raining today.

Got your Pentax scope OK. My eyes like it.

I'll be praying for you and your family.
Take Care. Lake

My cousin, son, and I put the rain to some good use this evening

Bobby,

I just caught up with this. I am so glad y'all got out OK and it was not worse than it was. I had no idea y'all got hit so bad over your way.

Bob

Thanks for the kind words, fellows.

It's getting better, but we still have lots of work ahead of us.

Insurance was to have mailed a check yesterday, so that will certainly help.

We are having to take all of the insulation out from underneath (what's left of it, that is) and replace it along with the AC ducts and some of the flooring.

And the cleanup with all of the drift, limbs and trash that washed up is just beginning, as is the ordeal of having to try and clean out lawn mowers, chain saw, etc.

But we are thankful as it could have been MUCH worse.

Lake-

Glad you like the scope. The optics on it are excellent and on par with scopes costing quite a bit more $$.

Enjoy it...

Bobby