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Friday, April 19, 2013

where do we go from here :-(

As I write this I am sitting at Rudee's parents home. We had a large amount of rain yesterday and last night. The campground we are staying at is bordered by a creek with a large levy between the creek and the campground. Early this morning the creek flooded and the levy broke causing a flash flood. We woke up and the water was rising fast. We were on the higher ground then the rows of RV's behind and beside us but could not move the rig or our Dakota due to the flooding around us. The campground called 911 and the local Fire Dept. brought in a large pay loader to rescue us late this morning. The water by that time had risen to the middle of the wheel hubs on our motor home and was continueing to rise at about 1'  every hour. We tried to drive out with the Dakota but quickly found the water was too deep between us and the highway. I walked in front of the truck while Rudee drove and when the water reached my thighs I abandoned that idea and we backed up back to our site.



Once our rescue crew arrived we were loaded into the bucket and driven to the next occupied trailer and we rescued another couple and their two dogs. The water was up to the floor of their trailer and over the hood of their car. :-o

Here are some additional photos:




The Harley is parked inside our cargo trailer which is parked in the over flow parking and mostly flooded. There was a cargo trailer parked next to ours which was apparently empty because we saw it floating across the campground.
We are safe, dry and grateful to the brave men who came to our rescue. I'm not sure what we will find when we return to our home, we are praying that the water will crest before it reaches the inside of the motor home. We'll see how it all goes once we can get back into the campground and can assess the damages. I'm still amazed at how fast the water came up, less than an hour from dry ground to "we're in trouble" :-o I'll keep you posted.

11 comments:

  1. Oh. Guys. I am so sorry. So glad you are ok. Prayers coming your way.

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  2. Oh my gosh! Grateful that you guys are safe. Praying that your home and trailer will be safe! So sorry you are going through this!

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  3. I'm so glad you guys got out safely. I'm so very sorry and hope your home stayed dry! Keep us updated when you can.

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  4. I just start following your blog and when I read today what was going on I was surprised. I am glad you are both safe and ok. I am praying for you and hope everything is ok with your rig when the water goes down.
    Leila

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  5. Phil & Rudee,
    So very sorry to hear that terrible news. So glad you are safe and it is not worse. We had a bit of warning here and moved to higher ground just in case. Man I sure hope the water goes down before it gets into your MH. Thoughts are with you.

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  6. Phil & Rudee,
    So sorry to hear the bad news but glad to hear you are ok. Our thoughts are with you and sure hope the water does not get into your rig.

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  7. Oh my Lord. I'm so sorry to hear about that. We sure can relate, but it was our house instead of our RV. I doubt there is flood insurance for RVs. At least you guys are safe and sound above water.

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  8. Phil and Rudee, so sorry but am glad you are both safe. Will keep you both in my thoughts and hope everything turns out ok.

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  9. Trouble trouble everywhere. I was thinking that Al's medical crisis at least kept us from driving through Indiana during that horrid storm. Hope you find you MH in good shape when you can return.

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  10. So happy you both are safe. Our prayers are with you and we hope for the best. So sorry you are going through this.

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  11. sure hope all turns out well for you...

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