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The apocalypse has happened! Bill's flooded. Interesting how it appears all of the building are just high enough to be clear of it.

The Duff compound had 29" inside the building. I didn't measure the RV, but it was within inches of reaching the floor. High enough to trip the generator starter. So Roger got to experience the awesome of unplugging a battery under water. (In the future, there will be a kill switch on that battery.)

Most of the stuff that floated out the door has been found. The THSCC trailer may need to be hosed out. (it doesn't get that deep on that end of the lot, but the trailer is very low) The cones are going to be messy.

Ricky,

Sorry to hear you guys got flooded out again. The amount of rain and flooding from this storm is incredible. Hope the rest of the THSCC family came through OK.

Do you think the water was high enough to get into the wheel bearings of the trailer or the bus?

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If it was inside the trailer then almost certainly.

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Well, at least the cones will have been washed off although the mud may not have ran back out the trailer. Do we need a bus/trailer day to clean up

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Wow, that's terrible news.

Here are some pics of Wilson, including Bill Ellis BBQ being flooded. Some comments online said they also got flooded in Floyd. Hopefully they had flood insurance...

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We were spared the absolute worst. By an inch. The pencil drawer on Roger's desk was flooded (and the not-so-waterproof key to the bug was in there.) Another inch and it would've washed over the top of the desk, where many expensive things live. I had picked up the costly Chevy Volt batteries, so those were clear. Roger jacked up the pallet where the still assembled pack was -- water was a few inches from the top of those. Of course, the one car you could drop in a lake without issue (the EV) was on the trailer. The fluids will have to be changed in a few things, but nothing is broken or lost. It's just a horrible, slippery, muddy mess. (I found the crate of AMS oil and various other things that washed out of the office.)

Officially, Marsh Creek reached 11.5'. (so recorded the USGS station at Stonybrook) I don't have a picture of it, but it was a thing to see standing next to that station looking at the lake back up to Capital.

Almost certainly. On that end of the property -- the highest part -- water rushes once it overflows the creek. The bug was up on jack stands outside the gate from the bus. The rushing water pushed open the air baffles in the bumper -- they aren't supposed to open in that direction -- and got a few mm in the spare tire. The rush against the passenger door flooded the carpet. (the rubber door seals don't do shit when there are holes in the bottom of the door to allow water to drain any overflow from the windows.) The mud line on the oil pan shows it was about an inch below the block, and it's 2' in the air. 'tho I'm surprised all that water didn't budge any of the wheel chocks, one of which wasn't being used.

If the covers are on them, they're mostly sealed. We'll check them before the Danville event. I think the roof is still leaking on the trailer, but I've not been standing in it when it rains.