It is 2" the first hour and then 1/2" every hour after that.

So far we have had 9" of rain!

 

I just walked over to the lake, and it is a pretty impressive sight. A road goes along the lake, and on the lake side, it is about a foot deep, and on the other side probably about 3-4 feet, because the ground sinks down, so that the levees can hold more water. good thing is that the levees at this poin tby the lake are like 25 - 30 feet tall. I was gonna take pics, but our water proof camera takes some special film that we dont have.
The lake is about 2 feet from overflowing onto the land. the only reason there is so much water, is because the waves are 4-8 feet and are just doucing the land.

 

All of the pumping stations pump into the River. When the counterclockwise rotating storm aproaches with the eye just west of the river it brings the storm surge up the mouth of the river. This doesn't let the water drain out into the gulf.

 

Not all the pumping stations. Alot pump into the canals, that drain into the lake. Bayou St. John gets water pumped into it by 1 or 2 pumping stations, and when the water gets to high, they open the dam by my house and let it go into the lake. but alot/ most do go into the river. Thats why they say if a storm would actually come straight up the river, that the entire city would flood.

 

If a hurricane came up the mouth of the river it wouldn't matter if it pumped into the lake or the river as the hurricane would be blowing water into both.

I've got pictures of my street. It flooded during the hurricane up into the middle of the lawn. Not a very good picture but you can see the water. I'll get the pics up.

The house next door they were raising so it is flooded. I'll get pictures of it too and post them in a little bit.

 

Pictures!

I put the thread in general D with all the pics.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...threadid=91700

 

Hunker down guys, looks like you might get hit again. Good luck.

Still haven't read anything by MRBBQMAN. Is he alright?

Tim

 

Yeah Lili is coming, but unless the High pressure moves, it will make landfall on the other side of the state. If the high moves, it is coming right at us