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LostLassie said:
Stay safe.
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i'm in the "good" area.
to my west and to my north are getting pounded.

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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
Was just looking at the weather radar. That storm aint moving an inch, just dumping more and more rain.
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this is basically supposed to hang around through the weekend.



Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
Hope you have a boat.
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absolutely!
 
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major flooding happening around Baton Rouge and also Lafayette.

Rain tapering off slightly in BR, but the rivers and creeks in that area still a few hours from cresting and potentially making things much worse.

Lafayette is still getting hammered with rains this morning. the Vermilion river can't keep up and has reversed flow.
 
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rains around Baton Rouge may be almost done for a bit. but flooding has already surpassed anything that area has ever seen.
rivers/creeks/bayous that drain the area are beginning to crest during the day (all well above record levels), so flooding will spread and get worse in some spots.

Lafayette can expect another round of heavy rains today. haven't been able to get many updates from this area, but what I've heard has been horrendous. and it's not close to over for these people yet.

you cannot drive across the southern part of the state for anyone traveling that area.
pretty much everything from north of the Lake to west of Lafayette is closed. that includes interstates, main highways, and back roads. long stretches of I-10, I-12, and Hwy 90 are submerged.


I've never seen anything like this without a named tropical storm being involved.
 
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@Nutriaitch : I know people mention owning a boat, but I've been thinking about, if not your current situation, one you may be part of. I say get a waverunner. If you are going to be flooded, get out with a smile on your face, with no paddles, and the power to play with the currents.

Just a thought.
 
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@Nutriaitch Seriously though, that is intense. The only "flood" I was in was hurricane Rita or something, the first floor of my building was nailed, and I watched Game of Thrones for a day or something. That was national news. I've only heard about this from you, which either shows the news doesn't care much about LA or that it is expected.

I certainly couldn't have used a waverunner.

That is some severe, crazy flooding. Is Louisiana kinda just asking for it?
 
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kinch said:
@Nutriaitch Seriously though, that is intense. The only "flood" I was in was hurricane Rita or something, the first floor of my building was nailed, and I watched Game of Thrones for a day or something. That was national news. I've only heard about this from you, which either shows the news doesn't care much about LA or that it is expected.

I certainly couldn't have used a waverunner.

That is some severe, crazy flooding. Is Louisiana kinda just asking for it?
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for the most part, New Orleans controls the news about Louisiana. and for the most part, New Orleans only cares about New Orleans.

this is happening less than 60 miles up the river and the NOLA channels aren't even covering it.

the areas of Baton Rouge that are flooding are not low lying areas. Ina and around campus is some of the hilliest areas in the southern part of La. some houses with base elevations over 30ft are taking on water today.

Lafayette is lower and has dealt with surges before, but nothing like this for a rain event.

a guy I work with lives in Youngsville (just southeast of Lafayette). been there over 40 years and never saw any flooding. he has 3feet inside his home right now. and the Vermillion River (about a mile from his house) hasn't crested yet. they're predicting it to come up another foot.
 
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kinch said:
@Nutriaitch : I know people mention owning a boat, but I've been thinking about, if not your current situation, one you may be part of. I say get a waverunner. If you are going to be flooded, get out with a smile on your face, with no paddles, and the power to play with the currents.

Just a thought.
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we've been lucky in this one. everything stayed west and north of us. Lafayette got 28" of rain in a 24 hour period with another 2-3" expected this afternoon.
and they depend heavily on creeks and a small river to move water out.

where I live, the natural drainage is amazing.
so we would need near biblical amounts of rain for this to happen here.

now surges on the other hand is our worst enemy. but it happens enough to be able to confidently predict when, what parts, and how bad those floods will be and prepare accordingly.

this shit on the other hand caught a lot of people off guard and put water in places no one has ever seen water before.
 
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LSU asking for public assistance in locating Jim Hawthorne (long time play by play voice of LSU sports).
his home has definitely taken on water and no one has heard from him since 9pm last night.

Governor and family forced to evacuate last night when governors mansion started taking on water.

area rivers and bayous all well over flood stage (some 15' above) and to remain above flood stage into late in the week.


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Watson, LA received just over 31" of rain in 2-1/2 days.
Baton Rouge received close to 26"
Lafayette got 28".

Flood waters are moving around and leveling out as the river crests move south.
Some areas are drying up while others that thought they were spared are starting to rise a bit.

once these rivers and bayous can catch up a bit and start dumping this into bigger rivers and lakes people can begin putting their lives back together.

fortunately, very very few reports of any type of looting/stealing.
but TONS of reports of people flocking to help. be it by boat on rescue missions, or volunteers at shelters, or people donating food and clothing.
 
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