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Title: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: LaMojo on March 10, 2016, 07:47:20 PM
But the next three days the prediction is for only 2 to 2.5 " in NE Louisiana.  Then a couple of dry days then more shower days.  Well, at least I'll get my taxes finished before deadline this year. 

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Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: oldbike54 on March 10, 2016, 07:49:53 PM
 Yeah , we were supposed to get more of that , the rain skipped away South and East . Stay dry Jack .

  Dusty
Title: Rain
Post by: Bonafide Bob on March 11, 2016, 05:41:33 PM
It has rain 17 1/2 inches just north of where I live, roads are flooded in many places and lots of folks have had their homes flooded. I am high an dry where I live.
Bob

https://youtu.be/MGs2iLoDUYE
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: davedel44 on March 11, 2016, 05:51:57 PM
Hope you made out OK.  Pics on news look frightening.

Dave
Galveston
Title: Re: Rain
Post by: davedel44 on March 11, 2016, 05:59:43 PM
Across the Lake from NO right.  Glad your OK.

Wonder how the Lafayette boy are doing?

Dave
Galveston
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: tiger_one on March 11, 2016, 06:48:23 PM
I was at a doctors visit wednesday in Minden, they closed I-20 and parts of Hwy 80 behind me.  Took some backroads and my pickup made short work of some low water crossings, glad to get back home okay.

Thought we were going to have to book a room in Minden for a while there.  Glad to be in the pickup, course that was the plan when I left home.
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: davedel44 on March 11, 2016, 06:55:02 PM
Quote from: tiger_one on March 11, 2016, 06:48:23 PM
I was at a doctors visit wednesday in Minden, they closed I-20 and parts of Hwy 80 behind me.  Took some backroads and my pickup made short work of some low water crossings, glad to get back home okay.

Thought we were going to have to book a room in Minden for a while there.  Glad to be in the pickup, course that was the plan when I left home.

Any one heard from Valhalla campground?
Just got text from Lafayette bunch
The're high an dry as is Dave Welch.  Looks like most of the Louisanians and North Texican fared well.

Dave
Galveston
Title: Re: Rain
Post by: Bonafide Bob on March 11, 2016, 07:38:31 PM
Quote from: davedel44 on March 11, 2016, 05:59:43 PM
Across the Lake from NO right.  Glad your OK.

Wonder how the Lafayette boy are doing?

Dave
Galveston

Yep, I am across Lake Pontchartain from New Orleans, the rivers are going to crest in the next 24 hours with major flooding forecast. My place is in the highest area in Saint Tammany Parish so I should not have any problems.
Bob
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: Tom on March 12, 2016, 12:25:35 PM
Not fast enough drainage for the flats where you're at.  Looks bad.  Hope all is doing fine.
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: motts on March 12, 2016, 03:53:35 PM
CNN called the rain a once in 1000 year event, some attribute it to El Nino, makes me wonder what we did to piss him off!?! :wink:
Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: LaMojo on March 12, 2016, 05:01:30 PM
I think we're up to 22" + now.   Here are a couple of photos of house boats on a local river, the Ouachita River,  near here that broke away from their moorings and lodged against a bridge.  I understand that during the height of the storm the river actually flowed backwards for awhile from all of the runoff.  Many homes and businesses still flooded throughout north Louisiana and flooding headed south.  Also had a tornado sighting near here a couple of hours ago.

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Via cell phone (not mine) 
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Title: Re: 20" of rain in 42 hours
Post by: Muzz on March 12, 2016, 06:52:31 PM
Feel for you guys, especially since we are having nice weather here.

Photo of the house boats bring it home. :shocked: