Severe flooding here in Michigan

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DBlain

well the rain left here and travelled to NY long Island area, they got even more rain, something like 14" my sister's rental home flooded in the basement as fast as they were pumping it out it was still coming in. and this is the area where people are still recovering from Sandy

Your poor sister, and those people who are still coming back from Sandy.

Originally Posted by lisaly

The rain was 14" in just two hours. My house does not have a basement, and several rooms downstairs were covered with water because of the rains. Water came in my sunken living room once last year after doing repairs from Sandy, but otherwise we've never had water in the house in the over twenty years we have lived here. That was the morning. In the evening, Katie and I got caught in torrential rains while walking. I'm sure she can outrun me, but I picked her up and ran home. We were both completely soaked. Despite that, we're lucky compared to what I see in Detroit. I pray everyone is safe.

I cannot begin to imagine 14" in 2 hours. I'm sorry you had water.

Poor Katie and you getting caught in a downpour! I'm glad you made it home safely. That happened to me when Max was a puppy. Luckily a neighbor was driving by and gave us a ride home. I don't think I could have run half a mile uphill, LOL.