I don't know when the next time I will be on here will be. Yesterday, a convergence zone along a warm front dropped torrential rains in a short amount of time in my region. We received around 2" of rain in a 90 minutes period between 7-9am but then got another 3-4" between 2 and 5pm.
I ran up with my mother and sister behind our house as the floodwaters rose quickly, barefoot and watched in horror as the vehicles in our yard disappeared and were sent downstream. We stayed up high on the mountainside overlooking the creek for around 3 hours, watching as Mother Nature proceeded with her destructive means. Thankfully by around dusk, it was about over. However, water got into my house and we sustained considerable damage.
Now the river around my region (Elk River at Queen Shoals, WV) is currently cresting at an all time level, a level that was thought to have never happened with a dam implementation a few decades ago. The communities in my region are being devastated. I have been in shock since the event happened, and I am not afraid to say that it was easily the scariest thing I have ever witnessed or been a part of. My creek hasn't flooded in over 90 years, but now it has.
Please say a prayer for the communities in my area in the hopes that we can bounce back. This will be difficult for many and easy for few. I haven't been able to sleep all night thinking about the events that happened. I'll post a few pictures with time, but it could be several weeks before my electric is on. I'm using a friend's phone to type this message.
Things change quickly, sometimes in the blink of an eye. I'm glad I still have my family to lean against.