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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 16:13:22 GMT -5
This new Thread is a carry-over from the Columbus Disasters category on the main page. I'm not going to move those posts over here, so you may want to begin there. Hello all.
We had our power restored about 24 hours ago, but have been recuperating today from all the cleaning that went on yesterday.
Water started rising Saturday evening along the Washington St. area around 6pm. It came across 16th and 17th Sts. and slowly began filling the sides of Washington Street. We lost power around 9:20pm Saturday night, and by that time, Washington St. from 19th down to the Coke Plant was unpassable.
Washington St. in front of the house looked like a rushing river by darkfall. I stayed up late and no water ever covered our yard, so after checking the basement at 2am Sunday morning, I went to bed. The basement was completely dry when I went to bed and I thought we'd missed the worst of it.
Sunday morning, he had approximately 5 feet of water in the basement. It all came up from the floor during the night, and it came up really fast! I finally got a friend to loan me a generator. He lived in Ogilville. We had to drive to Taylorsville and get on 65 to get there.
The scene along 46 at 65 was almost surreal. I saw people sitting in lawn chairs on the off ramp at Exit 68. There were maybe 35 to 50 people there. I take it they were stranded, but don't know this for sure.
It took about 28 hours to pump the water out of the basement, and I'm really glad that I pumped it slowly, because those neighbors of mine that had theirs pumped out in 2 to 4 hours, filled back up again. Once all the water in our basement was pumped out, none came back in.
I don't know what we've lost as of yet. I had Jim Loesch come and look at the furnace this morning. I should know much for this week.
I know that some of you have started recording how the flood affected you, but I thought I should create this new Thread. It is hoped that you will post images here, as well as letting us know how you fared through this disaster.
I have pictures, but I'm going to have to work them before I can get them posted here.
Please post any of your pictures here. Please keep the width to a max of 725 pixels. Also, if possible, please provide the general area where the picture was taken.
NOT ONLY IS ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE FOR PURPOSES OF DOCUMENTATION, BUT TO ASSIST IN LETTING OTHERS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. WE CAN LOOK BACK AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AND "TALK OF THE FLOOD OF 2008."
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 16:52:37 GMT -5
This was Lawton Street sometime around 6pm on Saturday. Lawton is one block west of Washington St. The trees way off in the background is where the river is located.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 16:57:52 GMT -5
The time between the first picture and this one was approximately 5 minutes. The water went east across both 16th and 17th Sts. and then along Washington and Franklin. 15th and Franklin was hit especially hard.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 17:33:39 GMT -5
This was what Washington and 16th looked like around dusk on Saturday night. This was before we lost power and before the water closed the street.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:01:09 GMT -5
I find it strange that the ONE company that owns all three radio stations in Columbus did nothing more than prerecorded broadcasting Saturday night. In the space of 30 minutes, I'd heard that the 2nd Street Bridge collapsed, the bridge by the hospital collapsed, and countless other rumors while I stood along Lawton taking pictures.
This isn't the only time that our local radio station(s) have fallen down on the job. If you want to listen to Rush Limbaugh, well, you better believe they aren't going to interrupt him.
Mayor Fred spoke this evening at 5:30(?). I wish I could have gone, but I have problems walking today.
It seems so logical, it's almost assinine that ONE of our 3 radio stations owned by the same company, would have had enough insight to broadcast his message live, but I guess that's asking too much, huh?
I did see Jim Clouse on the 12 noon news today. I think I'll call him so I can find out what Mayor Fred said...
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:05:23 GMT -5
If anyone receives reliable information regarding FEMA, could you please post it here?
Thank you!
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:09:48 GMT -5
This was looking south along Washington Street Sunday morning. I can't remember what time.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:12:26 GMT -5
North along Washington between 16th and 17th Sunday morning. The water had begun to recede a little
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:19:56 GMT -5
This was looking toward the corner of 16th and Franklin Sunday morning. I took the picture from the north-south alley in between Washington and Franklin
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 18:36:05 GMT -5
The west side of Washington Street (from the Coke Plant up to at least 19th St.) was hit really hard with lots of water in crawlspaces and basements. The two houses directly across from us pumped their basements out at least twice, and I noticed late last night the 2nd house north of 15th on the west side was still pumping out water.
I really wish I would have remembered to take my camera when Jack and I drove to Ogilville to pick up the generator. That scene along 46 was unlike anything I've seen in this part of Columbus. Someone told me when they tore down the old Bob Evans, they built the new one 25 feet higher, and it looked like water was inside it (not certain about this tho...we couldn't stop while driving). The water ran just about 1/2 way up the hill where you turn to get on Goeller Rd. Menards wasn't underwater, but their parking lot was.
The worst flooding I've ever seen in person was the year that Louisville flooded so badly. This happened sometime in the mid 1990's. I was driving from Lexington to Columbus and I had to get on I-71 (I-64 was closed) headed toward I-65. The water level was above the tops of the telephone poles. Two and three story homes and businesses were COMPLETELY submerged. Gawkers parked their cars along 71 and the police had to come and run them off. It was that way for miles along the Ohio River.
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Post by richard on Jun 10, 2008 18:50:04 GMT -5
I received this information from whom I believe to be a reliable source.
State Road 9 has both lanes closed between it’s junction with State Road 46 and the Nortonburg Road ( 450 North), because of a large sink hole which has developed.
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Post by richard on Jun 10, 2008 19:29:45 GMT -5
This picture is looking down the stairwell after pumping for the better part of Sunday. This picture is of the opposite wall. If you look closely, you can see the mark. The water was measured at 30 inches but keep raising faster than we could pump it out. One of the many stacks and piles of corn stalks that are now in the neighborhood. This shows how the flower beds stopped a lot of debris as it floated past. Photos Courtesy of Babs
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 21:20:34 GMT -5
Well, maybe it's best the radio station didn't have a live remote at the meeting tonight at Northside.
According to the news, FEMA showed up with no answers whatsoever. The meeting turned into a shouting match.
Fox59 said that FEMA would be assessing the damage over the next couple of days.
As soon as I find a contact, I'm going to write to them, as well as Gov. Daniels. It seems FEMA can't act until the President signs off.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 21:23:54 GMT -5
Here is a shot looking down our stairs where the water heater, furnace, washer, and dryer are... The thing that kills me is I had that furnace installed in October of last year...
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 10, 2008 21:45:08 GMT -5
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Post by richard on Jun 10, 2008 23:35:04 GMT -5
This information was gleaned from Tuesday, June 10, 2008-edition of The Republic. For the past 95 years the flood of 1913 has been the flood by which all others have been measured. The flood crest of 1913 was 17.9-foot. The Saturday, June 8, 2008-crest was 18.9 feet. I have no idea of how the original measurement was determined, or how the measurements for other streams compare to the 18.9 foot for the White River compares to the other area streams but the numbers published for the other creeks and streams are: East Fork of White River in Columbus: 18.90 Feet. Flatrock River in Columbus: 19.83. Clifty Creek near Columbus: 22.16. Clifty Creek at Hartsville: 17.83 feet. Sugar Creek near Edinburgh: 19.23. East Fork of White River near Seymour: 20.92 Some of the hardest hit areas include: Hope, Rocky Ford Road and the nearby subdivisions of Northbrook, Candlelight Village, Arrowood, Willowood Apartment, Rocky Ford Crossing, Greenbriar and Windsor Place , Everroad Park subdivision, The business area near Twenty-fifth and US-31, Columbus Regional Hospital, Cummins Child Development Center, Cummins Tech Center, the homes east of the Child Development Center and Tech Center south of Seventh Street and north of McKinley Avenue and Cummins Plant 1 with water from the Haw Creek. The Lagoons subdivision and Lawton Avenue along with parts of Washington Street with water from the Flatrock River. Wehmeier subdivision, East High School and Clifty Park with water from the Clifty Creek. Southside Elementary School and the area near there. I’m not sure if that was river or surface water. The Schaefer Lake area near Hope. The Schaefer Lake is fed by a small stream. This list is not exclusive as many other areas of Columbus and Bartholomew County as well as adjoining counties are also suffering.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 11, 2008 14:46:40 GMT -5
David Dwyer, Harrison Township Trustee, sent the following pictures to me: If you can identify the locations, would you please do so? Thank you!
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 11, 2008 14:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 11, 2008 14:48:23 GMT -5
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 11, 2008 14:49:04 GMT -5
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