indiana flooding...

[Timmay]

oh NEVER!

[schro]

We saw some pics on the news...man!

Hang in the TIMMAY!

[Timmay]

here in Washington we got 4 inches of rain last night that did not help the outlying areas.  All major roads have been shut down.  The one main highway that never floods is now 3 feet underwater.  A city 20 miles west of here was just reported that there was a breach in the levee and that city is now flooded.  They called in the national gaurds at around 4 am this morning to sandbag the levee but they couldnt reinforce it fast enough.  So far as for here in the city of Washington we are fine.  No major flooding...but it is like we have a huge ass moat all around the city.  We are going to go out tonight and try and get some pictures to post up on here.  Just letting everyone know that we are OK.  We are going to survive, but....we have more storms moving in on Friday...sooo  I dunno.  Outlook doesnt look good.

[GASlick]

Ya'll stay safe and be careful.

[joergHH]

Reading your posts - it's as if you live on the border of the sea with storm and floods and not in Indiana in the middle of this huge continent.
We know such weathers here in HH not far from the Northsea.

Be careful.

Good luck and best wishes!

J

[Timmay]

Just reported about 5 minutes ago...city of Plainville is now closed down.  The levee broke and water is spilling over into the town.   That is bringing it closer to washington which is only 7 miles to the north.    still holding our own here...but any other breaking news I will let you all know.

[joergHH]

Oh nn, warnings don't end.

Read some: http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=IN&prodtype=warnings

Good wishes for you and your family!

J

[warhawk]

timmy:  praying that the "waters" don't reach your neck of the woods.

WARHAWK

[nomad]

I hope all is well for you and your family now Timmy. I drove through the area yesterday up I65 and took some pics of the water surrounding the interstate, it was a mess. I'll post them if you want tomorrow I don't have my cord for my phone with me now.

[Timmay]

Sure go ahead and post them up.  I am just glad you were able to make it thru Nomad.  We are going out tomorrow to take some pics.  They say the town of Elnora looks like the atlantic ocean.  You can barely see the tops of the stop signs....crazy.  Well all is still good surrounding the Bateman household and property...keep fingers crossed...more storms moving in tomorrow night...

See ya all in a bit...I am at work printing out Busch Garden Tickets....woooweee!  VACATION STARTS FRIDAY!  You all even get  a vacation from me....cause I wont be on here for 9 straight days...what ever shall you do. lol

Timmay

[Timmay]

*****UPDATE********

At around 630 am eastern standard time they issued a voluntary evacuation order.  The levee about 3 miles north of town broke.  The conservation officers noticed a sudden increase in water and they went up river to find a 180 ft section of the levee collapsed.  They are calling for a boil order on the water.  There are going to be many places surrounding my house that will be flooded.  We are going to see flooding in places we have never seen before.  My concern is being blocked from getting out of Washington.  We only have 2 roads to get out of....and we leave for Florida on Friday.  I will keep you posted..
Timmay

[Paul]

Keep safe Tim and don't wait until it's too late.    Prayers are with you and family for the duration. 

[JDog]

Tim My prayers go out to you and your family bro.

[SLYinKC]

I just got a call from Timmy.  He was in the process of filling all his sinks, bathtubs, and anyother containers with water.  The towns water was going to be shut off within.  The hour.  He was probably going to be leaving the house and would very probably be away and not able to respond to posts or email for awhile.  He wanted everyone to know that he and his family are fine and he'll check-in as soon as possible.

[Timmay]

just checking in real quick here...not leaving the house yet..but we have lots to do.  Here is the latest updates...

 A levee break on the swollen White River sent floodwaters pouring into several square miles of farmland and caused authorities on Wednesday to urge residents to evacuate.

The levee failed early Wednesday near the rural community of Capehart, and the floodwater was within six inches of topping the protective casing around the drinking wells for the nearby city of Washington by late morning, said state Rep. Dave Crooks, speaking for the Daviess County Emergency Management Agency.  At this time the water should be shut off in about an hour.