About two weeks ago we had some flooding here in AZ. I was quite sick that day and was waiting for my hubby to pick me up to take me to the drs. (Something I would normally do myself, but I was too ill to drive.) He called me from the gas station (sirens screaming in the background) to tell me that he couldn't get through with the roads closed. I told him that I would check it out on my end and call him back. When I went outside I found that the dirt road behind our property was now a nine inch deep river with washouts twice that and the road in the front of our property was a foot deep. That water was running FAST. I called him back to tell him that I guess I wasn't going to the doctor as I couldn't leave the property. I spent the remainder for the day trying to figure out how my daughter was going to get home from school.
That was with a rainfall of only two inches over an hour. I can't even imagine what 14 inches will do. I hope that everyone here realizes how serious this situation is. I can't believe that it's not on the news.
Blessings for your family.