Pinging the preppers’ list. For all those who think it can’t happen or there’s no need to prepare for the future, here’s a perfect example. Ya just never know.
Always ask: could you evacuate in 90 minutes or less? Do you have a go-bag packed? Do you have a bag for your car, and one you can carry on your back?
BTDT. A few years ago, we had a 23 foot flood and was never told to evacuate by the idiot officials who were all, "what, there's a flood coming?" when WE called THEM several times to warn people. I had a eye out for a spot on one of our trees to when I thought was the get the heck outta dodge time. I was also in the middle of canning pickles and wasn't about to leave before those were done. Between the canning batches, I called the neighbors, threw the keepsakes, clothes and food in the vehicles along with the pets and kids. There was no question we were leaving because we had one very sick kid and the only way out is across a low water crossing. As I was calmly putting the last of the jars onto the cooling rack, the water hit the spot on the tree and we were out the door to spend the night up in the hills. The next morning we came back home to find someone's kitchen cabinets on our deck but everything else was ok including the pickles. That wasn't the first flood and won't be the last here so we're always aware of the weather. The thing we weren't prepared for was how moronic officals from several departments proved to be.