MainstreaM Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) The heavy rains Wednesday night along with heavy logging and rock gathering in the mountains caused a flash flood in South Pittsburg. My house got it on the north end of town and my shop got it on the south end. The house received damage to my AC and duct work plus the fence got mashed flat. Fortunately it was all fixable with only heavy duty cleaning and I moved my cars to higher ground before it got bad. Here is what I posted to the facebook.The kids were on the front porch watching the lightening run through clouds in the distance when they came in and hollered, "daddy, there is a river in the street. That is when I took the first picture. Shed my clothes, put on swim trunks, and proceeded to wrestle my kayaks and trailer into the yard, move my cars behind the library, kill the breaker to the HVAC, and start gathering things to leave. When it reached my second step, which is about four feet deep out in the road, told the kids it was time to go. As I stepped out the back door, I flipped the main breaker off. When I stepped into the yard, it was about three feet deep. Brycen was in my arms whimpering as we made it to the truck, F350 superduty which sits pretty high thankfully. I pulled out and headed for second street which wasn‘t much better. Sat behind the carwash for a few minutes til I decided to go cause the water was still noticeably rising at this point. As we pulled out into second street, the water was at our back but still covered my headlights as I pushed through to a left on elm, ran the redlight, sorry SPPD. We then cautiously made it onto 72, up 12th street and onto my grandmothers on high school hill. From start to finish, this took about an hour.My shop is a different story. 18 inches of water ruined all my cars except my first Quest which was on jackstands. Lots of parts and engines ruined, others just need a good cleaning. A layer of silt is over and in everything the water touched. Here is my FB post on it.More breaking news from my Richard City property. A foot of water got in my garage ruining several engines and keepsakes I had stored in totes. Got a pull behind lawnmower, several cars floated around with about two feet of water in them, and anything, including concrete blocks, that was not tied or anchored is just gone. An old house trailer I use for storage is missing all it's underpinning and has the neighbors lawnmower, utility trailer, and boat lodged underneath it. One engineless car even floated far enough down to come to rest in the middle of the street, about 75 yards. I will be taking off this weekend to clean and salvage as much as I can. Good thing the old farm dump truck was parked at pop's pawn shop. newslinks:http://www.timesfree...n-came-to-town/ http://www.timesfree...ittsburg/?local I live on third street next to City Hall and across from the elementary school. You'll realize the importance of that after reading the news stories. Expect a flood sale soon. Some rare stuff going cheap. Need time to upload pics, been working on cleaning and salvaging as much as can, daylight to dark since Thursday. Pics from the night of, in chronological order.Firsthttp://imageshack.us/a/img96/3180/n0jy.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img585/4200/yy4t.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img16/801/yyz9.jpgafter moving carshttp://imageshack.us/a/img19/6449/m6ls.jpg10 mins laterhttp://imageshack.us/a/img153/8176/zsq6.jpgWhen I decided to gohttp://imageshack.us/a/img855/6803/xr87.jpg Kane Edited July 20, 2013 by MainstreaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainstreaM Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Aftermath:House:http://imageshack.us/a/img842/911/pvw8.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img189/6923/sgit.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img189/6455/eqme.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img819/9919/dgl9.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img856/3641/ziq.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img607/8998/dvkv.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img837/365/dufb.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img855/9375/phxs.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img22/7264/xveb.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img827/9248/h1wm.jpgGot up even with the bottom of the doors sitting behind the house.http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6517/wsc4.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img707/3679/dnjd.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img855/3092/r2rh.jpg Edited July 20, 2013 by MainstreaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 That sucks dude. At least you are all ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Jeez Kane, that's terrible. I hope you are able to salvage more than you think. Its good you were able to think quick and keep everyone safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Isn't that like the second or third time that your area has been hit by weather like that this year? Glad you guys are ok. Here's to hoping salvage is more successful than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunacy Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Mate if theres anything you need, or anything i can do to help out please PM me. Parts etc can be replaced, the family being safe is the main thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrngwae Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Sorry Kane, if you need anything man just let me know. you got my number. Hit me up if you want to vent. Edited July 15, 2013 by wrngwae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87redcat Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Glad you and your family are ok. Quick thinking and a level head saved you.Material things can be replaced, family is most important! Hope you can salvage more than you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidjc Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 That's terrible, sorry for your losses. It does sound to me though: "You should be applauded," for your quick thought & response! Your actions certainly helped save further damage, & provided safety for your family. This situation could have turned tragic, thank God for your clear mind & the lesser outcome. Hopefully all will be covered by insurance, which I know still is a pain to deal with. Kudos... to you, & glad to hear you & your family are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuze Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Wow, that's a crazy situation. I dodged the flooding of Sandy last year but Irene got us the year before. Back over 10 years ago, I used to hang out at a shop called Competition Imports, I used to soak up knowledge and work on my stuff there. Hurricane Floyd came through and the river crested the street and started raging down the blocks, it was so fast we didn't have time to get the two bay doors down. A wall of water came into the shop and instantly flipped the big waste oil tank and pushed everything arcoss the shop, tossing huge objects around and moving the cars. My friend's Conquest with 19K miles was in the parking lot, in 3 feet of water. Everybody climbed up into the loft and waited for the water to recede, and when it did, everything from about 3 feet down was coated in thick black oil and mud. My friend "Primo" packed up the business and moved to Puerto Rico. Good luck and hang in there dude. Edited July 15, 2013 by Fuze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh '88 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Wow Kane, that really sucks man. I had no idea South Pittsburg got hit that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87quest-TSI Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 WOW... I had heard about some flooding there, but had no idea it was that bad.Glad you and the family are ok.If theirs something I can do to help let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainstreaM Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 More pics since it wouldn't let me post them all above. Garage and cars:http://imageshack.us/a/img22/6551/3oww.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img837/5459/dhy2.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img199/5845/8tqn.JPGRamblerhttp://imageshack.us/a/img607/381/7dkd.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img268/1046/r3h.JPGCelica started herehttp://imageshack.us/a/img827/2329/uz4j.jpgended up herehttp://imageshack.us/a/img22/3346/aypc.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img22/3102/je8v.jpgBlack Flattyhttp://imageshack.us/a/img818/2333/90qf.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img15/7294/7k31.jpgPlymouth Laser (DSM)http://imageshack.us/a/img19/2390/m0kd.jpgGot in the engine bay, water turned it around to face the incoming torrent.http://imageshack.us/a/img19/772/c0od.jpgSinglewide I use for storagehttp://imageshack.us/a/img593/2549/y3gy.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img189/1072/s62c.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img600/3596/r6jm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Man that is a shame! Y'all have been getting a lot of rain there lately in the southeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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