The Great Flood aka Armageddon

[pyjamapants]

This is shaping up to be an... interesting trip.

Mr. PJ is sick.

Gomez woke me up three times during the night with emergency pottying... Twice in absolutely pouring rain. I am grateful again for the ankle brace. My boot would have been completely waterlogged.

And the city is flooded. Here's a picture of one of the interstates (they all have closures at this point). Here's a photo of one of them... where cars are FLOATING. 

ETA: Also, now poor Gomez has sicked up.

And rest of post renders any of my complaints entirely petty.



I am happy to hear that my brother is safe and sound home from work.

Updated views of this interstate exchange here

 
An updated photo.



More pictures under the cut




I watched a mobile unit from a local school floating down the interstate. No pictures yet. It disintegrated within minutes.



Mobile home photo (thanks Mr. PJ!)



And here's a video of what happened to it

This barrier won't be holding much longer...



I am terrified for these emergency workers...



And they've taken the camera down... not a good sign

One death reported so far at I-24 and Bell Road (above pics).


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Comments

[hechicera.livejournal.com]

1. Holy crap!

2. What is "emergency potting" and why does it require that you go outside in the rain? For the life of me I can't figure that one out--I keep having visions of incredibly fast-growing plants out on the patio.

[voxangelus.livejournal.com]

Holy shit! Shall I send you Maeve's ducky-shaped pool floatie?

[sc010f.livejournal.com]

Oh, yuck!

I hope you guys can stick around enough to let teh waters recede!

*hands you life raft*

[dreamy-dragon73.livejournal.com]

That looks... impressive and scary.
~adds lifejackets to Scoffy's raft~

[juno-magic.livejournal.com]

Stay dry. Stay safe.

~squish~

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Yikes. This is scary looking.

[christev.livejournal.com]

Those pictures are incredible. Simply incredible. So glad you are okay, and that you weren't traveling today.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Looks about as bad as here. :( Earlier on, a firetruck turned over on a very flooded road and the emergency workers needed boat rescuing.

And tomorrow doesn't look much better...

[irishredlass69.livejournal.com]

Holy Crap!

At first I thought isn't she in OH, but you went traveling this weekend right?

[m-mcgonagall-65.livejournal.com]

Stay safe!

[mollyssister.livejournal.com]

Are you on high ground? Is there flooding in your basement? Is it still raining? I am all sorts of worried. Post more please

[tinytexans.livejournal.com]

I was laying off the LJ today, but had to pop on to see if you were water logged or not! I hope you're alright! Sounds like it's turned out to be an exciting trip!!!


Stay dry!!! *snort* Right.

[junewilliams7.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Is it time to rent a boat? I hope you're able to visit your friend!!

[dixiebell12.livejournal.com]

I need to mail you some water wings and a snorkel! Stay safe and dry.

Hugs,
Dix

[apisa-b.livejournal.com]

Oh my god!
Stay safe.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

I hope you're on high ground.

[beffeysue.livejournal.com]

I can't believe how quickly flood waters can rise! I'm glad you're safe and sound.

[clairvoyant12.livejournal.com]

That's crazy scary flooding. Does the forecast call for more rain? If you're handy (and looking for another project) you might consider the DIY ark kit from Home Depot.

Stay safe, PJ.

*sends healing vibes for Mr. PJ and Gomez*

[rayvyn2k.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness you're okay. I just posted about my son's big adventure in flooded waters yesterday. Ugh.

[anonymous-plume.livejournal.com]

.....holy crap.