Flood Zone

On Friday night, it started to rain in the northeast. On Sunday around 11:30am the ground around our house hit its saturation point and the water started forcing its way into our basement. We were lucky to catch it early and set up our utility sump pump, and get out to purchase a second one as well. The pumps ran non-stop from then to today.

As you can see, water came in fast when it came because these videos were taken 20 minutes after finding the initial leaks. We were headed out to lunch at the time, so the kids were in their rain boots and jackets, which they used to play in the basement as it flooded and we set up the pumps.

The good news is we are drying out and we were able to get the basement emptied quickly so the damage is very minimal, especially compared to so many others in the area.