Gainesville Underwater

[Keith7]

So i'm staying w/ my parents this weekend because of fathers day, and I wake up this morning to the sound of helicopters.. At first I thought it was just a lawnmower but once I heard 2 or 3 I knew something was up.. So I turn it the t.v. on and happen to see people just a couple of blocks away on the tops of their houses waiting to be rescued.. Turns out half of Gainesville is underwater.. I just hope everyone is o.k.

[Keith7]

where is the national guard?? Bush hates black people

[Adidas410s]

I have white friends in Gainesville...I guess he hates white people too.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by Keith7
where is the national guard?? Bush hates black people :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Geeeeeeeeez

[District303aPastPlayer]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JXmlA3p7EXo

[Keith7]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
I have white friends in Gainesville...I guess he hates white people too.

it wouldn't surprise me.. I just saw a hoverboat go down my street.. lol and a person fall off their roof on t.v.

[Keith7]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JXmlA3p7EXo

thanks I don't think they were catching on

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
I have white friends in Gainesville...I guess he hates white people too.

wait...I think they might be on vacation right now! I guess Bush sent out a warning to them to leave town! ;)

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JXmlA3p7EXo

LOL!! That was the first time I had ever seen that....but when he says it...did you see how that other guy looks at him??

He doesn't know WHAT to say!!!:)

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
LOL!! That was the first time I had ever seen that....but when he says it...did you see how that other guy looks at him??

He doesn't know WHAT to say!!!:)

i love kanye west, but when he said that, even I didnt know what to say...

[3afan]

Originally posted by Keith7
where is the national guard?? Bush hates black people


they're in IRAQ

[Keith7]

I guess all that praying for rain we did last summer finally caught up

[kaorder1999]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/06-07/0618rescuehp.jpg

[Keith7]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/06-07/0618rescuehp.jpg

ha I saw those people on t.v. earlier and they got everybody off the roof but left the dog..

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Keith7
ha I saw those people on t.v. earlier and they got everybody off the roof but left the dog..

Awww.....how sad!!:(

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Keith7
ha I saw those people on t.v. earlier and they got everybody off the roof but left the dog.. :(

[BILLYFRED0000]

There is flooding all over the place. I got 5 inches at my place in Celina but for whatever reason we drain well. My yard was covered for a few minutes but not long. Plus an inch yesterday.
Sherman is flooding and Gainesville was under water and according to the river guys the elm fork will crest at close to 30 feet. The old record was 28.1 in September 86.

[Keith7]

http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/local/images_sizedimage_169160824/xl


http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/local/images_sizedimage_169161204/xl

http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/img/06-07/0618trailerbridge.jpg

http://www.wfaa.com/images/slideshow/061707flood/images/102.jpg

http://www.wfaa.com/images/slideshow/061707flood/images/107.jpg http://www.wfaa.com/images/slideshow/061707flood/images/108.jpg http://www.wfaa.com/images/slideshow/061707flood/images/11.jpghttp://www.gainesvilleregister.com/homepage/images_sizedimage_169160648/xl

[Ranger Mom]

Is this an older flood??

Since when has gas been $1.86??

[Keith7]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Is this an older flood??

Since when has gas been $1.86??

that gas station has been closed for a few years now

[44INAROW]

Wonder how many folks had flood insurance? looks like alot of the business area is affected.. Floods are devastating.....:(

[pirate4state]

Dang Keith - if most of Gainesville is flooded where are you??

[Old Green]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Is this an older flood??

Since when has gas been $1.86?? I noticed the signs too. It must have been shut down for awhile.

The flooding reminds me of the 1998 flood in Cuero and Gonzales.:(

[LH Panther Mom]

:( I hope all the Gainesville folks are okay.

[Adidas410s]

oh and if anybody wants to get mad about I-35 being closed...RMAC is the one who had to close it off! :(

He sent this to me earlier today:

"Yeah I had to close down the service road on 35 cuz the water was over 4 feet high this morning."

[Old Green]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
:( I hope all the Gainesville folks are okay. My prayers are with them. I know their pain.

[Keith7]

Originally posted by pirate4state
Dang Keith - if most of Gainesville is flooded where are you??

the neighborhood we live in is kind of on a hill so we got lucky, but the people at the bottom of the hill not so much...

[pirate4state]

but now you're stuck at home. floods suck. glad your home is okay

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
I have white friends in Gainesville...I guess he hates white people too. No just poor people

[Hupernikomen]

Man where is Pelosi and Reed when you need them??

[Keith7]

So far two confirmed deaths ( a 5 year old girl and her 60 year old grandmother ) and there are a few people missing still too.. Hundreds of people are without anything now.. Its a sad day for Gainesville

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Keith7
So far two confirmed deaths ( a 5 year old girl and her 60 year old grandmother ) and there are a few people missing still too.. Hundreds of people are without anything now.. Its a sad day for Gainesville
:( I'm sorry to hear that. Prayers for the families and the whole community....

[KTJ]

Originally posted by Keith7
So far two confirmed deaths ( a 5 year old girl and her 60 year old grandmother ) and there are a few people missing still too.. Hundreds of people are without anything now.. Its a sad day for Gainesville


Talked to my parents today. It didn't flood in their part of town but it did everywhere else apparently. All of my relatives are fine as well and the water receded by about 3:00 pm.

I watched video from WFAA Channel 8 while at work. It's the same pics that Keith put up. All I can say is that the city has NEVER seen something like this. Some of those buildings that will have water damage are historical landmarks within the state.

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by Keith7
So far two confirmed deaths ( a 5 year old girl and her 60 year old grandmother ) and there are a few people missing still too.. Hundreds of people are without anything now.. Its a sad day for Gainesville

How much did Gainesville get? It must have been a lot in a very short period of time.

Very sad news about the deaths. Especially the 5 year old..tragic. Will pray for the family.

[sinton66]

Man, I remember floods like that back in the sixties in Sinton. The whole west end of town would go under right up to the RR tracks in the middle of town. Helped evacuate people several times in the Guards' 6x's. Scary stuff!

My prayers are with yall.

[Emerson1]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
How much did Gainesville get? It must have been a lot in a very short period of time.

Very sad news about the deaths. Especially the 5 year old..tragic. Will pray for the family.
8.5 inches fell last night

[Keith7]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
How much did Gainesville get? It must have been a lot in a very short period of time.

Very sad news about the deaths. Especially the 5 year old..tragic. Will pray for the family.

They were saying some thing like 9 inches last night plus what had already been built up from the storms the past few nights before it.. The main reason for the flood is that there is a creek (Pecan Creek) that goes thru downtown Gainesville and when it rains the city is set up where most of the water drains will drain into this creek and it washes away into the Elm-Fork Trinity.. Well when this storm hit last night it was more then the creek and the Elm-Fork Trinity could handle and so the water kept building until it eventually spilled over into the streets of downtown gainesville..

[Matthew328]

there's lots of water in the vicinity of Gainesville with the Trinity and Red Rivers in the vicinity and that creek...really sad there....

[BILLYFRED0000]

Some kind of flood. I don't ever remember Gainesville lookin like that. Our prayers are with the Gainesville Leopards and their friends and families. Thank God the river is receding.

[pooch]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
i love kanye west, but when he said that, even I didnt know what to say...

That other dude was Mike Myers (aka Shrek's voice!) and Chris Tucker was trying hard to not laugh because of Kanye's statement.