The August Flood of 2016

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Word Ministries open its doors for a shelter and a collection and distribution site for flood-relief supplies after Saturday’s flooding. On Thursday, this group gathered for a photo after unloading supplies from the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way. From left, are Rhonda Deshotel, Jennifer Benoit, Trista Bourgeois, Donna Baltakis, Emma Lanthier, Janet Campbell, Susan Marcantel, Pam Semien and Heather Allison. (Photo by Harlan Krigan)

United Ways across Acadiana are accepting donations and volunteers to assist those impacted by flooding in the region.

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FEMA may provide help for disaster survivors unable to live at home

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As of 8:15 this morning the gage reading at the Surrey Street gaging staing is at 17.0 ft and steady trending down.

Vermillion near Lake Martin stayed @14.99 or 14.98 for better part of a day. Think that may had been the upper limit of guage.

FYI 182 at dip just south of Zoo...road surface wash out, some base still there.

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Vermillion near Lake Martin stayed @14.99 or 14.98 for better part of a day. Think that may had been the upper limit of guage.

FYI 182 at dip just south of Zoo...road surface wash out, some base still there.

The gage near lake Martin is on the NAVD88 datum. The Surrey Street gage is 2.74 feet higher than the NAVD88 datum so the readings won't correlate unless you know this. Currently the gage reading at Surrey is 14.24 NAVD88 (16.98 gage reference) so your readings of 14.99 yesterday should be fairly accurate.

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I have no problems but my daughter has. Maybe someone can shed some light on her problem. She lives in a flood zone and has flood insurance. A FEMA agent, or whatever they call themselves, came over to see the flood damage she had. After asking several questions about if she had water in her house how high the water came up to, which you could clearly see, and her limits on her home owners insurance which I didn't see where that had anything to do with her flood insurance, he said it could be anywhere around $50K for house and $10K for content but it could take maybe 2 months to collect. What contractor will do the job of repairs and wait for the money? I thought if you had insurance they would say get your contracter and start. They will give her $2500 advance......any thoughts on this. Her and two of my grand children are living with me until the repairs are done...

That sounds more like a flood adjuster than fema. The advance is probably for contents to replace emergency items. 2 months seems like a long time to settle claim but I am unfamiliar with how flood claims are handled.

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The gage near lake Martin is on the NAVD88 datum. The Surrey Street gage is 2.74 feet higher than the NAVD88 datum so the readings won't correlate unless you know this. Currently the gage reading at Surrey is 14.24 NAVD88 (16.98 gage reference) so your readings of 14.99 yesterday should be fairly accurate.

Thanks for the info. I am sure Allison years back was approximately 2 feet lower than this event at that location to put things in perspective. Was around 12.85 at this guage then.

On the bright side, if I have a smart adjuster, the EIFS on my house may go bye-bye.

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Thanks for the info. I am sure Allison years back was approximately 2 feet lower than this event at that location to put things in perspective. Was around 12.85 at this guage then.

On the bright side, if I have a smart adjuster, the EIFS on my house may go bye-bye.

Dryvit or Sto?

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Surrey street is down to 16.8 this morning. Coming down about 0.2 a day.

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Not showing this to bring up BOP--just giving USA a shout-out!!

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Windcrest Apartment residents Brandon Delaphous, left, and Derrick Ford talked about flood experiences Thursday as Brittany Miller showed a photo on a phone of a boat used at the apartments on La. 13 in Eunice during the Aug. 13 flooding. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Many people have described the Aug. 13 flood as surprising because it occurred in areas that had not flooded before.

But for others the flooding was a familiar sight.

Keith Lafleur, who lives on Stanford Road in Eunice, said the water got up to top of his mobile home’s skirting.

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