Water, Water Everywhere
Wow, this latest round of torrential downpours have left us quite soggy. I have not seen this in the 11 years we have been in
Lavaca. I talked to a local man who has lived in Lavaca for 50+ years and he said he can't remember ever seeing rain like Tuesday's rain. I haven't seen an official rainfall amount here but I have heard 5-7 inches of rain depending on where you are in the River Valley. Along with all the rain we also had 65 mph winds. 
The wind blew down 2 of our Bradford Pear trees. The wind also blew rain through our bedroom window and down onto our wood floor. The new wood floor that Debbie and I spent 2 days putting down about 6 weeks ago. Did I mention it was new and that we put it down? It could have been worse. I hope it will dry out and not come a part when it does. I was told our insurance did not cover it so it has to be ok!
I slipped past the barricades on Hwy. 255 yesterday to take a closer look at the flooding in the area. I didn't have to drive far before I could not drive any further. As soon as I pulled up to stop I was greeted by this little fellow. This is what he looked like before I ran over him in my truck. I was going to put the after picture up but it wasn't pretty!
The picture looks like it is the edge of a very large lake but you can see I am standing on Hwy. 255 and it disappears under water. Truely amazing! Here is another picture from the Lavaca side of 255.
Today is the first day of spring. It is sunny and forcast to be much warmer. Maybe we have seen the worst of it as the waters begin to retreat. There are people in about a 5 state area that have had major loss due to the rising waters in their area. Very sad.
Terry Hurt
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Let me know if I can help you move those trees. As you know I am not much good and fixing things but God has blessed me with a good back to move stuff! I like the photos and yes the only good snake is >. . .
Danny Forshee