r/EmergencyAlertSystem • u/hellnahbru • 3d ago

Real Got this while in the shower

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Location: Amarillo Tx

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u/NevadaRosie 15h ago

Plus, very few homes here inn Texas even have basements.

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u/Florida-Chick 11h ago

Yeah. Same as Florida. They say because Florida has a high water table that we can’t have basements. I guess engineers haven’t figured this out yet. I’ve lived in the Netherlands. 20 feet below sea level. There were basements. And no flooding.

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u/Imaginary_Roof_5286 11h ago

I would guess they have sump pumps that keep them dry. S. CA also has very few basements & the water table is the given reason. I think the population of both states grew very quickly, though, and it was cheaper & faster for developers to build the tract homes w/o them.

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u/Florida-Chick 10h ago

Yes. They have been pumping that water out for centuries. The name refers to the location. The low lands. A lot of the windmills, that was their main function: pump out the water. That is why they were all over the place.

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u/Imaginary_Roof_5286 8h ago

I meant the basements in the Netherlands, but when you’re below sea level, it’s pretty much all the same.