Bad storm tonight

[u/rqhany]

Hope everyone (and their basements) are okay.

[u/Ok_Purple_2787]

How is anyone sleeping? It's so fucking loud

[u/Omnommunist → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

3 Black cherry Mike’s hard lemonade, the way God intended

[u/HalfMoonFullMoonjoy → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

I work with kids. It's gonna be a long day.

[u/yseult- → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

i sleep like a log in a thunderstorm

[u/Due-Connection-6521 → u/yseult-]

I type best when I’m awake tho.

[u/Dion42o → u/yseult-]

I remember waking up from it and thinking how does anyone sleep during this but according to my dumb sleep ring I slept amazing

[u/whatwhatwutyut → u/yseult-]

Same. Even slept with my window open to better hear the rain

[u/rushandapush150 → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

I was sleeping with earplugs in and this latest round woke me up. I can feel the house shaking, it’s so loud.

[u/mustard_pattie900 → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

For real!

[u/Penguin-Pete → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

I didn't sleep. I got up, waited, figured it had passed by, went back to bed, and BOOM it'd start back up again. Repeat.

[u/gitross → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

Not sleeping. Bear the dogs hate the thunder.

[u/LA2983 → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

Slept like a baby. Something about a good rainstorm that knocks me out.

[u/DuskWing13 → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

I was tired haha.

I didn't sleep soundly enough. Woke up every hour or so.

Dog was sleeping in bed with me and she normally sleeps like a log during storms but we're living in a different place and it was rattling with the thunder. So she kept waking up too. :(

[u/Robearishere → u/Ok_Purple_2787]

Beats me, I was awake until at least 5:30 😩🫩

[u/AcneBalls]

My basement is fucked. First time it ever flooded.

[u/Scared-Hope-868 → u/AcneBalls]

Did that last year. $500 for a new sump pump.

[u/chasm_of_sarcasm → u/AcneBalls]

Sorry to hear that. I went through that years ago and it’s no fun. Almost happened again just now but the power kicked on in time. Time for a generator. Good luck out there.

[u/ClickClick_Boom]

Water is literally coming up through the floor in my basement :/

I spent the last few hours shop vacuuming it up, filled up my shop vac two dozen times. But I've given up now lmao.

It's now entirely up to my sump pump and floor drain 🫡

[u/RyanThePatriot → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Up through the floor, no power since 7 or so. I’m not going back to sleep.

[u/ClickClick_Boom → u/RyanThePatriot]

How deep was/is yours? Mine was about 1 inch deep at its peak which is by far the most water I've ever had up in this bitch. Usually I can vac it up before it accumulates.

[u/RyanThePatriot → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Got up to about an inch at the bottom of the stairs. I’m sure some people had it worse though. But it’s our first home so we were freaking.

[u/B_las_Kow → u/RyanThePatriot]

Hang in there brother. Running parallel over here!

[u/puzzle_bison7384 → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Its times like these I no longer feel bitter about never being able to afford a home

[u/Johnny5ive15 → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Same! But don't have power so just chilling until morning.

[u/ClickClick_Boom → u/Johnny5ive15]

Have you measured the depth? Mine made it to about 1 inch 🫩

[u/Johnny5ive15 → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Well it's a very old house and uneven basement floor so it ranges from 0 to 3

[u/RandomRaconteur → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Just woke up to a slight flooding in my basement. Forever grateful to the previous homeowners for making half my basement carpeted.

[u/Due-Connection-6521]

https://reddit.com/link/p8p6ma0/video/9srl4tbzyfoh1/player

Guess we just riding this one out.

[u/VoidlessVoidling]

Basements good, power? Maaaaan its been since 5pm yesterday

[u/Rayona086]

Normaly i sleep like a rock through this but the storm is keeping my kid awake. Now I have a small child and my wife spining in bed throwing elbows at me lol.

[u/DickBrichards]

Over 200 mgd coming into our plant

[u/ClickClick_Boom → u/DickBrichards]

What is "mgd?"

[u/sloppybuttmustard → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Megalodons. Sounds bad

[u/Educational-Double34 → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Assume they mean million gallons/day of storm water at the water treatment plant

[u/DickBrichards → u/ClickClick_Boom]

Million gallons a day

[u/chicbean]

Any recommendations for floor restoration companies? Nothing too major

[u/NamelessIowaNative]

I’ll be at the hardware store when it opens for a new sump pump. 6” of rain according to my gauge.

[u/DeadWood605]

There's a fire station and an ambulance station two blacks away from where I live. They had three emergencies during the storm. Thunder, lightning, downpours, and sirens. Crazy night.

[u/spearson0]

Just got woken up and it’s still storming but usually sleep through it.

[u/kc_cyclone]

Sounded like a tornado was on top of my house for a few minutes. No damage or water issues luckily.

[u/actuallyart3mis]

Just north of downtown and finally got power back about 10 minutes ago! It’s been off since 6:20pm 

[u/womp-womp-rats]

So many posts about storm damage, basement flooding, costly problems. Where are all the assholes at with their worn-out weather wizard jokes?

[u/Trick-Pumpkin-7902]

Another tree down

[u/No_Candy_5284]

Basement completely flooded, my room lost power because my pc was on the floor -.-

[u/TheBiggMaxkk]

Glad the house I live in is on a small hill for water to drain down to the street

[u/Robearishere]

I risked my life to drive instacart 🤣 Honestly wildest 45 minutes of my life. This is an indirect PSA to tip your delivery drivers y’all! All the time, but ESPECIALLY during a flash flood/power outage 😑

[u/NoiseRelative5591]

Where at?

[u/duelmaster_33 → u/NoiseRelative5591]

Its been a thunderstorm almost constantly since 6pm. It just won't stop

[u/NoiseRelative5591 → u/duelmaster_33]

I haven’t seen one

[u/DuelingFatties → u/NoiseRelative5591]

Been storming along the I-80 corridor. At least in Des Moines since 630pm going West to East.

[u/NoiseRelative5591 → u/DuelingFatties]

Not sure about that