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Old 10-01-2024, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ithos View Post
What are the chances that TV could have a similar level of flooding in a hurricane that dropped 20 inches of rain? I understand that the problems in the inland regions were made worse because of the mountains and failure of damns.

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When we had 12 inches in a day a few years back, thanks to the excellent civil engineering here, the houses stayed dry. 20”? It’s possible some houses would flood. In many cases, though, before that happened, a number of golf courses would turn into lakes, as they are designed for that. We’ve had water blocking golf cart paths on courses, but never the entire course turned into a lake.