[Jdmiata]

Originally Posted by justjim

Trying to remember flooding and I believe some Villa's flooded one year in the Village of Duval. They backed up to 466A. I could be wrong---perhaps someone else remembers.

I live on the street that was flooded in Duval.
The flood was caused by a backup in the sewer line . Construction material , mostly sand clogged up the line flooding a couple of homes and some villas. The water came up my driveway but stopped short of my house.
This was in 2007.

[Hancle704]

In the winter of 1997-98 there was some flooding in the Villages. The pond at bottom of Hilltop golf course hole #1 overflowed to the homes. There was a considerable amount of street flooding in that area. The pond on the east side of Hwy 27/441 overflowed almost to the highway. A wooden causeway was quickly built for golf carts. Since that time a considerable amount of work has been done to manage and distribute the water in ponds. While the soil seems to be able to absorb quite a lot of rain, there have been times when it becomes saturated and then there is some "standing water" between homes. It has been said that the Villages does not suffer as much as coastal areas from hurricane winds but there have been occasions when a tornado is spun off from hurricanes. Folks have also drained up to a foot of water from residential pools to avoid overflow during storms.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Jdmiata

I live on the street that was flooded in Duval.
The flood was caused by a backup in the sewer line . Construction material , mostly sand clogged up the line flooding a couple of homes and some villas. The water came up my driveway but stopped short of my house.
This was in 2007.

We were here then and thank you for the clarification. Good to hear your house was not affected. These freak things happen sometimes.

I have a first cousin who lives in a suburb of Baton Rouge, La. and I called her a week or two ago. Linda and her husband David built their house 35 years ago---never no water ----never dreamed water would get into their house---- but this time. We were shocked but managed to say "others were in much worse shape as we only got a couple inches actually in their home".

Who would believe the tornado on Groundhog Day 2007. Freak things happen sometimes.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Jdmiata

I live on the street that was flooded in Duval.
The flood was caused by a backup in the sewer line . Construction material , mostly sand clogged up the line flooding a couple of homes and some villas. The water came up my driveway but stopped short of my house.
This was in 2007.

We were there to look at a house in 07. Just could not remember what village

[billethkid]

There could be a lot of water due to the rains expected.
Be sure your downspouts have splash blocks or extensions to keep water from accumulating at or near the pad the home is built upon.

It is best for the water to drain away from the pad/house.

Just in case.

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

Is Tampa out of the line of fire for now? Stay safe!

Tampa is getting a lot of rain. When I bought my house I checked topographical maps to assure that I was on high ground. I hope things are safe in The Villages. Stay safe.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by RickeyD

Tomorrow will be a Good test for the river that runs through Osceola Hills and the varied terrain in Pine Hills.

there's a river over there?

[mtdjed]

While I think our impact from Hermine was overestimated, I saw one post mentioning taking flags down to prevent damage. A little over a week ago , my Flagpole was struck by lightning. The bolt on top and the decorative ball were damaged. The flag and pole were not damaged. At the bottom of the pole , there were lines of burnt grass leading towards the house that found the buried Comcast Cable which served as the ground blowing a small hole in the ground and splattered mud on the house. Some surge entered the house causing some slight damage despite whole hose surge protection. Neighbors also affected. Note that house has lightening rods that are actually higher than flagpole. Appears that the flagpole (Metal) was a better conductor.

[tuccillo]

There was relatively weak external forcing so the early predictions had a substantial amount of uncertainty. As we got closer in time, it became apparent that the track was further to the northwest. For the last 24 hours, it has been apparent that the impact to us would be relatively minor. Some situations are more predictable than others. We should see some winds about 20-25 mph and perhaps 2-3 inches of rain. Hopefully no tornadoes will be spawned.

Originally Posted by mtdjed

While I think our impact from Hermine was overestimated, I saw one post mentioning taking flags down to prevent damage. A little over a week ago , my Flagpole was struck by lightning. The bolt on top and the decorative ball were damaged. The flag and pole were not damaged. At the bottom of the pole , there were lines of burnt grass leading towards the house that found the buried Comcast Cable which served as the ground blowing a small hole in the ground and splattered mud on the house. Some surge entered the house causing some slight damage despite whole hose surge protection. Neighbors also affected. Note that house has lightening rods that are actually higher than flagpole. Appears that the flagpole (Metal) was a better conductor.

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

If you are serious about this question, it must be a local expression from my part of the country.

Here it is used in a sentence;

Don't drive through standing water, auto insurance executive warns motorists | MLive.com

Now, Gracie, what's a gal from Ohio doing on a Michigan website?