07-17-2021, 12:29 AM
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
Sort of reminds me of the tsunami ten years ago in Japan.
This is why I told a relative looking to move to Oregon, to look at flood maps and add 10 feet of elevation before considering a location.
Funny you should say that - I did just that the other day. Knowing that the potential for a flood of biblical proportions is expected to happen ONE DAY here, I checked a flood map.
Here at 60' above sea level, I'm safe. I really hated it when I moved from the lovely mid-town area. It was nice, but was getting too expensive, and I knew that I was leaving a flood plain and heading to higher ground - that made me feel a little better.
REALLY glad when I got my mom moved out of this area. There was a possibility of a dam break in 2019 and that would have been very scary for mom.
These 'once in 100 years' events that haven't happened my whole life suddenly feel not so far away now that I'm old...