What a day yesterday. The center of Alberto hit Raleigh yesterday morning and the 2 inches of rain predicted turned into almost 7. It caused major flooding, shutting down streets and even a large shopping mall.
It was our Corps Day yesterday and we planned on a cook out and some badminton. Only half the people who RSVP'ed were able to make it through the storm. We grilled on the porch and instead of badminton we put together puzzles and played cards.
My boss let us off 30 minutes early and it took me awhile to get home. Some of my normal roads were closed due to high water. I got home and saw my apartment complex in shambles. My apt is okay. I live on the 3rd floor so I am far from the water's reach. The apartment on the first floor had about an inch of water running into the front door. A huge oak tree at the entrance of the complex split in half and fell into the near by parking lot, destroying two cars. There is debris EVERYWHERE!. the crew worked late into the night and were still working this morning when I left to go to work. Hopefully things will be cleaned up when I get home.
At the lake we have a ton of debris in the water and some trees down on the trail. Our normal lake level is 251.5 feet above mean sea level and we are expected to crest this afternoon at 256.00. Hopefully we can open the dam and release this water before the next rain system hits.
Today will be spent calling contractors to see about cleaning up some of this debris and helping the forester clean up the trees on the trails. I am just thankful that the next couple of days will be rain free.
If you are interested in seeing some video and photos of the flooding here in Raleigh visit WRAL NEWS
