Linton Flood 2009

This is 2 blocks down from our house.

They used a boat and a tractor to evacuate a family
Also 2 blocks down from our house. They are friends of ours. They have water in their basement and now it has reached their main floor

This is the south part of Linton, by the motel and Gas Plus.
taken on Monday morning.

Same house as above taken Sunday night. The water moved very fast!

Jack right in front of our house. We are up on a hill, so we should be safe.

Our backyard, the water was running over hwy 83 and running right into a field behind our house. You wouldn't believe how fast the water ran.

South Linton, the gas station and deli.

a rescue boat down the hill from our house. Old town had mandatory evacuation.

glad that isn't my van!

Oh my gosh, this is so crazy and totally unbelievable! We arrived home on Sunday afternoon, about 3pm, planning to unload and attend the welcome home party for the basketball team. When we got into town, we had to take a detour. Water was rushing over the highway and a car had ran off of the road and into the water. We went around. When we came to our neighborhood, we had to go down the hill about a block south of our house, their was water to the west, but we made it home no problem. Within 30 minutes, the water was running everywhere! Paul left at 3:30 to help load sandbags and didn't come home until about 11pm. I was outside many times watching the water make its way up towards our hill. Everyone assured me that it would NEVER come up that high and so far so good. By 9pm Sunday night, they were asking people in old town to evacuate. Most people did, but some stayed. The ones that stayed are the ones you see in the above pictures being taken in boats and tractors.

We drove around a little on Monday afternoon and I was amazed how bad it really was. You see things like this on tv and you feel bad, but you really don't know how it feels or how bad it really is until it hits close to home. You just can't imagine what Linton looks like. The pictures don't even do it justice. There are probably 75 homes in old town that will need some serious remodeling or even start over.

I want to send out a huge thank-you to the community of Linton. It is so awesome to see a community come together and help each other out. The sheriff, the police, county workers, fireman, paramedics, and many community members worked together. We had a sandbag station set up at the courthouse. Many people were filling sandbags and loading them. Women were in the courthouse making sandwiches, hot cocoa and water for the volunteers. The national guard came down along with the red cross and salvation army. We didn't have school on Monday or Tuesday. I am sure things will be more normal tomorrow.

I will keep everyone posted on the cleanup and the weather. I saw tonight, we could be in for another snow storm next week. hopefully, the temps will remain near normal, so we don't have such fast melting. Thanks to everyone for the calls, thoughts and prayers!