No matter where in the US you live, I'm sure you have seen Eureka and Pacific on the news sometime in the past 24 hours. Due to 2 days of monsoon rains, the Meremac River is wreaking havoc on our community.
Yes, Eureka is where we live right now, and Pacific is where we're building our new house! (Sounds like fun, doesn't it?) Thankfully, neither home is in a flood plain. (Though I looked at a Eureka map last night and realized how close we really are - like 4 or 5 houses away!) They are calling for record highs (if not, near record highs) for the Meremac. We are hearing lots of references to the Flood of '93 - though this isn't nearly as extensive and won't be nearly as long lasting, it's still a mess. The news is full of rescue operations, sandbagging efforts and evacuation notices. I can't help but to think about the Great Flood - Yes Noah and his family and the devastation that ensued. Yikes. Seeing these massive waters that are really on such a small scale make me thankful for God's promise to never flood the entire world again!!
The river is expected to crest in Eureka on Saturday . . . until then we'll probably have to deal with limited access to different areas due to flooded roads, but hopefully that's the extent of it for our family!
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