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Prior to moving to Tulsa, we had been in two locations that had potential floods. One day when living in Pasadena, TX, it took me until 10 pm to get home. At the time, I had a small child in day care so my husband had to go get him. It was extremely stressful to get home. The expressways were flooded in some areas or backed up to the point of stopping or if you tried an access road or side road they were also flooded and impassable. I still am not sure how I made it home that night. The next day we had four feet of water in the street in front of our house and a small motor boat was going down the street. My boss called me that day and asked why I wasn't at work. I never thought to call thinking the other places were like my home was. Evidently not, but I still refused to go to work. I did go the next day when the water had receded. Yes, the Houston area is known for floods, but, at the time, there was no flood insurance and not as much attention paid as today. We moved from Pasadena, TX to Abilene, TX to the dry, western part of the state. Texas is like Oklahoma in that it has lakes that are all man-made due to damming up rivers in the state. We had had some rain in Abilene, but not enough to flood. However, somewhere on the watershed above the lake that was not too far away, there had been lots of rain. We heard the news that they were releasing water from the dam. I didn't think too much about it, but when the water started running in the street, I decided to take myself and my two children, 4 and less than 6 months with me and get out of there. It was another adventure of trying to navigate streets and not flood the car. My husband was at work, so I called him and told him we would be sleeping in a motel that night and we would be staying on the second floor. I was not taking any more chances. Driving with water running in the street and not being able to see the street is a very scary experience for me. With these two experiences behind me, the next move was to Tulsa. I had to go house hunting by myself. Needless to say, I wanted a place way up hill from any water. We moved to Tulsa in 1975 and were here for the really bad flood on Memorial Day in 1976. We live not far from Mingo Creek so saw all the damage, but we were not in danger of flooding. I have a very great respect for water and its ability to move cars, trees, houses and you name it. Every house I have lived in since then has been in no danger of flooding unless we get 40 days and 40 nights. --Carolyn
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