Lost power

Had a major t-storm last night. Warnings all over the place and tornado watch to boot. Down to the basement we went. Kids were loaded for bear. Brought down the blankets, pillow, coats, and everyone had on their shoes. Power went out about 9:30, with the lighting still going on we saw that our power lined had been pulled from the house and the neighbors tree had fell over. It was laying in the power lines taking a break. We went back downstairs to get our things and found the floor covered in water. Since the power was out, the sump pump won't run. In candle light the kids and I put everything up on tables. It was the best we could do. Why candle light? Because the flashlights were MIA.

By 11:30 - midnight power was back on. Ran down stairs to find about 4-5 inches of water in the laundry room, funance room and storage room. The big room (finished and could be turned into a family room) only had water 1/2 way in. Still, the area rugs were sopping wet, yet the sump pump was working hard pulling the water out. Today, I had the fun of running the rug cleaner to just suck up the water in the rugs. Threw out several cardboard boxes, mop up the concrete floor, and took pics of everything, just in case something broke. The laundry is in baskets sorted and they are soaking wet. Been doing laundry all day too.

About 1:30 this afternoon, our energy company came and repaired our line. We couldn't leave the house with that line down like that. (See pic)

This brings me to the conclusion that we need to get a back up generator for the sump pump. That was a huge mess and I don't want to repeat it any time soon. I'm glad to hear no one was hurt in our area during this storm. Just wish we had planned a bit better for emergencies.