Carey Home flood 2011 time lapse.mov

Before we evacuated our home, I set up a time-lapse camera and aimed it out our picture window towards the Loyalsock Creek. Well, after seeing how high the water got, I figured the camera was ruined (which it is) but, I got the card out and discovered that the camera ran for quite a long time before the power went out. The water actually got over 7ft high in our home, well above the height of the camera. This video was recorded September 7, 2011, by Bryon Carey.

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[3cboGames]

Hey Bryon, its Steffon, cool video, sorry about the house, I know that creek way to well! I just got a new house up in Shunk ( forksville area) and was trying to find information to see if I could even get there?

[bryoncarey]

@3cboGames Good luck with your new house. I hope it's dry. Let me know.

[bryoncarey]

The camera was set up about 7.25 miles out 87.

[bryoncarey]

I never thought it would get so high. My camera was 5.5 feet off the ground and I figured that was plenty high enough. I was wrong. The interval was set for 1 shot every 30 seconds.

[bryoncarey]

You can see the plant inside the window start to float. The tripod was getting knocked around by stuff floating in the house.

[cdawg4391]

So sorry to hear your home was flooded. Where are you living? I'm near Laporte and feel very badly for you.

[giantsfan562001]

We also dealt with this flood I saw the weather channel forcast when Lee started moving and what was possible ...Our local weather channel was saying we'd only get 3 inches if that but we moved our camper just in case to solid ground ...Incase we had to move fast then the rain came I knew at about 1:30 pm we needed to start moving items ..We flooded in 2006 but the water was about a foot and a half higher this time..We were lucky the water was about 6 inches from going into the house Good luck!

[smileyheyl]

To Tomkat53: We've lived here for 31 years. Never had anything like this. Our drill has always been to get things upstairs or at least up high. Swimmy toys and plastic chairs are pretty low on the priority list.When it happened, it happened fast and we just needed to get out. Other times power never went off. Good questions, but if you haven't lived it, you probably don't understand . . .

Donna Carey

[mbronsonleach]

Bryon, it's Michael Leach (from next door). Where can I reach you? Want to talk about clearing the road --- I have a guy who I think can clear the road for us.

email leachmb@gmail.com

[Tomkat53]

Couple questions:

1. Why didn't you secure or store away those items outside, that floated away?

2. Why didn't you shut off the power at your main breaker box? (and run the camera on batteries)

As for #2, you took a HUGE RISK by allowing the WATER to basically short out the power in your home!

[DVC725]

Kind of helps to comprehend how our house got leveled, and EVERYTHING is gone....totally.....don't know when we will be able to get up there to see if anything in our little cove is left. I heard only one house is standing, and it has been condemned. They have told us it was about 35' deep in our area.

[leftwaffe]

Wow



[lisa221inCT]

Bryon, so sorry to hear about this much water in your house :( My mom lives up rt 87, just past "the narrows" section which is above shore acres but before best beach. she got 3 feet in her house. i made a FB page for people of this area to share information, resources and photos if you'd like to join. Hopefully everybody can help each other and friends & family can get info and help.

facebook.com/pages/Lycoming-Co­unty-September-Flood-Victims-F­riends-and-Family/167446493335­496

[jjk1412]

Hey Bryon...your old downstream neighbor here ...next to the "whip o will" place....Did the water get up over the bank? Did Hans dad place get water? You folks have had water before and I know you'll be OK. Many friends got flooded out there and I'm trying to find out whats happening. Heard the slabtown bridge went as well as best beach! alot of memories out there....take care and be safe...John K.