Flood - February 6, 1998

The Storms of February 6, 1998

Living on the water is wonderful 99.999% of the time. Then there's the tiny part that's left over. That's the part that's work. Or, adventure depending on your point of view.

On the morning of February 6, 1998 the El Nino storms were pounding Marin pretty hard. The morning high tide was at about 7:30AM and it combined with an adverse wind. As a result water levels rose to about 4 inches above the little concrete wall that's our final barrier to the sea. The photos that follow show the results. Fortunately, it only lasted about an hour. By then the tide had dropped enough to stem the flow of water.

This first shot was taken from my second floor deck. Notice the shore end of the gangway is under water and the water is flowing over the top of the wall. Eventually the water level in the yard got up to about the top of the lower deck!.

This shot is from the first floor deck. The water is just below the level of the lower part of the deck.

This third picture was taken from the dock looking back at my house. Look at the neighbor's yard on the right!

Speaking of the neighbors, this is the backyard of the neighbor's on the other side of me. It's amazing, but no water actually got into the house!

This shot, also taken from my second floor deck is of another neighbor's back yard. Looks like nothing but water doesn't it. Under about six inches of water is a nice pool and patio!

The water has to have some- where to go so it flows down the sides of the houses to the street. This is the cascade coming around the side of the house.

New neighbor Dave got a bit more than he bargained for as well. You can just see the outline of his pool beneath the flood waters.

At the peak water was at the top of his wheelwells.

There's an old story about the little boy who is completely happy being left in a room full of horse stuff because he's sure there's a pony hidden in there somewhere.
A couple of hours after the water level started to drop I take a minute for some fun. I'm standing in the street that still has about 6 or 7 inches of water in the middle. Enough to float my boat!

OK, so now you can send me e-mail. To do that just click on this link: Larry@Luckham.com

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	This first shot was taken from my second floor deck. Notice the shore end of the gangway is under water and the water is flowing over the top of the wall. Eventually the water level in the yard got up to about the top of the lower deck!.
	This shot is from the first floor deck. The water is just below the level of the lower part of the deck.
	This third picture was taken from the dock looking back at my house. Look at the neighbor's yard on the right!
	Speaking of the neighbors, this is the backyard of the neighbor's on the other side of me. It's amazing, but no water actually got into the house!
	This shot, also taken from my second floor deck is of another neighbor's back yard. Looks like nothing but water doesn't it. Under about six inches of water is a nice pool and patio!
	The water has to have some- where to go so it flows down the sides of the houses to the street. This is the cascade coming around the side of the house.
	New neighbor Dave got a bit more than he bargained for as well. You can just see the outline of his pool beneath the flood waters.
	At the peak water was at the top of his wheelwells.
	There's an old story about the little boy who is completely happy being left in a room full of horse stuff because he's sure there's a pony hidden in there somewhere. A couple of hours after the water level started to drop I take a minute for some fun. I'm standing in the street that still has about 6 or 7 inches of water in the middle. Enough to float my boat!
OK, so now you can send me e-mail. To do that just click on this link:	Larry@Luckham.com
Back to Home Page	Copyright © The Luckham Company