Yikes!  This is frighteningly close to where I keep my horses, but luckily everything is ok at our barn.

Glad these guys made it out safely too.  Crazy weather!!  Last year, we had NO rain, now we're getting two year's worth in a week,

http://www.khou.com/news/Stranded-horses-rescued-from-flooded-stables-162311046.html

 I have a friend who boards in that general area and she said one of the pastures at their place was that deep.  The horses were all huddled in the corner on a large mound of hay.  The pasture her mareis higher and is in better shape, just a few puddles.

Strange to think that this time last year, we evacuated our horses to a place just down the road from the barn in this story, because of wild fires out our way, now they are being evacuated due to flooding.

What a difference a year makes.

I hyperventilated just reading that.  Big big tip of the hat to the volunteers that kept the horses under control and got all of them to safety.

 I cannot imagine the panic of those horses swimming in their stalls.  The creek had to have come up almost in the blink of an eye.

Flooding is the one thing that isn't an issue for us.  If we ever get to the point that we're under water, there's no point trying to leave as most of the county would already be under water.

We're the second highest spot in the county and we have the best natural and fast run-off that a person could ask for.

Wind is another matter.  I've been in the barn several times when I heard "The Train" up on the ridge and the barn shook a little

Our HO premium went up a whopping $200 this year because our insurance company asked for, and got, permission to raise everyone's rates from the Tennessee Insurance Commission.  All thanks to the tornadoes, etc that this area has experienced since 2010.  I knew a hike was coming but that was 20% of an already very pricey premium

I'm glad your barn wasn't caught up in all of that. These things become a lot scarier when they hit close to home