Our house in Kentucky at time of this story was next to the creek that we sometimes had to drive up to get to the house.
From what I understand,
it been raining for quite a while and as everyone watched the creek it was beginning to more and more look like something bigger than just a creek. It was moving very fast and starting to show white foam in places. Dad noticed that there were now things floating in the water as it rushed by. While it was exciting for the children, Mom & Dad began to get a worried look as they watched the water. Dad looked and told everyone to be quiet as he listened, his face became a little white, and we have to get out of the house now, it flooding up there and it's headed this way. Everyone started grabbing things, and Mom headed them toward the front porch. Dad stopped and listen again and shouted, "No! Not out the front - get out the back window - Now!" Mom and the kids stopped, a little confused, but then ran for the back window. Out they all went and up the hill to our Grandmom's house. About that time the flood waters hit - rushing by the house taking the front porch with it. If Dad had not heard the water coming and acted fast, Mom and the children would have been on the front porch when the waters hit. Dad was doing what Dad's do.....protect his family.
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