Wow. I am so sorry the storm flooded you! It is a horrible experience. It only happened once to us while we lived in Canada. Who would expect the river to overflow it 25-foot banks? It did and we had four feet of water in our basement, ruining the furnace, water pump, hot water heater, deep freeze, washer and dryer in one fell swoop! Not to mention the mud left behind. From then on we did more prepping for flooding and I still do to this day.