On the night of August 25th 2016, a tragedy hit the towns of Connellsville and Bullskin. A flood, a devistating flood, ripped through the neighboorhoods and highways like there was no tomorrow. At my house in Connellsvile Township, the flood waters rose in an instant. It felt like a normal storm at first, but once the tornado warnings started showing up around us, it was serious. The wind and rain became heavier, and my anxiety started taking over. As my family was in the basement preparing for the worst, I open my front door to find the street covered in deep, grimey water. Water was already reaching ankle level in my basement. Our sump hump stopped working, and my mom was becoming very frustrated and upset. The rain was a torrential downpour.
