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Originally Posted by retiredbiker
Ten years ago we moved to a new house. It had a nice dry basement with no hint of any prior flooding events. So we stored dozens of cartons of paper books down there, pending unpacking and shelving. There was an ice storm and some storm drains in the area became blocked. Ten inches of water in the basement for a few hours. A "once in a generation event" said the local paper.
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I'll never forget the way my heart sank when I saw video of the flooding of the Education/Fine Arts/Architecture library in the Great Perth Hailstorm. 15% of the collection was lost.
https://youtu.be/jSNR6EpwKn4