We were in a flood about a year and a half ago. The water was 5 feet in our basement. It was a nightmare. Some people with low based houses actually stayed put and had to be removed with emergency crews. I hope you don't have to go through actual flood stages but if you do, don't be brave... evacuate before hand. We saw a lot of animal death because people didn't heed the warnings. Unfortunately, emergency crews consider human life more important and will save them first.