At 1:45 a.m. on March 10, 2016, Stacey Kellum and her family were watching the creek, fed by the Sabine River, near their home. The creek was rising, but didn’t appear to be a threat. The family was awoken at 3 a.m. by the sound of their dog barking. They looked out the window and could tell water was knee deep. By 5 a.m., the water was waist deep outside their home and the family decided to evacuate by boat.
Stacey Kellum’s home is now destroyed after taking on nearly six feet of water during the Southeast Texas flood on March 10, 2016. The interior of her home is also full of ruined belongings and is already developing black mold.