Webster

thanks em2nought but in heavy or steady all day rains I get inch of water above ground regularly but drainage is good so its gone as soon as the rain stops

water table is roughly 18-24" below ground so the only "feasible" shelter is the house not to mention im at sea level and would be below it in hurricanes

anything under ground in Louisiana becomes filled with water no matter how many pumps or how well its sealed so that fancy shelter would just become an underground swimming pool or water storage tank

the house is sitting on a continuous chain wall foundation and piers built as one unit and all tied in and connected together with rebar. the house itself is strapped, banded and tied to the piers so its not going anywhere.

I have been through many storms and trust me, there is more to fear from flooding and no power "for who knows how long" in hurricanes then the wind of the hurricane itself. unless you surrounded by trees that is lol.