"After half a day of dodging foot diameter pine trees flying through the air like missiles, it all suddenly stopped. The sun came out and the sky turned blue. We were in the eye. I was standing in three foot of water in the street looking up and I could see the eyewall just edging over. Turning around I saw a thirty foot tall wall of water racing down the street and through the surrounding forest straight toward me. I swam for the house. As I reached the door water was already streaming in. I slammed the door, as if that would keep it out. Entering the living room I could see water climbing up the windows on the outside well above my head. I grabbed the screaming cat off the mantel and waded toward the attic access. Water was at the ceiling as I climbed inside the attic and when the rising waters got up to my neck I cried out 'Lord Jesus, help us!'