I grew up in a flood zone. Over the years we packed valuables many times. Sometimes necessary..some times not. Here we go again...but we did it. Never had to evacuate but we were ready.
back then you couldnt put pics on a thumb drive and mom always wanted to save the pics.
I was downstream of the Teton Dam failure back in the 70s, although we were high enough up to watch and then help with the emergency response instead of drowning. Since then, I never lived in a flood zone, but I always lived in areas where that could be a choice. A prerequisite for us to consider a home is that it be well above the 100-year floodplain and other potential flooding hazards. I respect those who can face floods multiple times, but seeing (and hearing) that once was more than enough for me.