One year after historic flooding devastated parts of the 53209 ZIP code, a Glendale homeowner is sharing how she rebuilt — and what she wishes she had known before the water came.
Darcy Hamlin had lived in her Glendale home for more than 20 years when she woke up on Aug. 10, 2025, to find her basement filled with 3 feet of water.
“It was just hard to believe. It was hard to wrap your head around, just that there was just so much water,” Hamlin said.
The basement was not just storage space. It was where Hamlin practiced as a musician, where her husband worked and where the family gathered to watch movies and sports. After the flood, everything had to go — furniture, a brand-new washer and some of her husband’s rare books…