I ' m finally back in Slidell , at my mom 's house for the rest of the night . Ike 's nowhere near hitting us , yet there 's already flooding here , and there 's a good possibility we 'll lose power . So , we 're camping out here tonight . The flights went well .

Based on the preceding passage, answer the following question What has caused the narrator to be stuck at their parent 's home ?
There has been a torrential downpour .