Trying To Master The Disaster Before It Masters Me

It rained like crazy early this afternoon, so I took a quick look to see if the basement was flooding again. It was, and coming fast! Finally found the issue. A surprise pool of water developed along the west wall of the house from runoff next door. Once inside the basement, the water pooled against the east wall, which just confused me. I set up a siphon to drain the water. A measure of control. Now it's raining again. The cycle continues....