Mississippi River Flood
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It looks like we'll have the highest flood stages since 1937. Here's 1 pic of Memphis. The rest are of Tunica, MS. Tunica is the third largest casino area in the US. They're shut down and looks like there will be lots of damage.
Interesting side note: When the levee systems were originally built, the work was concerned too dangerous for slaves (good field hands were worth more than $4,000 back then). They hired Irish laborers to do the job. |
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Here's a boat at the entrance to Fitzgerald's
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At Children's Palace
The password is "flood" Too early? Too local? (Bri prolly remembers that commercial) |
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This has been on my mind a lot lately...
FYI: John Lee Hooker is 78 yrs old in this vid. |
Here is ON the river ,
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/...f19282bf_z.jpg Photo047 by zippyt, on Flickr here is the same spot a week later , http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/...a45a035e_z.jpg Photo062 by zippyt, on Flickr 2 truck scales UNDER WATER , http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/...30bc96dd_z.jpg Photo061 by zippyt, on Flickr And ( Hard to see ) water flowing OVER a designated 5 lane flood way on the St francis river in MO. |
wow. Unreal. So sorry this is happening to some people - I'm bummed about a moist basement!!
and yeah, InMo, I DO remember that commercial! allllll the rich and lucky kids got to go to Children's Palace (the password is FUN!) |
Dear Mother Nature,
Pls to chill out some, Tnx, Hoomins. P.S Sorry about the climate change. |
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Still too soon?
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yeah the water it UP a Bit ,
This is the I40 Bridge ( new bridge , in Memphis ) looking West Bottom pic is Normal river stage |
Corps of Engineers prepares to open the Morganza Spillway.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/bre...?showAll=y&c=y |
link broken Delta
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Well crap!
Here is a map showing probable inundation area if the Morganza Spillway is operated at 25%. They opened it yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/3767199...7626528621473/ Here is a map showing travel times for the flood wave. Notice that once past I-10 there is a valley to the west in which the flood wave will travel north - against the land slope. http://www.flickr.com/photos/3767199...7626528621473/ |
That is reasonably shocking in scale.
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