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. 8 Jun 08 - Here's an email
that I received from a reader in Indianapolis:
Hi Bob,
“It is difficult to find the right words to describe the mess that
central and southern Indiana current is,” says reader Dan Hammer. “The
region has taken a beating of late in the form of heavy rain and severe
storms. My family came home Thursday evening from the Cincinnati area
where they saw flooded fields. We haven't been able to get a break from
this rain where things can really dry out. Well things went from bad to
worse Friday evening and in to Saturday around noon.
“An area of storms formed around I-70 and south and moved pretty much
from west to slightly north of east. Basically one storm after another
over the same spot. I was far enough north that I missed the first few
waves of this but my luck ended at midnight. Fortunately my area
doesn't flood but you have to go no more than about a mile to run in to
flooding. The further south you go the worse it gets. Some areas are
reporting the worst flooding in history.
"Here is a list of locations in Indiana reporting major flooding. This
is major flooding as defined by the NWS. An asterisk represents a
record flood.
Clifty Creek near Columbus 22.16 feet
Youngs Creek at Amity 14.84 feet*
Sugar Creek near Edinburgh 19.23 feet*
Flatrock River at Columbus 19.83 feet
Clifty Creek at Hartsville 17.83 feet
White River at Eagle Valley Generating Station 612.2 feet (missed record
by 1.3 feet)
Mill Creek near Cataract 22.62 feet
White River at Spencer 25.42 feet
Eel River at Bowling Green 23.48 feet
White River at Elliston 29.23 feet
White River at Newberry 24.82 feet
"The fire station in Edinburgh, IN reported a
storm total of just under 11 inches of rain (10.94"). There is a great
deal of farm land from I-70 and south. There will certainly be crops
that are a total loss. There is no place for all this water to go.
Fields will likely remain flooded for a while and the crops will rot.
"Here is the Indianapolis Star photo gallery.
http://www2.indystar.com/autofocus/galleries/show/2455/1
"I've seen a number of the places
that are shown in the gallery. I even used to work right next to one of
the areas that was flooded and I had never seen standing water there
before. Friday night was not supposed to be like this. I think this
caught many people off guard."
Dan
Dan’s website is
www.ClimatePatrol.com
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