Oh, the Mississippi may flood:
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MUSCATINE.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
- AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE PARK PARKING LOT.
And here is the Kish's:
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT DE KALB.
- UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
- AT 415 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET.
- MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
No flooding around me. But a bar stool I had standing about six feet from the windows had a pool of water in the seat when I got home last night, so you can see how strong the rain was.
Naturally, I was up on the roof of the new place with the home inspector during part of this storm last night. Fun!
We just got an official university message about flooded parking on the east side of campus. Meanwhile the two major all-campus events that were supposed to happen have been cancelled. I wonder if they're really going to have Cornfest this year.
This website for the Cornfest 10K race has pictures of the flooded course. (Why the race is cancelled.)
We had dinner at the Zukey Lake Tavern [link] which sits right on Zukey Lake. Watching the storm come across the lake from Chicago was terrifying and thrilling. SHEETS of rain, magnificent lightning, and the click click click of hail.
It was Craxy.
BE CAREFUL, PEOPLE!!
What she said. And stay dry.
I left my windows open yesterday. Luckily, not too much water got in so my Mac Mini didn't drown. Also, which is better: Corn Fest or Bean Fest?
Please to send the rain towards the southeast. Also, be careful.
Yes, please, be careful everybody! NO driving through standing water, for example!
The local stationery store was putting out Christmas cards this week.
Oh I just had a conversation about how the year is flying:
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