We've been appreciative of the many calls we've received checking on us over the past week or so. As you might have heard through the national news coverage, The Mighty Mississippi reached a crest of 47.87 feet early Tuesday morning. Not since 1937 has the river been this high, nor wide. Usually a half-mile downtown, the river measured 3 miles across. I took the kids across the bridge so that they could be witness to this historical event. Surging downstream at a rate of 900 million gallons every minute, the water at this rate (according to the US Army Corps of Engineers) could fill a football stadium 44 feet deep in one second! So, I suppose that is worth checking on us!!! Although a tenth of the city of Memphis is under water, we and our immediate surrounding neighbors, are safe from flood damage. There are some who were not as fortunate, and the clean up will be a challenge for some time to come. Our hearts and prayers are with them.
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Mighty Mississippi
We've been appreciative of the many calls we've received checking on us over the past week or so. As you might have heard through the national news coverage, The Mighty Mississippi reached a crest of 47.87 feet early Tuesday morning. Not since 1937 has the river been this high, nor wide. Usually a half-mile downtown, the river measured 3 miles across. I took the kids across the bridge so that they could be witness to this historical event. Surging downstream at a rate of 900 million gallons every minute, the water at this rate (according to the US Army Corps of Engineers) could fill a football stadium 44 feet deep in one second! So, I suppose that is worth checking on us!!! Although a tenth of the city of Memphis is under water, we and our immediate surrounding neighbors, are safe from flood damage. There are some who were not as fortunate, and the clean up will be a challenge for some time to come. Our hearts and prayers are with them.
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