January 8, 2005
THE CRAZY WEATHER IN INDIANA
While 3.5 inches of snow fell here in central Indiana overnight (see photo below, taken earlier this morning from my window), the Indianapolis Star is reporting that the flooding in southern Indiana is about to become the worst the state's seen in some 70 years.
From this morning's Indianapolis Star:
Flooding will be especially bad in southern Indiana because, in addition to the water draining from the north, the area received the state's heaviest snow around Christmas and the most rain in the past week, officials said. About 40,000 people live in towns expected to experience flooding in coming days, but State Emergency Management Agency officials said they could not estimate how many people might be affected. Rivers in Martinsville, Spencer and Columbus crested at the highest levels since March 1913, [officials] said.
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Posted by Mikal at January 8, 2005 8:32 AM
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