Good luck Pat...how high are they predicting and how many homes are they thinking will be impacted?

 

A lot of the smaller towns near the river are being evacuated entirely. Here's the kicker: This isn't going to be a short deal, where the water hangs around for a week or so. They are saying it could be this high FOR A MONTH OR MORE! Some towns will have anywhere from 6-10 feet of water covering them. Omaha shouldn't be affected all that much. But the smaller towns along the river will. And, we are going to stay shutdown until the water recedes.

 

Oh my Pat, that's a lot of water for a long time. Hopefully everyone is as prepared as they can be.

just a quick wag-by, have a great day folks!!!

 

Morning Wag. It's going to be a HUGE mess, that's for sure. Have a good day bud!

 

Holy cow!!!...that is amazing...sorry to hear it...prayers your way for all those affected...it is hard to imagine all you've worked for going under water like that in a blink of an eye...

I remember back in June of 2008 when we were traveling home thru St. Louis and stopped at the arch and the Miss. river was well over her banks then...it was a sight to see as a tourist but crippling for those affected...

Flooding is always one of those things that are hard to predict...

Fort Wayne used to flood all the time with the meeting of Three Rivers...but thankfully over the years the Corp of Engineers and the city have built up dykes and really reduced the flooding risk in town...but it took YEARS of work and many tax payer $$$ spent...

Good luck my friend...hopefully YOU are NOT affected (other than the plant shut down)

Joe.

 

Thanks bud. Our home won't be affected, so I'm thankful for that. The thing that really concerns me is the length of time the water will be up. This could go on for months. Houses will be totally destroyed. There won't be any gutting the drywall and insulation and starting over. They will have to destroy the homes and start over. It's just so damn sad.

 

Hopefully insurance covers it for people...if you aren't in a "flood" zone and don't have "flood" insurance...does homeowners insurance cover this type of loss?...makes you wonder (and scared)...

 

No, it doesn't. And, from what the news is saying, a lot of people live in areas just recently redesignated flood plains, and they haven't gotten flood insurance. They'll have no coverage. They will have to rely on federal aid.

 

In a flood zone and no flood insurance=nothing, when you apply for insurance they know where the flood zones are and if you are in it, it's a policy provided by FEMA National Flood Insurance, you can go to the site to check your area!

 

Morning all ,

 

Good morning Indiana! So are the rest of the months of the year unofficial bs months? Just wondering as the only thing productive I usually see going on here is more bs

 

Good evening Indiana! Hot and humid tomorrow here, suppose the same for Indiana also. Everyone have a great Friday and if you sweat,it's your fault.

 

Good Morning All!

Happy TGIF!

 

Good morning and have a fantastic Friday Indiana

 

Happy Friday.........oh wait, I gotta work all weekend........oh well, still a happy friday.

Have a great day all!!!