[Rhodes22-list] KY style Katrina - TN

[Bill Effros]

Nope.

The land behind the dikes is lower than the water in the lake and the 
Mississippi.  All the water that gets into the "bowl" must be pumped 
back out.  A lot of water got in.

Bill Effros

Rik Sandberg wrote:

> Wally,
>
>> How the hell are they going to pump all of that water out? 
>
>
>
> Well, I'm no expert, but it seems to me that they'd be better off now 
> that all the water has had a chance to flow in, they would be better 
> off to leave the holes in the dikes open so the water can run out the 
> same way it got in. The water levels from the storm surge, according 
> to reports, has apparently dropped outside the dikes to below the 
> level of the water inside the dikes. The water should now flow out, 
> just like it came in. Surely not all of it, but a darn good share.
>
> Rik
>
>
> Wally Buck wrote:
>
>> Anne,
>>
>> We got some wind yesterday and light rain but nothing bad. I can't 
>> imagine having to come back from a storm like that.
>>
>> We have the forecast you are hoping for. Once the clouds drift NE 
>> this morning they are calling for 7 days with highs in the low 80s 
>> with lows in the low 60s. I am going sailing after work today! The 
>> three days weekend looks beautiful.
>>
>> Best wishes to Thena and Ben and any others hurting for Kat.
>>
>> How the hell are they going to pump all of that water out?
>>
>> Wally
>>
>>
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>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] KY style Katrina
>>> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:43:41 -0500
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> It has been raining persistently and loudly since 0230. That 
>>> pounding kind
>>> of
>>> rain that awakens you after every 15 minute nap. It has plastered 
>>> leaves
>>> onto
>>> my windows, for those huge trees in my back yard are waving in the 
>>> wind like
>>> seagrass!
>>> My electricity just came on at 0620, so I did not have to take my 
>>> camping
>>> coffee
>>> maker to work today. (The Hospital has a generator, hence our office 
>>> has
>>> electricity
>>> at all times!
>>> Guess we will be in our style 'hurricane' for a few days. Really, we 
>>> can use
>>> the rain.
>>> Hopefully it will break our 96 degree, 95% humidity cycle!
>>> Would love to have a breezy 75 degree Labor day weekend!
>>> Because we had such a terrible storm on July 4th, the Kentucky Dam 
>>> marina
>>> will have
>>> fireworks on Saturday night here!
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
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