The Flood is coming, and I have no Halo.

[flewellyn]

So, a quick update: the Red River's rise has slowed significantly. It has remained below 41 feet all day, inching upward at a glacial rate. It's still a record-breaker, mind you, but it's beginning to look like the crest may be lower than predicted. Or later. Maybe both.

The reason? We got slammed with a sudden cold snap and blizzard on Wednesday, which dumped 8 inches of snow on us, but! Also refroze the water that was flowing into the river. So, while there is snow and ice getting in the way of the volunteers building levees and dikes, the cold is helping us immensely. If nothing else, it's buying time; I can still hear trucks hauling dirt out to the road near my building, to build the levee higher.

I never thought I would say this, but...all praises to the Snow Demons!

Comments

[apocalypticbob.livejournal.com]

Don't know when you'll have the chance to see this, but stay safe, hon. Thinking about you.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

I'm right here! And things are fine, really. People are evacuating TO this building.

[lalael.livejournal.com]

*punts you to someplace sunny and tropical* Stay safe, Flew! *hugs*

[idemandjustice.livejournal.com]

I think that's the same blizzard we got to enjoy on thursday.

I hope the it doesn't rise too much more. Are you in the area that might have to be evacuated?

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

No, I'm on high ground.

[nimbrethil.livejournal.com]

You can probably blame me. I'm fairly sure I got it first. And we're getting another blizzard* right now.



*I say blizzard, but with the caveat that I'm native to Tennessee.

[lucretiasheart.livejournal.com]

DAMN. You know, now I can say "I know someone over there" when I watch news reports of your impending disaster. Cool.

[shakatany.livejournal.com]

I remembered that you live in Moorhead and came over here to check up on you. Good luck to you and everyone in area.

Shakatany

[foma44.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about you today because Moorhead was on the news. Hopefully it all ends soon. I mean, in a good way. Like, the flooding ends. Not in an apocolypitc way.