We interrupt the regularly scheduled program for a bit of reality
(I just got an email from a friend checking to see how I am, and I thought I ought to make an announcement here in case anyone else is wondering.)
The remains of Tropical Storm Lowell (an east Pacific storm that nobody paid much attention to) dropped ten inches of rain in the Wichita area yesterday. Several of the rivers in the region are well above flood stage. Fortunately for me, none of the flooding is near my neighborhood, even though the Little Arkansas River loops around it.
My principal, selfish concern with the flooding is to what extent it will interfere with the Walnut Valley Festival next weekend. The spot where I normally camp is currently under at least ten feet of water. (If I do go this year, I’ll be day-tripping. Even if the Walnut River is back within its banks in time, the mud will be deep and gooey in the campgrounds.)
Carp Camp, September 13, 2008. (Photo from The Winfield Courier.)
Here’s what it looked like a year ago. (Link fixed.)
In other news, the word is that Ubu rode out Ike in good shape. It will probably be some time before he has power again and can resume blogging.
Update: Ubu’s back.
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September 13th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I’m glad that Ubu’s ok. Hopefully, the casualties in Galveston are minimal, but I can’t even think of anything short of a catastrophe happening there. Especially with something like 40% of the residents riding out the storm.
I mean, I rode out Gustav, but I’m also at least 30 feet above sea level and Gustav had to go over 100 miles of land before the eye was over the city. It was a Category 1 when that happened.
Granted, if a Category 4 or worse was coming from straight South of Lafayette, LA, I’d be evacuating my butt out of here. I’d also would be moving to a safer location if I had tall trees that can fall on the house in any Hurricane.