Those of us who are weather junkies have been watching the City of Memphis… The Mississippi River has been rising… the Army Corps of Engineers has dynamited one levee flooding farm land, but taking pressure of the levees around Memphis…
As of this morning the river was at 47’ 7”… it is expected to crest tomorrow, May 10th… at 48’, then slowly drop… Then all that water has to move downstream…towards New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.
The National Weather service is predicting that the Mississippi River, at New Orleans will crest at 19.5’ above flood stage on May 23… The Levees are designed to protect the city to 20’…
Tina and I are planning a trip… a trip to New Orleans… arriving on May 18, departing on the 26th… assuming the river doesn’t rise and flood the streets of Evangeline… In the back of my mind I am hearing a song, by Randy Newman…
Louisiana, 1927
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through cleared down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline…
Our blacksmith is suggesting at take flippers, a mask and snorkel… I would, but the airline luggage rules are a pain…
What ever happens, it should be an interesting trip
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