http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/flooding/ en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:27:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362048/posts Unnecessary fear over swine flu is clogging up area emergency rooms. Three of Cleveland's major hospitals -- MetroHealth Medical Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic -- said Tuesday they are seeing unprecedented numbers of people coming into their ERs with flu symptoms. The vast majority of these visits are unwarranted because the cases are mild and don't require emergency medical attention. After being seen by a doctor, most patients are being told to go back home, rest, drink fluids, take Tylenol and avoid contact with others. The emergency room at MetroHealth has seen a record number... The Plain Dealer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362048/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:27:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2361620/posts Rains have already soaked much of Northeast Texas and Arkansas and it now spreading into the MidSouth and heading towards the TN Valley as of 3 PM Tuesday. Over the past week, it has been cloudy and dreary with periods of rain, some of which has been heavy for much of the South from Northeast Texas-Northern Georgia. This area has seen an estimated 2”-6” of rainfall during this time with some isolated higher amounts. This has saturated the ground and unfortunately, more rain, some heavy, is on the way. Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2361620/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:12:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348331/posts A one, two punch is on its WAAY to the Heartland of the nation. A system that has been cut-off from the main flow over the Plains and central Rockies will finally get bumped and move eastward into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley through this weekend. Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348331/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:45:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345443/posts This is of the, I believe, downtown connector at the Brookwood split.. Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345443/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345261/posts According to the National Weather Service, over 20 inches of rain has fallen on the Metro Atlanta area since Friday, and the subsequent flooding has closed schools and highways. Douglas County, GA, has declared a state of emergency, and people throughout the area are nervously watching the next line of storms heading east from Alabama. Through it all, some of the residents are comforted by their faith in the federal government. As emergency workers, work details, and homeowners begin to try to clean up damage or prepare for the next round of storms, local radio shows have been highlighting the... The Constitutional Alamo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345261/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:14:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2340342/posts A large upper level low pressure system is spinning across the ArkLaTex and will likely continue to do so until late this week and possibly into the beginning of next. This keeps things very unsettled with waves of rain from northeast Texas to Georgia. Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2340342/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301689/posts A stagnant weather pattern is setting up across the Eastern United States and this is going to affect many from the Mississippi Valley through the Mid-South and into the Tennessee Valley by providing waves of rain and t-storms. Some of the waves will include some moderate to heavy rains. So what is exactly going on? Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301689/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:47:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215299/posts The Westboro Baptist Church, whose members tour the country protesting at military funerals because they claim America is tolerant of homosexuality, is thanking God for record flooding in North Dakota. “God sent the flood waters to cover the evil people of Bismarck and Fargo, ND, where you flipped off God and raised your hands against His anointed by criminalizing WBC’s gospel preaching against” gays and their supporters, declared a statement released Wednesday by the church, which is in Topeka, Kan. The statement referred to House Bill 1040, a North Dakota state law passed in January 2007 that bars protestors from... Grand Forks Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215299/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218193/posts FARGO, N.D. – Weary residents welcomed the Red River's further retreat Monday but faced an approaching snowstorm expected to kick up wind-whipped waves that could threaten the sandbag levees they built to protect their city from a major flood. Engineers weren't worried about the storm's snow because it's unlikely to melt soon. They were concerned, however, that crashing waves could weaken the dikes. The higher the wind speed, the higher the threat, said Jeff DeZellar, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "The forecast that we saw was 25 mph or more, and certainly that's enough wind to... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218193/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:30:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214136/posts Barack Obama sat with a group of reporters yesterday and attempted to exploit the suffering of North Dakota’s Red River Valley flood victims to help sell his bogus energy plan. Apparently taking a cue from Al Gore while heeding Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s advice to "never let a good crisis go to waste," the president deflected a question challenging his proposed cap-and-trade system’s devastating impact on the economy by blaming the flooding on global warming – sort of. Asked about North Dakotans’ concerns that his carbon trading scheme might harm the state’s vital coal and power-generating industries, Mr. Obama... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214136/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:25:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168356/posts Flooding Disaster Assistance Available for Disabled VetsSnohomish CountyRelease Date and Time: 01-20-2009 01:55:00 PM       As a result of recent flooding in Western Washington and record snowfall in Eastern Washington, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is extending applications for grants under our nationally recognized Disaster Relief program.   The DAV Disaster Relief grants may be issued for the purpose of providing; food, clothing, and temporary shelter or to obtain relief from injury, illness or personal loss resulting from natural/national disasters that are not covered by insurance or other disaster relief agencies.    To be eligible for a... Regional Public Information Network (RPIN) Washington http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168356/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:22:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160713/posts A major winter storm that has tapped into sub-tropical moisture, continues to send wave after wave of rain into the Pacific Northwest, triggering landslides, shutting highways and sending rivers over their banks. A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 was closed in both directions just before 6 p.m. tonight. MORE NEWS • Landslides block Washington highway • Vernonia watches flood gauges, ponders fate of new gym floor • Storms hit Washington state, bringing flooding, avalanches and mudslides • Heavy rains could flood swollen Johnson Creek • Small slides, flooding hit coast The interstate was closed at milepost 68 at the eastbound... OregonLive.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160713/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:51:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149882/posts Houston Mayor Bill White used a Web video to announce his plan to run for U.S. Senate today.... He cites turbulent economic times, a rising federal deficit and high unemployment rates in the video, saying "this may be an opportunity for our nation to do things it has only dreamed of before..." White previously worked as deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy under President Clinton and as chief executive of the Wedge Group, a Houston-based holding company with interests in oil-field services, engineering and real estate. In comments today, he also highlighted signature domestic issues such as health... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149882/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:29:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061382/posts Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Up to 12.3 billion bushels of corn are expected to be harvested this season in the U.S., despite the recent Mississippi flooding which inundated many farms in the Midwest. With 600 million extra bushels for the summer harvest, it will be the second-highest corn yield on record, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Prior to the confirmation of the bountiful harvest, there were fears the Midwest flooding could lead to food shortages and major economic losses for American farmers. Before perfect weather was enjoyed by farmers recently, corn future prices rose to $8 per bushel. On... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061382/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:00:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052474/posts <p>Emergency personnel evacuated about 700 people from Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs early Sunday as the rain-swollen Rio Ruidoso overwhelmed several bridges in town, coursed over roads, damaged homes and stranded dozens of campers in the area.</p> The Albuquerque Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052474/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:01:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047925/posts 2008 Corn & Soybean Yield Expectations In Midwest Study URBANA, Ill. - A new study by University of Illinois agricultural economists projects that average 2008 corn yields could be reduced by 2.9 bushels per acre in Illinois, 3.5 bushels in Indiana, and 6.3 bushels in Iowa due to later-than-normal planting and above-normal precipitation in May. Soybean yields may be down 1.1 bushels, 0.4 bushels, and 1.0 bushels per acre, respectively, in those same states for the same reasons. CattleNetWork http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047925/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:25:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041630/posts Is it really true that the people of Iowa and Wisconsin are morally superior to the residents of New Orleans? That certainly seems to be the attitude of some Wisconsin State Journal readers who send me e-mails on a daily basis crowing about how victims of the floods of Cedar Rapids aren't whining or asking for hand-outs, unlike the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The messages take the same perspective: When floodwaters drowned downtown Cedar Rapids, people got to work filling sandbags and helping one another. When the residents of New Orleans were drowned in the floodwaters unleashed... Madistan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041630/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039210/posts WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 1 (UPI) -- A Purdue economist says U.S. corn demand is exceeding supply and, combined with Midwestern flood losses, ethanol production might soon stall. Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt says with higher corn prices, fewer ethanol producers can afford the feedstock. In turn, domestic livestock producers and foreign buyers are finding it more difficult to obtain grain. "Everybody is trying to evaluate how many bushels of corn we've lost because of weather-related damage, what the implications are for prices and who can pay these high prices," said Hurt. Using a similar 1993 Midwest flood as... UPI.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039210/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:53:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037601/posts The Pin Oak Levee at Winfield has collapsed in Missouri and Muskrats may be to blame for weakening the levee to its last moments of strength. A collapsed levee along the Mississippi River has left a nearby town with a flash-flood warning and imminent danger and raging water. The Pin Oak Levee is a corner levee protecting a small town of about one hundred homes - but according to officials, the water will "ultimately inundate" at least part of the town. The Post Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037601/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:53:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035625/posts What residents were hoping they could avoid has happened in St. Charles. As feared, part of the Elm Point Levee has burst and water is rushing through right now at a rapid pace. Authorities say that the levee burst in two spots around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. One of those holes is reportedly the size of a football field. Several homes and businesses in the area are now flooded. Officials say that residents in that area voluntarily evacuated before the breach.    Google map link KMOV.com, St Louis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035625/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:06:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035372/posts WASHINGTON, June 23, 2008 – Missouri is the latest Midwestern state to see increasing numbers of National Guard citizen-soldiers and –airmen on duty in the face of the region’s worst flooding in 15 years. “Our priority is to protect the lives of Missouri’s residents and their property,” Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said during a visit to flood-affected areas with National Guard officials. “Then we will focus on recovery efforts.” “As Missourians continue to face the rising waters of the Mississippi, their Missouri National Guard stands beside them in the fight,” Army Maj. Gen. King Sidwell, the state’s adjutant general, said.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035372/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035209/posts During the week after Father’s Day, I received a number of interesting emails from readers asking me to write about the dearth of looting after the recent floods in Iowa. Specifically, they wanted me to write about the reason there was so much more looting in New Orleans after Katrina hit the “Chocolate City” in 2005. Of course, the problem involves so much more than race – a factor most people are thinking about, even if they won’t admit it... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035209/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2034694/posts Barack Obama stooped to a new low in his campaign of division and distraction on Saturday when he scraped the bottom of the barrel in his inference that John McCain may be partially to , blame for levee collapses throughout the region. In a prepared statement Obama stated, "I know ... PDOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2034694/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034510/posts It was only a matter of time until the mainstream media began ramping up global warming alarmism by connecting flooding in the Midwest to climate change. ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” took a page out of the alarmists’ playbook – connecting natural disasters to global warming, which according to the broadcast is caused by mankind’s use of fossil fuels. The segment, which led off the network’s June 19 broadcast, cited a government report that stated there’s definitive evidence such a link exists. “[T]oday, the administration report draws a clear link between this destructive and severe weather and the fossil... businessandmedia.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034510/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033986/posts The floodwaters are rising, swamping cities, breaching levees. Tens of thousands are displaced. Many are dead. No, I am not talking about Hurricane Katrina, but about the Midwest United States. As the floodwaters head south along the Mississippi, devastating communities one after another, the media are overflowing with televised images of the destruction. While the TV meteorologists document "extreme weather" with their increasingly sophisticated toolbox, from Doppler radar to 3-D animated maps, the two words rarely uttered are its cause: global warming. I asked former Energy Department official Joseph Romm, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, about the... Seattle P I http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033986/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:39:50 GMT