USman Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 My home town had flooding that broke records in the history of my town. We had one old mill dam break in a state park, we had a dike break that rerouted the river, and we had a small hydroelectric dam fail and over top. as of now no deaths have been reported. our river at normal stage is 7 to 10 feet, the flooding rose it to a record 25 feet. There was a fair down river so they held water back to save it causing the Delhi dam to fail and washout on the sides. The water then flooded the town with the fair and caused a mass evac of another town. The river will be running nearly at its natural route on wenesday with no dams or dikes to stop it it will fall bellow "normal level" also. Here is a link to some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Im glad no ones hurt, It must be hell up there. May you guys have plenty of sun tommarow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USman Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The water above the dam is back in its banks, in town we had a shed in the middel of the road from the waters and we had two buildings almost collapsed. Below the dam is still a mess and thank God that no one was killed. @ jab16 yeah we have some sun comin! It should help dry up both the water and the sadness, The Maquketa vally will be back in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Glad everything turned out alright in the end. Evansville is a river community so flooding is always a concern here but it never gets like that. I did have a tornado, more powerful then Hurricane Katrina, pass almost exactly 1 mile from my house, and didnt even know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USman Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Well thats good about the flooding and weired about the tornado, although we had the Parkersberg tornado, EF-5 around a mile wide, pass just north of my house last year I think it was? The Mid west is a nice place to live eh lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 You got that right, seems like the tornado was just yesterday. I believe that was the worst natural disaster in the cities history. Things that devastate your community like that stick with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USman Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 That they do, but sometimes you can pull a little good out of them, like now the Delhi dam is being converted back to hydroelectric power production. That and now I can Kayak almost non stop from backbone state park to moticello with only one portage! Thats just looking for the sunshine at the end of a tunnel. Our town is recoving really well considering RAGBRI comes through friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Yeah because of the lives lost in the tornado, not to mention one fire station destroyed, and still stands destroyed to this day, the county put in alot more storm sirens, and passed new regulations for the safety of mobile home parks during severe weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
