32 counties declared disaster areas
The governor has declared 32 counties in the state disaster areas due to heavy rains and flooding. The declaration will authorize $200,000 in assistance from the Governor's Disaster Fund for flood victims in Clark, Dallas, Jefferson, Garland, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, and Saline Counties. The list of counties considered to be disaster areas is expected to grow as reports come in from other counties around the state. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management will ask FEMA officials for assistance in determining whether or not Arkansas qualifies for a federal disaster declaration.
Don't know about any of you guys but my folks lost 15 trees about one week ago. They were also out of power for about 24 hours. It's a mess.
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"my folks lost 15 trees about one week ago. They were also out of power for about 24 hours. It's a mess. "
Come over to this part of the world if you wish to see a mess. About 11,000 trees down. I was without power for a week and some for much longer. Mud now everywhere. Acres and acres of blue tarps as far as the eye can see and workers toiling away on rooftops in the down pours. Flooding. Livestock having to be rescued. After four weeks with a chain saw and volunteer help I finally got my tree situation livable. As I was putting new bird feed out, I heard a crashing sound and looked west in time to see another big tree come crashing down. A strong breeze now would topple many more with the earth soaked as it is. Think I will go to Jazz's world for a day of sinning.
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May 13, 2009 08:09 AM
Carrol County may be a disaster area again if Beaver Lake goes over the flood stage.
It has 1.5 ft to raise before hitting flood stage when they must open the flood gates.
Rain all day and most of Tues night will need to fill the basin then those living below the
dam must be evacuated.
40/29 has a brief story on eLwood
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May 13, 2009 08:12 AM
Cato,
Sorry to hear about all that. You're right, it is a mess. My folks live outside of Texarkana, and the damage they've seen is definitely a drop in the bucket. Your comment reminds me of that ice storm that hit back in 2000 or so. We were out of power for a week then, and it's definitely no fun. Maybe all this rain will let up one day.
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May 13, 2009 08:45 AM
Lake Conway got out of its banks and put over 2 feet completely over the peninsula my neighbors and I live on. The water was so deep Channel 7 and Channel 4 news teams were afraid to come down our street.
Hmmmm. I don't see Faulkner County in the list.
I have been trying for a week to get the attention of the Governor's office to at least show them the photos I took. Maybe some picket signs up at the Capitol would help?
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May 13, 2009 09:08 AM
Family farmers in the Delta are having a helluva time. Plantings wiped out. Can't get back into the fields to replant. It's quickly becoming a critical situation. Not a lot of quality planting time left.
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May 13, 2009 09:44 AM
I spent 2 years in Asia. This has exactly the feel of 'monsoon'.
I would not dare to suggest that our climate is changing.
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May 13, 2009 10:13 AM
Reminds me of one of the stories in The Illustrated Man: The Long Rain.
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May 13, 2009 10:22 AM