Friday, April 29, 2011

crazy weather worth noting

FROM WCPO: We are oh so close to realizing our wettest month on record. Officially we have had 13.52 inches of rain this month and that is less than .25 inch shy of the all-time record that was established in January of 1937.
Clean-up is now underway in several parts of the Tri-State hit by tornadoes or high winds on Saturday. If you look around Decoursey Pike and Visalia Road, you can see the damage left behind from the destructive power of an EF-0 tornado with winds of 64 to 85 miles an hour. Still the rest of us anxiously watch the rising flood waters of several major rivers.

At Covington Landing, spectators can see exactly how high the Ohio River is running as it reaches for a projected crest of 56 feet or higher Monday night or Tuesday morning. Nearby, Riverside Drive in Covington, where the Mike Fink boat is moored, is completely covered in flood waters from the Suspension Bridge to the Licking River.

It's worth noting that where this tornado hit is just 10 minutes from our home. We did see the damage on our way to Mimi's for Easter. Louisville, St. Louis, & parts of Alabama have all been on the news lately too, from tornados & flooding.
Government analysts said there were 362 tornadoes during the outbreak, including a record-setting 312 in one 24-hour period.

Also in the news, Prince William & Kate Middleton married today in England. No, I didn't get up at 5am to begin watching, I'm more of a recap girl today!

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