Nancy,

NB>Maybe, with just a little luck, things will have settled by the time he
NB>gets to you on his meanderings....

  The Arkansas River crested at Little Rock yesterday, but it's going to
remain well above flood stage for maybe at least 1-2 weeks. It's raining
today, and there is a Flash Flood Watch for northwest and north central
Arkansas. The only 2 things that are NOT a concern (and likely won't be
for awhile) are fire danger and burn bans.
NB> DS> rain upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow
NB> DS> down into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

NB>That last made national news.... I heard about it in the NPR headlines...

  Arkansas hasn't seen flooding like this in many years. Back in 1927,
the Arkansas River at Little Rock hit its record of nearly 12 feet above
flood stage. The former Missouri Pacific Railroad put a steam
locomotive, tender, and several hoppers full of huge boulders on the
bridge, to try to keep it in place, but the current was too strong. The
2 south sections fell into the river, as did the locomotive, tender, and
cars...and they were never recovered.

Daryl

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