[Riverwild]

AGAIN!

All you folks out there in the Midwest flood areas check in!

We're worrying about you!

[Kitty]

I just saw a story on GMA about the flooding in Iowa. It's bad.

And the four boy scouts who were killed in that tornado....just terrible.

Is it just because I'm watching more TV than I used to or does it seem like these events are happening more often than they used to?

[tamiloo]

We are praying for you all...hope all is well...please check in...

[SallyC]

Thanks, RW, I was thinking this very thing, this morning.

Is everyone ok out there?? Sending prayers and hopes.

Please check in when you are able..

[Jomar]

I was trying to find a current satellite image of the flood areas - I did find this-
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=dvn

and this- below the map you can change the settings of what will show on the map -
http://www.wunderground.com/stationm...&riv.sort=DESC

[Erin524]

I'm in Omaha, and we're getting some flooding, but nothing like what Iowa is getting.

Three of the Boy Scouts that were killed in the tornado were from Omaha. The fourth one was from Iowa. Feel bad for all their parents.

The Boy Scout headquarters for this region is about a mile down the street from my house. Their flags are at half staff, and they had a big memorial gathering for the kids in front of their building yesterday. The message board ticker on their sign has messages about the kids on it.

One of the kids that was injured, and still in the hospital, is already starting a fund drive to get the camp rebuilt...and this time they'll be including some tornado shelters!

8 of the Boy Scouts are still in the hospital. The wife of the ranger who ran the camp is still in the hospital. (they lived onsite...his house gone) I guess the ranger's 2 month old baby is fine now. Cant remember if it was hurt or not.

The weather guys are saying the tornado was either a strong EF-2 (EF = Enhanced Fujita scale) or a EF-3. I think they're going to call it an EF-3, one of the news stations is already calling it that.

Hopefully this weather will get better, tornadoes will stop dropping from the sky, and that Iowa will be able to dry up a little bit. I hope the drought is over now. All this rain is getting to be really old. My neighbors basements are flooding everytime it rains! The night of the tornado, one of my neighbor's had her sump pump quit on her...and she had had her basement waterproofed the day before! She still got water in the basement!

[jprinz99]

try this:

https://arcims.redcross.org/website/...Map_Links.html

[doydie]

We're far enough into southern Indiana that it hasn't hit us.

[SandyC]

We're OK here. I am in north central Illinois. The Northeastern side is getting hit hard with many farms suffering.

[weegot5kiz]

we are doing well here nw of chicago todays all shifted east and north missed us pretty much, those of you in flood areas please be careful