Floods and Tornadoes Hit the Southern USAIt's posted all over the internet: photos showing loss and devastation in some of the USA's poorest communities. Places like West Memphis and Nashville are underwater, while Yazoo city is in pieces. Leaders are calling for days of prayer and trying to raise funds to begin the long process of rebuilding. Meanwhile, the severe weather warnings continue.
The Deep South has sure endured its share of extreme weather. Actually, the worst flood in US history happened in Mississippi in April of 1927. Fifteen inches of rain fell in the space of 18 hours causing the levee system of the Mississippi river to breach in a hundred and forty-five places. The resulting flood covered twenty-seven thousand square miles, caused four-hundred-million dollars in damage and killed a reported 246 people. Seven-hundred-thousand families were forced to seek refuge in government flood camps or move away. The recent bad weather, although less severe, has caused a similar displacement of people.
It is so hard to imagine what it must be like to loose everything and have to start again once, let alone two or three times in one life-time! There is much need so, if you are reading this, please consider offering help. Even a small donation can make a world of difference. You can go to http://www.msema.org for more information on how to donate to victims of the Mississippi hurricane. If you cannot give money, please send some positive thoughts or prayers for the good folks of Mississippi.
Trying to plan a trip to the South based on weather is an interesting project. I did some research on this matter back in January. One internet source revealed the" bad weather" season in the Deep South is from April to June while another says March to September! I'm thinking there could be a chance of bad weather somewhere between say....Winter and....um, I don't know....Fall!? We were considering putting the trip on hold (based on the current weather reports) but decided to call BB King's in Memphis and the Delta Blues Museum for more information. Thankfully, both sources report no damage and indicate business is in progress, as usual. So, time to move forward with our plan. Back to my research...
The Deep South has sure endured its share of extreme weather. Actually, the worst flood in US history happened in Mississippi in April of 1927. Fifteen inches of rain fell in the space of 18 hours causing the levee system of the Mississippi river to breach in a hundred and forty-five places. The resulting flood covered twenty-seven thousand square miles, caused four-hundred-million dollars in damage and killed a reported 246 people. Seven-hundred-thousand families were forced to seek refuge in government flood camps or move away. The recent bad weather, although less severe, has caused a similar displacement of people.
It is so hard to imagine what it must be like to loose everything and have to start again once, let alone two or three times in one life-time! There is much need so, if you are reading this, please consider offering help. Even a small donation can make a world of difference. You can go to http://www.msema.org for more information on how to donate to victims of the Mississippi hurricane. If you cannot give money, please send some positive thoughts or prayers for the good folks of Mississippi.
Trying to plan a trip to the South based on weather is an interesting project. I did some research on this matter back in January. One internet source revealed the" bad weather" season in the Deep South is from April to June while another says March to September! I'm thinking there could be a chance of bad weather somewhere between say....Winter and....um, I don't know....Fall!? We were considering putting the trip on hold (based on the current weather reports) but decided to call BB King's in Memphis and the Delta Blues Museum for more information. Thankfully, both sources report no damage and indicate business is in progress, as usual. So, time to move forward with our plan. Back to my research...
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