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This is some serious/intense bullshit. Branson remains, so far, "unscathed," but these tornadic systems are CHARGED with electricity, the likes of which I've never experienced. And they are relentless. Denning, Arkansas was hit by mile-wide tornado earlier this evening. It's probably gone.
I can't imagine having to deal with damage caused by these storms. It's like a gigantic circular saw blade boring into the earth. The destruction is so.. Thorough.. So complete. I can't imagine what these people are feeling right now.
If you live in the four state region, the implications of this particular recurring, savage system have now become very, very real.. There is no real safe place, and suddenly, life holds no guarantees. Also, the horror of another Joplin-style catastrophe becomes more mockingly random, as total destruction can now come clothed as a rain wrapped tornado within a storm system that's really not all that impressive. Not that that couldn't have happened before, but it never did. Now it has.
This is not normal weather, and these are not normal times. Everything is changing, or is about to change..
This is but one manifestation of that change..
More Rain for Already Flooded Arkansas, Ohio Valley
More flooding is inevitable from Arkansas to the Ohio Valley since the already water-logged region will not be able to handle the additional rain that will pour down through Tuesday.
The potential exists for 3 to 5 inches of rain to soak the corridor from northeastern Texas to the Ohio Valley tonight into Tuesday.
That amount of rain would alone raise concerns for flash flooding. But with the ground already saturated and rivers severely flooding, new flooding issues are inevitable.
Army Corps prepares to blow up Missouri levee
The Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday began moving barges into position to blow up a levee along the Missouri side of the Mississippi River after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene, removing the last legal barrier.
Floodwaters could be released as early as Monday afternoon.
Missouri had tried to stop the levee's destruction but lost in lower courts. The high court decided not to hear the state's appeal, said Robyn Ziegler, spokeswoman for the Illinois attorney general's office. ..
Army Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh ordered a start to preparations to blast a 2-mile-wide section of the levy near Birds Point, Mo., as rain continued to swell the Mississippi past already record levels, spokesman James Pogue said.
No place else for floodwaters to go -- Mississippi now past 41 feet
The officials emphasized that the last chance to stem the rising Mississippi River ran out today, as reservoirs that hold the Tennessee River back from the Ohio River filled to capacity
The Ohio flows into the Mississippi River, which is expected to crest Wednesday in Cairo at 61.5 feet.
The perfect storm of heavy rain combined with the rising Mississippi River is causing the local tributaries to flood areas around the county. The Mississippi was at 41.44 feet as of 6 p.m. Sunday, and its high waters are now colliding with the inflow from swollen tributaries, giving that surge of water no place to go.
Remember, this is only the first days of May. There will be much more water in our future. The situation is way past dire, and the outlook continues to deteriorate as the water continues to rise..
Including but not limited to two thirds of Missouri, all of Arkansas, and all of Louisiana, and surrounding states.. This forecast comes from weather wunderkind Kevin Martin, so if you live in the affected area, pay attention. This might be nothing, or this might be something, and New Year's Eve is a night when everyone has their guard down. I think Kevin's really intelligent, but I live in the red zone, so I'm really hoping he's wrong. Tornadoes on New Year's Eve? That's some bad juju, huh?
Happy New Year!
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