One more thing.
I am related to the people mentioned in the article. The have a nice dike around the farm, and had moved the tractors to a place that has never flooded.
The pictures I have seen show the tractors buried up beyond the axles. That was at least 4 feet above the record high, and over $500K of rolling stock destroyed between those two
Sorry to over post. This hits me hard.
Some video off Twitter of some of the flooding in the nation’s heartland...
None of this is supposed to be under water.
Here’s what the Missouri River looks like just across from Nebraska City into Iowa. If you ever drive to Kansas City, you’re probably familiar with this interchange of I-29 and Highway 2. The Missouri looks like an ocean.
#NSP575 https://t.co/kwkkAs5fha
Continuing prayers for all affected.
Local knowledge is a FreeRepublic +. Thanks for posting.
No need to apologize. On some other threads, some FReepers have had the “don’t build in a flood plain” mentality, which is sort of hurtful. They clearly do not understand the impact of this event, and that it could not have been predicted, etc. Some heartwarming stuff (as well as discouraging) on here:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/nebraskastrong?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash
Also look for the FaceBook post by NE State Trooper Dan Klimek.
Praying for all who have lost so much all around us here.