[EternalVigilance]

This is where I was born and raised, so it really hits home. Please pray for all affected.

[bgill]

Unexcusable they didn’t have the gates open long before in anticipation of the melting snows and spring rains. Even with the excess rains, it shouldn’t have been this bad if they’d managed it better months ago.

[PLD]

Those Billions that Obama and criminals send to other countries should be helping our people..The ones he is helping are enemies of ours and have been for years..Keep our money home Obama..And keep your fool wife home if she wants to feel sorry for someone then let her look around here..Family's here need food and lodging because of her Husband and his communist half wits..

Egypt and Libya are know enemies but yet you all still line their pockets for them to be able to send terrorist to our lands to kill..

[FrogMom]

Great pictures of a horrid flood.

[fella]

I know that the Arkansas rice crop is a 3/4 loss this year. So now I wonder how much flooding related crop losses have and are occurring in other states this year.

[naturalborn]

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/06/the_purposeful_flooding_of_americas_heartland.html

[houeto]

Thanks for this extensive post EV. Prayers up for all affected.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Thanks for posting. Prayers up for all affected.

[calex59]

Has the a**hat who calls himself President declared this a disaster area yet? Has he sent anyone down to check this out and try to help?

I would guess the answer to both questions is NO. Where are all the demwits who screamed about Katrina, why aren't they condemning Bozo the way they did Bush? I know the answer and as always the propaganda org of the left wing, the MSM, is remaining virtually silent on this disaster to the fly over country.

[Hebrews 11:6]

In 12+ years of visiting FR daily, I have never seen a better post than yours (OK, Buckhead's is equal, but that's it!). I was astounded even before noticing that each picture is linked to its larger original.

You have turned your vigilance into action.

[ncfool]

These are great pictures of a very bad situation. Mis-management by the corp of engineers or the OBUMMER administration.
Is Epply in risk of flooding or the Industrial park area around it and the power plant?

[MountainDad]

We had a thunderstorm roll though Saturday AM. in Omaha. Left 2 feet of standing water in the streets just 1 block north of the ballpark where the college world series is. Good thing there was no game yesterday.

We have a 3-4 ft plastic covered sand-berm encircling our shop just 10 blocks north of this stadium. Our tool boxes are all on flat bed trailers.

It's all been a lot of work and will be all summer.Lots of nervous people here. Rightly so.

[southernnorthcarolina]

All that water has to go somewhere. Just about the time the water from the May floods along the lower Mississippi Valley recede, they’re going to get it again. The Missouri empties into the Mississippi just above St. Louis.

[combat_boots]

Prayers, EV

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The FEMA buy of freeze-dried food was known at least by Feb 22th.

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[zzeeman]

Prayers have been UP for all of you since I first heard of this coming; they will continue daily.

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[Big Red Clay]

Checking in from Gretna Nebraska about 14 miles west of the river.

If you check the date on the Picasa site, you will see that those photos were taken a couple of weeks ago. Someone sent me the link to those photos in an email a few days after they were taken. Since then, the Corps has increased the water release rate from Gavins Point. Also got a bunch of rain here Friday night and are awaiting severe storms and tornadoes in the area this afternoon and evening so even more water will be entering the system. It just seems to be getting worse by the day for all the folks and businesses along the Mo.

This is a slow motion disaster that (not suprisingly) is getting minimal coverage from the MSM. There is alot of anger toward the Corps around here (based on what I hear on local talk radio and see in the local media) because of the feeling that environmental concerns trumped flood control and the protection of peoples assets. Typical attitude that birds and fish are more important than the hicks out here in flyover country.

Keep an eye on this, the story will continue to unfold over the next couple of months and the outcome will likely be VERY bad.

[Norm Lenhart]

Remember this the next time that government wants to close a road or shut down access or stop drilling/mining activity over concerns about man’s impact on the endangered snarfblat.

[Palladin]

Thank you for the photos. This is absolutely devastating, and we hear hardly a word about it, except for The Weather Channel.

Where is the Great Leader? When is he going to Nebraska to offer Federal aid...and trailers?

Fuggedaboudit! These are white Christian people. Let them fend for themselves! (/ sarc )

[Chickensoup]

Caused by the EPA who has opened the door for the Soros run ConAgra conglomerate to buy land at firesale prices.

These people should be tried and quickly hanged.

[EternalVigilance]

My old man filled many a sand bag in this one:

The 1952 FLOOD

When humankind comes together, uniting their resources to reach a common goal, the results can be spectacular.  The people of Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, demonstrated this in the spring of 1952, when they held back one of the greatest flood ever observed on the Missouri River.

 

 

 

	Testimonies Double-click on icon to hear audio file
	Ann Van Hoff	Betty Davis
	Bill Christiansen	Chet Worm
	Dave Hamer	Dave Hamer Cont.
	Eunice Levisay	Jack Savage
	Jean Davidson	John Jeter
	Lou Worm	Lowell Eyer
	Tom Miller

 

 

 

	Photographs Click on icon to view photograph		-Northwestern Bell. May, 1952.
	Aerial View	ASARCO
	ASARCO 2	Boat Utility
	President Truman	South Omaha
	Building Dike	Human Chain
	Evening	Sandbagging
	Military	Human Chain
	Truman & Media

 

 

	Newspaper Headlines, Stories & Photos A small sample from the extensive clipping file held at the Library-Archive Center.
	Tired, Cold & Hungry	Volunteers
	More Troops!	Wet Basement
	New Hope	Soldiers Rush!
	Airmen Pitch In	Rail Yards
	Rail Bridge	Broken Glass
	16th Street	News Wrong
	Evacuation Map	Sandbag Fight
	Refugees	Ten Spots
	Street Sign	Trouble Spots Photo
	The Facts	Weaker Sex

 

Video Documentary "Man Against the River" (March 21, 1982) A documentary produced by Channel 6, featuring original footage of Edward R. Murrow and his coverage of the flood. Produced by Dave Hamer Reported by Gary Kerr

 

Other Resources The following resources are available at the Douglas County Historical Society Library-Archive Center Omaha World-Herald clipping file Northwestern Bell publication on the flood, containing numerous photos. "The Flood of 1952." An twenty-page research paper prepared by Michael Sciortino. "A Brief Summary of Civil Defense Operations During the Missouri River Flood Emergency of 1952 at Omaha, Nebraska." A ten-page paper prepared by the Omaha Civil Defense Agency. Photograph collection A higher quality version of the video "Man Against the River." B.F. Sylvester, “Omaha’s Flood, 1952,” Nebraska History 35, no. 1 (1954).

If you have questions, comments, or items that you would like to donate to the DHCS archives
in regards to the 1952 Flood, please send an email to: education@omahahistory.org

 

 

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