The water is expected to crest this weekend and because a few levees broke upstream, it won't be as high as originally feared. The water in these pictures is about 4 feet from the top of our levee - that was made taller with concrete barricades and sand bags. In the top picture, upper left side, is the playground under water that Grandpa took Scott's kids to last summer, deep under water! In the second picture, where the plants are peeking out of water is the usual shoreline. Third picture is the south side of our town. Dad and Aaron have to take an alternate road to the cement plant; the road along the river is flooded.
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I could actually tell how bad the flood was. You took those pictures from the look out Dad took us to. Pretty amazing.
So is down town Hannibal all flooded like the Mark Twain musuem and the fabric store and such you took me to?
No, the levee and floodwalls held. The fabric store did move out just in case. And I guess their basement had seeping, so they didn't want the fabric to get a musty smell. I don't know when they are reopening-and they are the only ones in town now with embroidery floss. Heather has started a new cross-stitch and there are 2 colors she'll need.
Well, if she doesn't get to those two colors in the next 19 days, we could bring some up to you guys. Walmart is just a short drive away. We also have a Hobby Lobby, JoAnns and Michaels. Not to brag or anything :)
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