Well, today wasn't much better, in fact it's worse for some people. The flood levels for the river at normal stages are 9 1/2 ft, they were at 28 ft this morning. They are higher now. On my way to work I drive along the river, so I can see first hand what's going on with the flooding. One of Newton's main attractions is a motorcross park for kids with mini-bikes, I say main attraction because if you knew Newton, there isn't much around here. It's pretty much one of those places where you could spit, and miss the whole town. This motorcross park, used to have hills and trails, now it looks like a lake with mini mountain peaks just peeking over the water. This morning things didn't look as if they had changed much from the day before, however on my way home from work, things had changed a lot. Not too far from the motorcross park is a run down trailer park witch on the way to work looked as if it was safe from flooding, however, on the way home the water line was about 2 feet up on some of the mobile homes. A house that has a pond right behind it this morning the water line was up to his back porch, on the way home, about 3 ft up in his house, and his drive way was unpassable, the car was parked near the road. Something I have never seen though, you could actually SEE the river from the road. You have to understand, normally the river is about 20 ft down an embankment, so you can't see it from the road at all. Most people just "know" it's there, and if you are not from around here, you probably would have no clue that it was there at all except for the fact that there are a couple of bridges along the road that belong to creeks that flow into the river. I had hoped to include some pictures today, but unfortunately the battery on my camera is dead and that is the way it will stay until pay day. :) News reports say that the river is going to peak Wednesday afternoon, I shutter to think the water getting higher than it is already. I fully suspect heading for work tomarrow the main bridge that actually crosses the river to be closed, that will leave me without a day's pay, and stuck at home. Enough for now, at least on this topic.

I hope everyone had a great Easter! The weather here Easter Sunday was pretty nasty. In our area we received close to 4 inches of rain over the weekend. Needless to say, the area I live in is flood prone, and this time is no different. I live near a river, and boy was that sucker over flowing!!! Fortunately, roads weren't affected too much, at least not yet. News stations around the area said the threat of flooding should be over by late this afternoon, however that has been extended for a couple of days due to the extensive swelling of the rivers and ponds. Ozark, Alabama had a more severe problem with flooding and several roads were closed today because they were just plain not crossable, many houses and businesses suffered severe water damage. The bad news is that Thursday and Friday we are expecting more rain and thunderstorms, so this flood threat may not be over for us for awhile. It's been about six years since we have had a major problem with flooding, I pray this will not be a repeat of what happened back then. It brought tears to my eyes to see the many houses and land covered with water, not to mention made getting anywhere quite difficult due to the road closures. Pray that this area will be spared, please.