FloodsNews and information about flooding rain.Ike leaves Midwest in the dark after rain, winds- September 17, 2008 Just a few months after near-record flooding, roads across the Midwest were under water again Tuesday and more than 1 million people in at least five states were without power thanks to the remnants of ...http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-110/1221621585221240.xml&... Hot air and bizarre thunderstorms --- September 17, 2008 One newspaper talked of stationary clouds. The Met Office suggested that the rainfall was normal for this time of the year.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161376768 Flood forces parts of Texas border town to empty- September 17, 2008 PRESIDIO, Texas : The rain-swollen Rio Grande began sloshing over a levee near this border town Tuesday, and officials cleared everyone from low-lying areas as they awaited a deluge they said was inevitable.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/17/america/Border-Flood.php Ike leaves Midwest in the dark after rain, winds- September 17, 2008 ST. LOUIS : Just a few months after near-record flooding, roads across the Midwest were under water again Tuesday and more than 1 million people in at least five states were without power thanks to the remnants ...http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/17/america/Severe-Weather.php Ike Holdouts To Be Forced From Home- September 17, 2008 About 250 people who withstood Hurricane Ike on a coastal sliver of land will be forced off it so crews can begin the recovery effort, authorities said Tuesday, vowing to invoke emergency powers to make it ...http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/28488349.html Flood control crews evacuated on Rio Grande- September 17, 2008 Water was within a foot of the top of the levee, said James Leiman, a spokesman for the International Water and Boundary Commission.http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/sep/16/flood-control-crews-evacuated-rio-grande/?... Ike leaves Midwest in the dark after rain, winds - Guardian Unlimited- September 17, 2008 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Just a few months after near-record flooding, roads across the Midwest were under water again Tuesday and more than 1 million people in at least five states were without power thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike. As much as 10 ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7803891 Governor declares disaster in flooded cities- September 17, 2008 Gov. Mitch Daniels declared a state of disaster in flooded Lake and Porter counties Tuesday after surveying waterlogged communities by air and boat.http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/News01/809160085/1130/... Death Toll From Ike Rises- September 17, 2008 The death toll from Hurricane Ike and its remnants is now 47. Devastating rain and wind have seriously impacted 10 states from the Gulf Coast to the upper Ohio Valley.http://www.wtvr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9022199 Big storm stirs up just minor damage Downriver- September 17, 2008 While some communities reported major flooding and a tornado touchdown, the wrath of Mother Nature eluded much of the Downriver region over the weekend.http://www.thenewsherald.com/stories/091708/loc_20080917002.shtml |