What Chicago is talking about this week:
The Great Flood of 2010. Mrs. O'Leary's cow wasn't the culprit -- but a series of storms this weekend led to a deluge that wreaked havoc across the area. Mind you, I have no particular frame of reference as Agnes flooded PA before I had even celebrated my first birthday. I did live in Harrisburg the year the pedestrian bridge to City Island was washed away, but the waters never reached my back yard. As it is, I only know about this flood from watching the news: major interstates were closed, 'el' lines were submerged, a nearby suburb was busy rescuing people and there was no swimming in the lake due to sewage back-up. The oddest story -- a highrise downtown was evacuated (you'd think you'd be safe high up, right?) because the Chicago River spilled into the basement, knocking out power and creating a gas leak crisis. If this year is the year I'm exposed to multiple natural disasters, I'd have to say the earthquake in Palm Springs this April was more memorable (although I certainly wish those locally affected a speedy dry-out).
REMEMBERING AGNES:
http://www.agnesinnepa.org/
THE CHICAGO WEATHER BLOG:
http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/
OAK PARK WINS THE TOTAL RAINFALL PISSING CONTEST:
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/07/tops-in-rainfall-totals-oak-park.html
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