His big hit was 1963's "Yakety Sax" which- I believe- was the British comic Benny Hill's TV show theme song.
Next is a map of Truman Lake.
The light blue is the lake at normal "conservation pool" or level. I have filled- in darker blue- the additional land set aside for flood control that would be flooded if the lake reaches it's maximum flood-control pool of 639 feet.
Northeast of Tulsa-OK- the Army Corps of Engineer's Oologah Lake is catching the record floodwaters (and the spilled 42000-gallons of Coffeyville oil) from the Verdigris River.
The Verdigris crested at 3 pm yesterday at Lanapah-OK- the last river gage before the lake- at 42.89 feet.
The chart below is a 3-day comparison of the lake level- the flood inflow into (huge) and floodgate discharges (small) out of the lake.
This lake is rising at about .2 of a foot per hour - or a foot every 5 hours and is less than 4 feet from the listed top of Oologah's maximum flood storage capacity.
Oologah Lake
Flood Control Pool: Bottom = 638.00, Top = 661.00
ELEVATION STORAGE INFLOW RELEASE
FEET ACFT CFS CFS
(CDT)
06/30 10:00 647.39 891175 47373 0
07/01 10:00 649.76 990014 48356 0
07/02 10:00 652.10 1093401 101203 21010
07/03 09:00 656.84 1325256 156647 25309
07/03 10:00 657.04 1335662 ---- ----
There are some indications a cool front moving southward into the Kansas City MetroRegion tomorrow (July 4) could slow down or hang up for a day or two south of us- which could be the focus for additional rains.
This will be monitored closely and reported here.
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I credit this wonderful lady for teaching me that opera was so much more than a big lady singing notes so high windows a block away would shatter.
from a teenaged weather guy in Kansas City- Missouri- USA.
Those official CLAIM the oil "will dissipate" before it reaches Oologah reservoir northeast of Tulsa-OK.. However no doubt hundreds of flooded structures also contaminated by the leaked oil will have to be demolished.
No rain in the forecast for any of the flooded areas until late Wednesday or early Thusrday and certainly no rain amounts like 5 days ago. _________________
Residents are not permitted into homes west of Patterson Boulevard. Police are stationed at intersections and can ticket individuals who attempt to avoid the barricades or officers. “The city of Coffeyville has been conducting evacuation and rescue operations since approximately 2100 hours,” or 11 p.m. Saturday, the city Emergency Operations Center reported in a release Sunday.
The river level is not the only concern. The standing and flowing water is dangerous. Fire Department Captain James Grimmett reported the Corps of Engineers reported the levees were strong and the water was overtopping the levees, not flowing through a weakened or broken levee.
Polluted water is also a significant issue. “The flood water is polluted and children should not be allowed to play in the flood water,” the EOC said. Coffeyville Fire Chief Greg Allen confirmed a hydrocarbon release into the flood waters. “We don’t know the quantity or the source,” he said. The pollutants as well as potential disease were both causes for concern for those that have been in the flood waters."
Coffeyville Resources reported they were the source of the hydrocarbon spill and the company has shut down operations at its refinery and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Coffeyville, stated Angie Dasbach, Director of Corporate Affairs for Coffeyville Resources. “The company is monitoring the situation and will resume operations only when it is safe to do so,” Dasbach said. “As part of its response to the flooding, Coffeyville Resources is working to contain what appears to be about 1,000 barrels of crude oil that overflowed from a storage tank on the north end of the property. The majority of the overflow is contained within the facility boundaries at the present time. The company is also reporting a small ammonia release to the atmosphere and believes there to be no threat to the immediate community,” Dasbach continued.
County Health Director Ruth Bardwell advised that people who had been in the water should seek out her office, at 908 Walnut, if they had not had a tetanus shot within the past five years. She warned that if a person had an open wound or cut, the booster needs to be administered within 72 hours if exposed to the water. Additionally, people who need medications should contact the Red Cross, not the hospital.
The city’s water supply is safe to drink. However, the city encourages everyone to conserve drinking water. The pumps at the Water Treatment Plant went offline Sunday afternoon, and can not be turned on again until the river level drops below the levee. “Citizens should also ensure they have an adequate supply of drinking water in reserve for all members of their family,” the city advised. There is a fresh water reservoir for the city which is estimated to be able to last three days, as long as people conserve water.
The Wastewater Treatment Plant went offline around 3 a.m., but does not affect Coffeyville’s drinking water supply.
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Still of concern are the two major highways going south from Kansas City.
U.S. 71 is still open- according to a call to the MO Highway Patrol- but "water is nearing the roadway in several places" a trooper said.
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An estimated 65000 watched the performances in Wembley Stadium and many millions more watched worldwide on TV.
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River Gauge Reading at 1315 CDT - Sunday - (Almost 47.5 feet and still rising - the 2nd highest flood of record by 3 feet in Osawatomie).
Historical Crests
(1) 50.30 ft on 07/12/1951
(2) 44.32 ft on 11/18/1928
(3) 43.30 ft on 11/03/1998
(4) 42.70 ft on 04/24/1944
(5) 42.48 ft on 06/03/1935
51.0 THE LEVEE AT OSAWATOMIE IS OVERTOPPED. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES- BUSINESSES- AND ROADS BEHIND THE LEVEE OCCURS.
43.0 THE MISSOURI-PACIFIC RAILROAD TRACKS WILL BE OVERTOPPED BY FLOOD WATERS.
39.0 MANY ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF OSAWATOMIE ARE UNDER WATER. THE WATER ALSO REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSOURI-PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE.
31.0 347TH ROAD...MAIN STREET...EAST OF HIGHWAY 169 IS UNDER WATER.
28.0 LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.
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It's unknown how many in that city of 4600 residents have evacuated their homes. Businesses are heard evacuating equipment from threatened areas.
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** THREE STABBED- ONE SHOT OVERNIGHT ** ** KC-MO POLICE "OPERATION 100" OVERNIGHT **
The upper-level low pressure responsible for all the deadly and damaging flooding from Texas northward into the Kansas City MetroRegion is showing signs of moving away- from us anyway.
See future and previous bulletins on this Web site on the on-going flooding.
With all the wet ground- any sun that shines should billow up a few showers and storms- but we WILL see some sun and more-normal temperatures through Wednesday- July 4.
Independence Day fireworks may have to compete with Mother Nature's fireworks.
First with Metro Kansas City Breaking News - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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Levees in the small southeastern Kansas city of Independence are in threat of being overtopped by the raging Verdigris River. A record flood crest is also expected in Coffeyville-KS..
This bulletin just in from the NWS office in Topeka - concerning all of ANDERSON COUNTY south of Ottawa-KS:
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1212 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
KSC003-011300-
1212 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 1206 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ALL ROADS ENTERING ANDERSON COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS.
It's kind of ironic- the Nation's dying and one of the guys who fought for it's ideals dies too.
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Welcome to Funk's Front Porch*** ONE DEAD IN NORTHEASTERN INDEPENDENCE-MO WRECK *** **FOUR SAVED IN CASS COUNTY-MO HIGH WATER RESCUE**
The rain that had tapered off to sprinkles late Friday night was increasing in intensity by dawn across Johnson and Miami counties Kansas and Cass County Missouri.
Many streams and rivers- in Cass and Johnson counties in MO- and Miami and Linn counties KS- are at or above flood stage.
A general flood warning continues today for all Metro K.C. counties along and south of I-70.
Rain- heavy at times- will continue today generally near and south of Interstate 70.
________________________________First with Metro Kansas City Breaking News - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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