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I wonder if the BIG flood is going to affect No Problem raceway ? The bayous are surely going to get a lot of water from the rushing water. And Donaldsonville is right on the river.
Any racers upstream affected by the floods ?

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Unless the levee in the Atchafalaya River break, they should be ok. We in Terrebonne Parish are in the flood area, but we hope the estimates are overstated. We had flooding in the western part of the parish in l973. For those of you who might have gone with me on the swamp tours at the Cajuns, that area will probably flood. A little nervous down here now. Where our dealerships are are ok, and the cars are ok, but there is lot's of concern here.

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I heard about the potential for flooding in Houma and immediately hoped for the best for you, old man.

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We'll see what happens. I'm about 30 mins from the track. Hoping everything, just like Mr. Jeff, is over-estimated. Preparing and hoping for the best. We got a race this weekend. Fingers crossed.

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The flooding here in KY along with ILL, MO, and TN has been devasting the last couple of weeks. We are on high ground and about 20 miles from the rivers, so we are fine. But lots of people around here are not. Down around Memphis right now some of the creeks and rivers that flow into the Mississippi are flowing backwards. There is flooding that hasn't happened since 1937. Even with the floodwalls and spillways that have been developed since then, places are still flooding. Some idiot announcer on the national news over the weekend made the comment they just didn't know where all this water was coming from. They obviously hadn't been living in Ky where we have gotten over 2 feet of rain in the last 2 weeks.

Hopefully everyone will listen to the weather people and evacuate if told and be safe.

Good luck to all our friends down south!

Please be safe!!

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Good luck to all that are in the flood zone of the Mississippi River... Our thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you......

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Hopefully everyone will listen to the weather people and evacuate if told and be safe

If people would listen and not say it always goes around us....We had 36 folks get killed because of a tornado 5 miles from us, as the crow flies, and I bet alot would be here today if they would have listened...

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The Morganze Floodway will probably open next week. I think the predicted high water will be May 23 for New Orleans. I don't think the backwater can come as far as No Problem. The actual levee that is close to No Problem will most likely be fine, but the backwater from the Morgan City and west Terrebonne Parish (where I live) which is south of No Problem, will go into the large swamp area that exist from the Floodway to the Bayou's that run thru Houma and go to the gulf. For the most part, these Bayou's form a natural barrier from flood waters going futher East. The New Orleans paper today in an editorial called for the opening of Morganza because of the Katrina devestation. They seem to forget we got water from Rita, Ike, and the eye of Gustave went over Houma. We, however, recovered without about 100th of the federal help, and none of the press, and very few people waiting for a handout. Just had to get that off my chest. Forgive me.

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amen to that father jeff. we in houma somehow allways get buy without federal $$$$$$$

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It is starting to flow over the levee in West Carroll parish and will probably breach soon. I am not affected because I live in the hills west of the Ouachita river however everything between the Mississippi river and the Ouachita river is in danger. My sister in law farms in West Carroll and is in danger of being in 5ft. of water. After what happened in New Orleans anything appears possible. In 1929 there was water all the way from the Mississippi to the Ouachita. It's all flat land and about 70 miles wide. I am not sure how long the area is.

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I hope everything goes well down there. I have been watching all that on TV and have been thinking about you guys.

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The Morganza Floodway is open. Four bays so far going to about 30 of 125. This will allow 3 times the flow of Niagra Falls in the floodway. Drove to Morgan City yesterday, took pictures of the mile wide Atchafalya River which is at 7' on the gage. The 20' floodwalls (from sea level) are closed and the river is against them, prediction is to go to 13' at that point. The backwater flooding that will come from south of Morgan City on the east side of the levee of the Morganza Floodway will work it's way back east and north. North is No Problem, but threre are about 40 miles of swamp, lakes, roads etc, but it is one continuous swamp. Anyone who has been to No Problem, the turn near the track where the very large pipeline junction is, if you drive about 1/4 mile past the turn, the swamp is literally surrounds the highway from that point south to the gulf. No Problem lies on the thousand years old delta from when the Mississippi was about 4 miles north of the track.
We all should be ok, but concerned. 4 to 8 days for the water to get here. More as it rises.

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Hope every thing turns out for the best and hope to see ya'll at No problem. Stay safe

RJ

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Drove over the Bonnet Carrere Spillway under I10 today. Looks like a 100 fold of the Snake River during spring thaw. That is the opening just north of New Orleans. There is a lot of water going thru there. The other Floodway, the Morganza water has reached I10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA. The actual forcast is a little better, so we are hoping for the best.

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Jeff,
Best of luck to you guys, we're thinking about you, and hoping for the best.

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How is Larry Meaux going to do in this "Flood"??
I always thought he was about 4 feet above sea level......

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Larry is west of the Atchafalaya. Should be fine.