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Ken Haase · 12-23-2010, 01:48 PM

It's devastating to see the destruction and loss of homes and property that occurs each time one of these storms hits. Whether it's California, Nevada, Arizona like is happening now, or the Gulf and East Coasts during hurricanes. Or floods in the heartland,etc.

I was visiting family in Agnew,Nebraska (Eddie Rezac would know where that is) in 1963.The area was experiencing a drought at that time. As we were returning to Agnew from Lincoln, you could see a large thunderstorm looming in the West. That is the most impressive lightning display I've ever seen. Well, it rained 5.5 inches on the rain gauge at the farm house, but it was reported to have rained nearly 14" at David City several miles to the NW. The resulting flash flood caused much devastation. In Valparaiso a mother and child were swept away and perished. Salt Creek, which ran through the middle of my relatives farmland spilled over it's banks and flooded the low-lying fields and my one Aunt's home. The day before you could easily have stepped across that nearly dry creek. There were numerous drowned cattle caught in the branches of the trees along the creek. It was an event I'll never forget.

Sorry about the verbosity, but I guess we're a little closer to Topeka now. Geograpically speaking, that is.

12-23-2010, 01:48 PM	#5
Ken Haase Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 233 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: what is there to do at topeka It's devastating to see the destruction and loss of homes and property that occurs each time one of these storms hits. Whether it's California, Nevada, Arizona like is happening now, or the Gulf and East Coasts during hurricanes. Or floods in the heartland,etc. I was visiting family in Agnew,Nebraska (Eddie Rezac would know where that is) in 1963.The area was experiencing a drought at that time. As we were returning to Agnew from Lincoln, you could see a large thunderstorm looming in the West. That is the most impressive lightning display I've ever seen. Well, it rained 5.5 inches on the rain gauge at the farm house, but it was reported to have rained nearly 14" at David City several miles to the NW. The resulting flash flood caused much devastation. In Valparaiso a mother and child were swept away and perished. Salt Creek, which ran through the middle of my relatives farmland spilled over it's banks and flooded the low-lying fields and my one Aunt's home. The day before you could easily have stepped across that nearly dry creek. There were numerous drowned cattle caught in the branches of the trees along the creek. It was an event I'll never forget. Sorry about the verbosity, but I guess we're a little closer to Topeka now. Geograpically speaking, that is.