03/19/08 Evening Update

(Today's Pics on Flickr)

I'm going to start off tonights update with calling shenanigans on the Army Corp of Engineers. During the 4, 4:30 and 5 o'clock reports on WJER radio, they had reported that the ACOE had closed all of the dams except Dover to allow for the levels behind Dover to fall. But when we drove up to the Bolivar Dam, we were greeted to thisThe Bolivar Dam is still dumping water like crazy into the lake that once was the Tuscarawas River! Which again leads me to my earlier question....what is up with the Bolivar Dam! If there is a problem, I wish they would tell us their concerns. It that dam were to breech, we would by safe, but family and friends who live on the other side of the river would likely be in a lot of trouble. Another thing to note is the ground. As I walked down to the waters edge on the grass, I was sinking into the mud. The ground is so saturated that the inch plus rain that the region had experienced today is all going to easily run off and empty into the Tusk. Especially from the north. And not only is it rain, it's now snowing at a pretty good clip up north. Here, it's still drizzle for now.
For now, we are still planning on sitting tight on the Island and see what happens.