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Days of Misery for Louisiana
At least six
storm-related deaths have been reported
People stand by an intentional levy breach
created to alleviate trapped floodwater in Braithwaite, La. on Thursday. (AP)
BELLE CHASE, La. (AP) - Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
Newly-nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities, and President Barack Obama said he would arrive Monday, appearances this part of the country is all too familiar with after Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
Meanwhile, the leftovers from the storm pushed into the drought-stricken Midwest, knocking out power to thousands of people in Arkansas. At least six people were killed in the storm in Mississippi Louisiana.
BELLE CHASE, La. (AP) - Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
Newly-nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities, and President Barack Obama said he would arrive Monday, appearances this part of the country is all too familiar with after Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
Meanwhile, the leftovers from the storm pushed into the drought-stricken Midwest, knocking out power to thousands of people in Arkansas. At least six people were killed in the storm in Mississippi Louisiana.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire
hazard, organizers in Chesterfield,
Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the
remnants ofHurricane Isaac has forced them to cancel again.
The storm is expected to drop
several inches of rain over parts of the Midwest this weekend, and residents
are preparing for a soggy holiday with mixed emotions. People in
drought-stricken areas have been begging, pleading and praying for rain. But
did it have to ruin the end-of-summer party?
"Whoever thought we'd
have a hurricane challenge this event again?" city of Chesterfield
spokeswoman Libbey Tucker said of the ill-fated fireworks display.
"Somebody joked that next time it will be snow that we'll have to cancel
for."
What's left of Isaac has been
plodding north into states that badly need moisture. The worst drought in
decades stretches from Ohio west to California. Isaac will move straight
through some of the hardest hit states: Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. Lesser rain is expected to the west in portions of Oklahoma and
Kansas.
State emergency agencies,
city and county leaders and utility crews have been preparing for the deluge.
In Indianapolis, a line of
about 100 cars snaked from a Department of Public Works lot where free sandbags
were being distributed Friday. Residents could pick up bags filled with 30 to
50 pounds of sand.
Jenny Bland, 50, of
Indianapolis, waited in line more than 90 minutes so she could pick up bags for
her family and elderly neighbors.
"People are taking this
very seriously," Bland said.
Fears were well-founded in
Arkansas, where some areas have had more than 6 inches of rain since Thursday,
and thousands lost power. Tornado
warnings were
issued for several counties, but no touchdowns were confirmed late Friday and
there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Brian Smith, senior
forecaster for the National
Weather Service in North
Little Rock, said remnants of the hurricane were still affecting central and
northeast Arkansas late Friday. Showers and thunderstorms were possible in the
northern half of the state Saturday, he said.
Tornado warnings extended
into southern
Missouri on Friday,
and flash flood warnings were common.
Farther north, the concern — or hope, depending on your perspective
— was mostly rain.
"Overall, this rainfall is much needed and much
appreciated," meteorologist Jayson Gosselin, of the National Weather
Service in suburban St. Louis, said late Friday. "It will definitely help
our drought conditions for Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas to the south."
He said there hadn't been any threats of flash flooding or river
flooding.
"Right now, with it being so dry we can take quite a bit of
water," Gosselin said.
Missouri and Illinois should see steady rain into Sunday, forecasters
said.
"The fact that the rain is going to be spread over probably
two days, that's good," said meteorologist Jim Kramper, also with the
National Weather Service in suburban St. Louis. "We're looking at rainfall
deficits of 9 to 12 inches in this state so this isn't going to solve the
problem, but it'll put a dent into it."
The downside: The rain was
likely to make a washout of a usually festive weekend, with some events called
off and others moved inside.
Dozens of high school
football games were canceled, postponed or rescheduled. College teams, however,
were prepared to play.
"That field's not going
to be slick, and we don't have a Plan B," said Arkansas coach John L.
Smith, whose Razorbacks prepared to host Jacksonville State on Saturday night
in Fayetteville. Besides, he added, "The sun always shines on the
Hogs."
In Champaign, Ill., Thomas
Maton planned to put his wallet and cellphone in plastic bags and wear clothes
he doesn't mind getting soaked for the Illini opener Saturday against Western
Michigan. He figured he'd sat through worse, including games in sub-freezing
temperatures.
"There's a certain point
in your mind where you cross a line, 'We're stepping out of sanity here,'"
Maton said. "But it's like, what the heck, it's two to three hours."
The weather put a damper on
tourism. Oleg Shneper, manager of the Extended Stay America hotel near Kings
Island amusement park in suburban Cincinnati, received several cancellations
because of the weather.
"People have called to
say they can't get here because the rain is keeping them from getting out of
airports," he said.
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