An absolute horrible flood has struck the region.  It was well forecast though.  I never dreamed though that so much rain could fall over such a large area.  This is worse than any of the hurricane or tropical storms that have crossed our region in recent memory.  Portions of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois have received over 10 inches of rain.  Cape Girardeau, Missouri is a mess.  Vienna, Illinois is reporting some of the worst flooding ever.  Many…many communities are experiencing severe flood problems.

  So far Western Kentucky has received 1-4 inches of rain.  Rain will continue through the night.  It looks like all of Western Kentucky will be under flood warnings until tomorrow morning.

  This is an historic flood event for Missouri and Illinois – the Missouri and Ohio Valley.  Some areas have been receiving heavy rain for more than 20 hours now.  Incredible rainfall totals.