Duluth Flood 2012

Seems the City is a bit of a Disaster.

I received a text this morning shortly after arriving at work:

"You are so lucky to be out of Duluth. Have you heard if your house is OK?"

Um, ok. So I rang my friend up to find out what happened - a fire? tornado? lightning strike?

NO!
A FLOOD!
And not just some heavy rain and swampy backyards, but a pretty major catastrophe for the City of Duluth and some surrounding areas.
Of course, I immediately sent a text to my daughter to find out the house situation, and we were one of the lucky ones, just a small bit of water in the basement bathroom - a wet throw rug. That was it.
Thankfully!
It certainly is hard to be away from Duluth as I watch the videos, view the surreal photos, while receiving texts and emails from family and friends back home.

And the Photography Opportunities!
Luckily, my daughter and scores of other Duluthians have taken to recording this event for all of us:

DNT

Flood photo gallery

MSNBC

MPR

Northland's News Center

Perfect Duluth Day has a bunch of photos and videos taken by locals.




**EDIT**
Morning Flood Update - June 21st: More videos from around Duluth and the collapse of a section of Jean Duluth Road late Wednesday.

Yowsa.

(Please Excuse Our Mess)