Tammi's Temporary World

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST
COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER
BEACH...INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE
AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA
CITY TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ALL THE
BAHAMAS.

Looks like Bou was right to worry.

And this brings me to my worst case scenario and not many are talking about
it and I need to do more research, but I am hesitant because I am afraid of
what
I will find. Lake Okeechobee or as we call it, Lake O. Belle Glade and
Pahokee
sit right on Lake O. In 1928,
the worst hurricane to hit Palm Beach County, killed nearly 2000 and they
think
as many as 3000 people. They don’t know for sure since bodies were
literally
thrown in mass graves. After that, in the early ‘30’s, they built
the Hoover
dike, around the lake. It is a dike, not a dam, however, over the
last few
decades, the purpose of this dike has changed. It was built
originally to
protect the people who lived around the Lake, to prevent
another 1928 disaster.
Since then, it has been used to store water for
irrigation, etc. This dike
LEAKS. This dike is 143 miles long and 3 stories
high. I can’t figure out how
far that water will spread when/if the dike
blows.

I'm leaving late this afternoon.