09-16-2008, 01:06 PM
For whatever reason, as Ike buzzed up the Ohio river valley, it gained strength. That's right. Ohio was hit with hurricane force winds and flooding rain. 6 people have been killed so far, mostly by falling trees and debris. 84 of Ohio's counties have been declared disaster areas. The most problems relate to lack of electricity- as many as 2 million families are powerless. And many of our rapid responder teams had already headed off to Texas to help out.
This is only the second Hurricane that I can remember in Ohio- the last one was the Blizzard of '78, where winds exceeding 120 mph swept over the city dropping many feet of snow.
Dangit. I've always been kind of smug that we don't have to deal with Hurricanes and such. Can't say that any more.
This is only the second Hurricane that I can remember in Ohio- the last one was the Blizzard of '78, where winds exceeding 120 mph swept over the city dropping many feet of snow.
Dangit. I've always been kind of smug that we don't have to deal with Hurricanes and such. Can't say that any more.