Storm of the Century

It has been raining a lot here in northern Minnesota the past week, so the ground has been pretty well saturated.  We were in Duluth for the day last Tuesday and left to return to the cabin at about 5:00 PM.  The sky looked really black and the evening weather program showed radar images where the storm cells were NOT moving.  It rained all night and into the morning.  Many weather records were broken before the skies cleared.  We didn’t get as much rain as they did back in Duluth but here is an indicator:

Here is a typical view of our beach and dock:

And here is a similar view, taken Thursday morning:

For those who like to play with numbers, the state considers this reservoir to cover 5600 acres.  How much water does it take to raise the surface by about 4 feet?

Wednesday many roads in and around Duluth were closed due to washouts and debris.  Thursday we came back to town and saw a lot of damage.  More information can be found at the local newspaper:

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/photogallery/id/2245/

 Joyce had a little setback this week.  On Monday night she took a tumble at home.  By Tuesday morning she was bruised and in pain so went to the hospital by ambulance.  We met her there and stayed with her at the hospital while she had multiple X-rays and exams.  Bottom line:  she didn’t break anything (sigh of relief!) but will be using the walker again until the soreness subsides.  She came home today and we’ll get her settled in before we return to the cabin tomorrow.