Today's Alberto brings back memories of another Alberto:
Tropical Storm Alberto, July 1994
Landfall near Destin, Florida
I
lived in a small farming community in the middle of Georgia,
Oglethorpe, Georgia, about 160 miles, which is 3 1/2 hours from
Crawfordville give or take following a few tractors and/or poultry
trucks. When rushing rain waters flooded the Flint River and northern
area waterways making creeks and streams into raging rushing waters, a
neighboring town, Montezuma, just 8 or so short miles away was
flooded to rooftop levels in a time span of one hour when a dam broke
to the north. A few hundred yards from my home was a small creek not
more than three feet wide and about three feet deep could be heard
roaring, creating new paths through the trees cutting gullies in farm land and under commercial
poultry houses, drowning thousands of chickens.
Hundreds
of thousands in the larger cities were without running water due to
their water supply being contaminated. The breach of Lake Blackshear Dam
drained the lake sending even more water toward Albany, Georgia, where
more than 400 caskets were washed out of Oakview Cemetery.
Millions
of dollars were poured into the state. The National Guard took up
residence in Montezuma for a long time, helping rebuild the devastated
town. Some never rebuilt.
Dozens of lives were reported lost in Georgia and Alabama due to that Alberto.
Today
is another Alberto. Rain and wind but as far as the current reports,
a much less life changing Alberto, we are thankful.
Thanks
so much for supporting our Little Eden, giving us the opportunity to
do what we love. On the Farm front, we're busy pulling weeds, the
softer ground is making it a bit easier along with staking and tying
tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons, etc., keeping them off the
ground. All in all, they're loving this cooler weather.
Ron and Annette Layton
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
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