The Worthington Times

We added more pictures into the Great Flood of 2008 gallery over the weekend and will add more in the coming days. Still to come: pictures from each day, the Blackhawk landing at the school, the Pamida truck arrival with emergency supplies, the clinics for tetanus shots, the Governor landing for a walk around town and some people pictures.

The water is going down. By noon Tuesday, all are in agreement that the floodwater is receding. It's down by a significant amount but there's a long ways to go. At least we can see it is getting better. What a mess it's leaving behind.

No roads have opened up yet. State Road 67 to the south is still covered with water as far as the eye can see and the barricade remains just south of the Dollar General Store. State Road 157 to the north is still closed but the fence posts which were barely visible yesterday are showing about a foot now. Water has gone down on State Road 157 - the hill road by the Pryor bridge but it has a long way to go - it now looks like a big flood instead of an unbelievable flood. Terre Haute Road to the west is still closed. Still today the only road open out of town is State Road 67 toward Spencer. 

The Worthington Town Council will meet tonight (Tuesday) as planned for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting in the Town Hall of the Municipal Building. The Utility Department portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Council part starts at 7 p.m. The Great Flood of 2008 is sure to be at the top of the agenda. Both meetings are open to the public. 

On Main Street, Sunday, October 28, 2007

On North Edwards Street, Sunday, October 28, 2007 

When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock,
And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin' turkey-cock,
And the clackin' of the guineys, and the cluckin' of the hens,
And the rooster's hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence;
O, it's then's the times a feller is a-feelin' at his best,
With the risin' sun to greet him from a night of peaceful rest,
As he leaves the house, bare-headed, and goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.

James Whitcomb Riley 

Despite a bit of rain this past week, White River is still low.  This picture was taken Sunday, October 28, 2007 looking north from the bridge on the hill road.

Our winter weather wake-up call has finally arrived..... the National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for Monday morning, October 29.  They're predicting widespread frost in our area.  Click here for the official word.

Are you far away from your Indiana home?  It's October and time for the leaves to be turning.  Many say it's one of the things about Worthington they miss when they've wandered out into the rest of the world.  So get online and check out Indiana's leaf cams.  Video cameras have been set up around the state with live shots throughout October so you can watch the season from wherever you are.  Click here to go to Indiana's Leaf Cams .  There's one in set up in Brown County which always has a spectacular view.  Overall, Greene County is still pretty green right now, so you're not too late to catch the show.

It was a windy day.  The wind advisory has ended but there's still a chance of thunderstorms tonight.

Hardly a breeze in Worthington early on this Thursday morning - it is peaceful and quiet here now.  But it may be the "calm before the storm" because the NWS (National Weather Service) has issued alerts for the area - particularly a wind advisory starting later this morning and continuing until late this evening.  The text of the NWS outlook and the wind advisory is below.  For the latest updates, go straight to the source - it is the National Weather Service that issues these alerts - click here to go to their page for Worthington, Indiana or there's also a link to the NWS in the Navigation column in the Weather area.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
537 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-051>057-060>064-067>070-081000-
CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-
OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-
BARTHOLOMEW-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-
537 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /437 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF A KOKOMO TO PLAINFIELD TO SHOALS LINE. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE
WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA LATE TONIGHT BRINGING
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR AREA WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT WITH
THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE VERY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN617 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 .WIND ADVOSRY CONTINUES OVER WESTERN INDIANA TODAY AND ALSO HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THAT AREA FROM KOKOMO TO LEBANON ANDPLAINFIELD. INZ021-028>031-035>038-043>046-051>053-060-061-067>069-071830- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0002.070607T1500Z-070608T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN- SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 617 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /517 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TOWARDS SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION