{"id":3459,"date":"2009-03-18T21:25:36","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T01:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2020-12-04T06:17:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T11:17:59","slug":"last-weeks-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/03\/18\/last-weeks-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Last week&#8217;s flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The St. Josephs River level last week during the flooding.\" rel=\"lightbox[rivers]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/St_Joseph.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tSt_Joseph.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s rainfall and resulting flooding is finally for the most part over.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The St. Joseph River crested at 20.38 feet on March 13, 2009 around 4:30 pm. \u00c2\u00a0As far as the top ten list of historical crests, this is the second highest crest since March 26, 2009 when the level hit 22.0 feet. \u00c2\u00a0The top ten historical crests for the St. Joseph River:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>22.00 ft on 03\/26\/1913<\/li>\n<li><strong>20.38 ft on 03\/12\/2009<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17.90 ft on 04\/07\/1950<\/li>\n<li>17.86 ft on 06\/05\/1989<\/li>\n<li>17.79 ft on 02\/26\/1985<\/li>\n<li>17.51 ft on 12\/31\/1990<\/li>\n<li><strong>17.37 ft on 02\/07\/2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">17.15 ft on 01\/05\/1993<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">16.70 ft on 05\/18\/1943<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>16.38 ft on 01\/09\/2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I would also point out that there are now three dates\/crests within the last year and a few months on the historical list. \u00c2\u00a0There were two crests during this flood. \u00c2\u00a0The first from the storms that swept through the entire region, both north and south of Fort Wayne. \u00c2\u00a0The second crest, the historical crest occured after the second batch of rainstorms which were concentrated mainly to the north of Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The St. Marys River level last week during the flooding.\" rel=\"lightbox[rivers]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/St_Marys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tSt_Marys.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The St. Marys River crested at 16.98 feet around 11:15 am on March 11, 2009. Keep in mind that the gauge for this at the Muldoon Bridge which is quite a distance down the river from Headwaters Park. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;ve been asked why Headwaters and the downtown area flooded so badly when compared to other years with similar levels. \u00c2\u00a0The biggest reason is with all the water coming down the St. Joseph River from the second wave of rainstorms, the water had nowhere to go. \u00c2\u00a0It all backed up into Headwaters Park &#8211; which is exactly the purpose the park was created for.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 historical crests for the St. Marys River:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>21.20 ft on 07\/09\/2003<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>19.66 ft on 03\/14\/1982<\/li>\n<li><strong>19.06 ft on 01\/14\/2005<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>18.33 ft on 02\/26\/1985<\/li>\n<li>17.92 ft on 01\/01\/1991<\/li>\n<li><strong>17.67 ft on 02\/09\/2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17.07 ft on 07\/18\/1992<\/li>\n<li>17.03 ft on 01\/26\/1999<\/li>\n<li><strong>16.98 ft on 03\/11\/2009<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>16.06 ft on 02\/13\/2009<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This time, there are five historical crests since the turn of the century, with the rest occurring in the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The St. Josephs River level last week during the flooding.\" rel=\"lightbox[rivers]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/Maumee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tMaumee.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Maumee River crested at 23.58 feet on March 13, 2009 at 7:15 am. \u00c2\u00a0The pattern here echoed that of the St. Joseph River, which is logical given that both the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers both drain into the Maumee. \u00c2\u00a0The historical crests for the Maumee:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>26.10 ft on 03\/26\/1913<\/li>\n<li>25.93 ft on 03\/17\/1982<\/li>\n<li>24.55 ft on 02\/27\/1985<\/li>\n<li>23.90 ft on 01\/01\/1991<\/li>\n<li>23.76 ft on 03\/24\/1978<\/li>\n<li><strong>23.58 ft on 03\/13\/2009<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>22.93 ft on 02\/08\/2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22.50 ft on 03\/08\/1908<\/li>\n<li><strong>22.44 ft on 01\/14\/2005<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22.40 ft on 01\/15\/1930<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This was the 6th highest crest for the Maumee River. \u00c2\u00a0There have only been three historical crests for the Maumee since the turn of the century. \u00c2\u00a0Unlike the other two however, the rest of the Maumee&#8217;s crest are spread out with three in the 1908-1930 period and the rest between 1978 and 1991.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: <em>The information used to compile the above post is from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Weather Service<\/a> section of the website. \u00c2\u00a0If you are interested, each individual river&#8217;s level monitors have a rss or xml feed which you may subscribe to. \u00c2\u00a0This will allow you to receive periodic updtes when flood waters threaten. \u00c2\u00a0Each river may be reached from this page.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"2853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\" data-title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\" data-description=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2853\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"3783\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\" data-description=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3783\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/122977.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Harrison Street Bridge over the St. Mary&#039;s River as seen from the historic Wells Street Bridge. Photo taken December 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"4910\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/122977.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/thumbs\/thumbs_122977.jpg\" data-title=\"Harrison Street Bridge\" data-description=\"The Harrison Street Bridge over the St. Mary&#039;s River as seen from the historic Wells Street Bridge. Photo taken December 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Harrison Street Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Harrison Street Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4910\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hwsb\/thumbs\/thumbs_122977.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour. Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"5433\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\" data-title=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\" data-description=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour. Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5433\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"5792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\" data-title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\" data-description=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5792\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6332\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6332\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6333\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154888.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154888.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154888.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6334\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154888.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154898.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6335\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154898.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154898.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6335\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154898.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154919.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6336\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154919.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154919.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6336\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154919.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154939.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6337\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154939.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154939.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6337\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154939.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154941.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6338\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154941.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154941.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6338\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154941.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154964.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5bd99eaa44befe71154b98447ce8998d' data-image-id=\"6339\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154964.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154964.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6339\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154964.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week&#8217;s rainfall and resulting flooding is finally for the most part over. 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