 | Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, 1996. The Willamette River is flooding because it's been raining a lot and we just had a snow storm and some of it melted into the river. Businesses near the river have closed and are advised to take any valuable items out of their basements. O.M.S.I.'s (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) basement is flooded and they're making sand bags for a barrier. I'm glad that I'm not in danger of the flood but I feel sorry for those who are. |
 | I wonder if one of the bridges will break? Or how long the storm will last? Or how deep it will get? It's sort of scary. I hope it doesn't last much longer. I wonder how deep it will get? A way I could help would be to stay off the phone so that emergency people can get through to the coast guard or other important people. |
 | I wonder if when I wake up my room will be full of muddy water. It makes me feel worried. I'm really worried about my mom because there might be lots of traffic because of the flooding. I wonder if my dad will be able to pick me up. I'm worried that I won't be able to get home. I also wonder if it will rain for a long time or stop. I hope everything will turn out fine. |
 | I hope that the river does not flood by the houses, buildings, or schools. I wish it didn't rain that much because it will fill up the river and flood. It will flood a lot of houses and apartments and I'm glad it will not reach my house but I wish the people good luck that have problems and I wish I could help them. |
 | Hi, how do you feel about the floods in Oregon? I'm worried and scared. Do you feel the same as I do? I feel sorry for the people that had their houses flooded. Do you? I wonder when I wake up will the Willamette river go over the sea wall? |
 | Liz is my step-mom. What she feels about the flood is that it's a hideous thing. But, it does bring people together. She also wishes happiness to people who lose their homes. I know what she means about it being hideous. And I also know what she means about it bringing people together. I also wish happiness to people who lose their homes. |
 | I feel sorry for the people who have to evacuate their homes and businesses. I also feel happy that I'm not downtown. Those poor farmers! I can't imagine living near the water. I can't imagine having to evacuate my home either. The Willamette River is expected to get way above the sea wall by seven o'clock tonight. I feel happy that I'm not in Tillamook. |
 | How do you feel about the flooding? Concerned, because it's affecting so many people.
What do the floods make you think of? It makes me think of the Vanport flood and the flood when Noah built the ark.
Have you ever dealt with a flood before? Not personally. I have watched with interest when the Mississippi flooded a your or two ago. |