Tuesday late evening 5/13

Here is an interesting report about strange animal and insect happenings in China leading up to the earthquake.....click  here

Mount Etna in Sicily is starting to erupt again and there has been some ash....click  here

From New Orleans.... With just 19 days before the start of hurricane season, today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers put its pumps and flood gates to the test. In a simulated hurricane, pumps at four canals were tested to make sure they're working properly. Tons of water gushed from pumps at the London Avenue, 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and Harvey Canals. The hurricane preparation exercise went well with flood gates stopping the surge from Lake Ponchartrain and the pumps at the canal activating once the water rose another two feet.

A stormy night in the Shreveport, LA area with lots of flooding and this.... Caddo Parish Fire District 5 and Caddo Sheriff Hazmat units are on the scene of a tank explosion that has the tank fully engulfed in flames. The fire is located about three miles South of Highway 175 and Highway 1. The fire started when lightning hit a tank filled with salt water and oil. The Hazmat unit is currently checking the interior of the equipment for damage.