We’re curious at The Tribune and TribTown.com about whether readers and viewers found our online updates before and during last weekend’s flooding useful.

With the technology allowing us to post news instantaneously, reporting on weather advisory has been a natural.

It’s become even more so in recent weeks and months this spring, with so much weather happening in our area.

We started posting about heavy rainfall in central Indiana and flooding there and in Bartholomew County on Saturday, including reports on the level of the East Fork of the White River.

Those updates came a little faster as flood waters started moving toward us, especially when the river’s overflow started rushing into area Sunday morning.

We kept them throughout the week, and even into this weekend.

Again, we’re curious if you found them helpful?

We realize if you were in the way of those flood waters you at some point became unable to check the updates as you and your loved ones prepared to leave your homes. My family did, too. Fortunately, we had little effect of the flooding, for which we feel fortunate and blessed.

No, this question isn’t intended to pat ourselves on the back, as we accused of with a similar column asking about whether TribTown is seen as a useful tool. We simply want to know if we’re putting our resources and time in the right place, if such information helps people. Our hope is it does.

Thanks for reading my blog, and thanks for logging on to TribTown.com.

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