Quotes of the Day

Monday, May. 03, 2010

Open quoteThat is an astonishing amount of rain in a 24- or 36-hour period.Close quote

  • PHIL BREDESEN,
  • Tennessee governor, after more than 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville over two days, nearly doubling the previous record of the 6.68 inches that fell in the wake of Hurricane Fredrick in 1979
Photo: Mark Humphrey / AP | Source: Washington Post