Northeast flooding

[OTD]

I know a lot of you are more than tired of the rain on the east coast. The scope of it really hadn't hit me until I tried to call my aunt in upstate NY. Every number I tried, I got recordings from the phone company, which probably doesn't bode well for her little town. All you east coast SportsJournalists.commers, stay dry and be safe!

 

[markvid]

My in-laws' town is being partiall evacuated (PA/NY border).
They were supposed to come to see us today till Saturday, but they are staying home as most roads are under water there.

 

[Idaho]

George Bush doesn't care about liberals

 

[OTD]

George Bush doesn't care about liberals

Are you kidding? You're thinking of NYC--the upstate area makes Utah look like a progressive hotbed!

 

[spnited]

Northeast Pa. and upstate NY seem particularly hard hit:

ALLENTOWN, Pa.(AP) Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday because of rising water on the Susquehanna River, swelled by a record-breaking deluge that has killed at least 10 people across the Northeast.

The northeastern Pennsylvania city, which was devastated by flooding in 1972 by the remnants of Hurricane Agnes, is now protected by levees. But county officials said they were being cautious because the Susquehanna was expected to crest just shy of the tops of the 41-foot floodwalls.

 

[cranberry]

George Bush doesn't care about liberals

Worse. He's putting Brownie on the job.

 

[Platyrhynchos]

On the other end of the spectrum, folks in my neck of the woods would absolutely welcome a rain of that magnitude.

I'm honest-to-God serious, too.

 

[Idaho]

George Bush doesn't care about liberals

Are you kidding? You're thinking of NYC--the upstate area makes Utah look like a progressive hotbed!

Well, Wash D.C. also flooded.

And we need some rain in a bad way. Especially along the Utah-Arizona border. Just enough to wash away Warren Jeffs an his freaks while also putting out some fires.

 

[markvid]

On the other end of the spectrum, folks in my neck of the woods would absolutely welcome a rain of that magnitude.

I'm honest-to-God serious, too.

Sadly, getting all of that in one lump sum does nothing but run off of hard ground, and it's a waste.
You guys need a few soakers spread out over a period of time.

 

[Platyrhynchos]

On the other end of the spectrum, folks in my neck of the woods would absolutely welcome a rain of that magnitude.

I'm honest-to-God serious, too.

Sadly, getting all of that in one lump sum does nothing but run off of hard ground, and it's a waste.
You guys need a few soakers spread out over a period of time.

But, Markvid, that's exactly what we need. Ponds are dry. Ponds I've never in my life seen dry are now dry (I'm 47). Pastures have little or no grass. Cattle ranchers are hurting big-time here.

 

[shotglass]

It appears the Susquehanna is going to crest around mid-day tomorrow, and we're going to have some pretty nasty trouble along the river in our little burg. We have an artsy neighborhood right by the banks at the bottom of town, and I suspect they're going to be evacuated. We're already boiling all water.

And, of course, City Island is going to be missing from the map for a day or two. Completely underwater.

 

[Ace]

It appears the Susquehanna is going to crest around mid-day tomorrow, and we're going to have some pretty nasty trouble along the river in our little burg. We have an artsy neighborhood right by the banks at the bottom of town, and I suspect they're going to be evacuated. We're already boiling all water.

And, of course, City Island is going to be missing from the map for a day or two. Completely underwater.

Does this mean it's going to flow into the Ohio then the Mississippi and then New Orleans will be underwater again?

 

[JimmyOlson]

What's weirdis that it has been a beautiful day here in Binghamton (sunny, 80 degrees), but the river just keeps rising and rising. A portion of I-88 (between Binghamton and Albany) got washed out last night, and two truckers died when the drove off the road. Wilkes-Barre is getting it even worse, as are the outlying areas north and east of here.

Say a prayer for those people tonight. They need it.

 

[slappy4428]

It appears the Susquehanna is going to crest around mid-day tomorrow, and we're going to have some pretty nasty trouble along the river in our little burg. We have an artsy neighborhood right by the banks at the bottom of town, and I suspect they're going to be evacuated. We're already boiling all water.

And, of course, City Island is going to be missing from the map for a day or two. Completely underwater.

Does this mean it's going to flow into the Ohio then the Mississippi and then New Orleans will be underwater again?

No. Different watershed... Flows into the Atlantic

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Those of us old enough to remember Hurricane Agnes, which was right around this time of year, know that when the otherwise innocuous Susquehanna floods, it's a *****.
Ponds are dry out west, and here in New England, moss is growing on my driveway. Mother Nature sure is disorganized.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Things get wild over there when the Susquehanna floods. I've been pretty damn lucky with where I'm at. Hell I've played a softball game and even went golfing already this week. But you go about a half hour from me and things are about as ****ty as can be. And has been for days.

 

[JimmyOlson]

Those of us old enough to remember Hurricane Agnes, which was right around this time of year, know that when the otherwise innocuous Susquehanna floods, it's a *****.

People here are already saying this is worse than Agnes.