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09/08/2011 10:19:33 PM · #26 |
For all those that live south of me...unfortunately the water that is flooding you guys starts with my area. I live between the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains in New York State. It's the major watershed that feeds New York City as well.
The Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers start in my neck of the woods. The Susquehanna flows out of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown which is only about 35 miles from me. (Yes..that Cooperstown). In fact...I took this photo of the lake this summer, and from where my camera was positioned...about 30 foot (if that) to my right is the actual start of the river. So it's a long trip down to the Chesapeake Bay, but it all starts here. It flows right by my house.
The east and west branches or the source for the start of the Delaware river are also a short hop from me, and have caused terrible flooding in my area as many creeks and tributaries off the mountain ranges flow into them. Two major rivers here in NY State...the Unadilla River also flows a stones throw (literally) from my house, and the Chenango River flows just west of that in the neighboring county. Also hit hard. Both these rivers flow into the Susquehanna River and it's causing a huge mess because all that water has to go somewhere. The Unadilla and Susquehanna meet a mere four miles from me. The ground was already saturated from TS Irene and the water really had to place to go. A nightmare.
Moral of the story...if we got it here it's coming your way because a lot of it starts close by me. Not my fault though so don't blame me. :P
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09/08/2011 10:33:07 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by DCNUTTER:
For all those that live south of me...unfortunately the water that is flooding you guys starts with my area. |
Tell your neighbors to stop flushing! |
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09/08/2011 10:37:45 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Tommy_Mac:
Watching local news reporters on TV riding boats through the streets of West Pittston with water up to the second stories of the homes. A restaraunt I've eaten in many times pretty much totally underwater....just terrible scenes. |
Coincidentally, I'm working on a packaging redesign for a roof repair product this week and pointed out to a co-worker yesterday that one of the touted benefits of this sealer is that it 'works in all weather conditions— including driving rain or even underwater.' Haw, haw... a roofing product that works underwater. We had a good chuckle, but now it seems like a good feature after all. :-( |
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09/08/2011 11:14:02 PM · #29 |
Some areas around here have been hit hard too.
I rode on the bike path next to the Mohawk River today (forgot my camera), and WOW...I have never seen it so high. In places where there's usually forest areas between the river and the bike path, they looked like swamps...with trees sticking out.
Most of the time, the water was within 5 feet of the path...whereas normally, it might be a hundred feet away. And the spill areas were all full.
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09/08/2011 11:56:12 PM · #30 |
Pictures from Johnson City, adjacent to Binghamton, NY. Very sad, a lot of destruction. Spent a few minutes at the high school, delivering our old towels and blankets to one of the local evacuation centers. Hundreds of people there, most of them seemed to be in good spirits.
We live on higher ground, so our house is fine. Some of our friends are not as fortunate. No power at work, so the office was closed. The new levy at Lourdes Hospital was just high enough to contain the flood, so we should be able to get back to work soon.
This is a link to a few pictures I took. They are all straight from the camera. The helicopter was from the Red Cross, delivering supplies to the high school evacuations center. Highway 17 was, and still is, closed. I heard it was flooded west of here.
//gallery.me.com/shawmurch/100261 |
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09/09/2011 12:25:40 AM · #31 |
Michael, didn't realize you were so close. Your photos certainly capture the severity of the last couple of days. Glad to hear you are doing okay. Also glad the levy at Lourdes held up. Such a vital resource to our area.
Towne Square Mall, Oakdale Mall, Harry L. Drive...ugggh. Terrible scene. Thanks for posting.
In my 13 years living in the Triple Cities I was all over. Kept moving westward from Binghamton, to JC then to Endicott before spending 5 years in Endwell. Right down the road from Most of these shots as you well know.
My brother and sister in-law now live in Endwell right around the corner from where I used to live, and other than some water in their basement they are doing alright as well (Just off Hooper).
They are both certified Master divers and instructors, and he is on the Broome County Emergency Team etc.
Stay safe.
Dave
Message edited by author 2011-09-09 00:26:00. |
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09/09/2011 06:47:44 AM · #32 |
Thanks Dave. Its going to be a long haul to recovery for this area. We had a similar flood in 2006. Most people reopened their businesses and rehabilitated their homes. I wonder if they are up for that again. I'm not sure I would be.
Susquehanna still high this morning. 17 still closed as is the Oakdale Mall. Waters should be receding today and we will likely get a better idea what the real damage is. |
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09/09/2011 09:55:25 AM · #33 |
| oh my... We had even more rain last night in virginia -- I hope it stays away from you!! What a strange storm this has been. The bands just keep reappearing! I think we're finally out of it now, hopefully you will be soon... |
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09/09/2011 11:05:22 AM · #34 |
Raining AGAIN here. I have some water in my basement and a lot of very wet towels and blankets which I'm hoping will keep it from spreading. We've lived here 20+ years and have never had water seep in like this. Much worse in other parts of the county so I'm not really complaining.
In a case of spectacularly bad timing, we had a golf tournament to benefit the animal shelter support group I work with yesterday. Some amusing pix on our FB page.
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09/09/2011 12:33:46 PM · #35 |
| Crazy rain. Here in midtown we lucked out during the hurricane and now through several days of heavy rainfall. It seems like local news hasn't given upstate the coverage it deserves. |
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09/09/2011 01:59:29 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by citymars:
Crazy rain. Here in midtown we lucked out during the hurricane and now through several days of heavy rainfall. It seems like local news hasn't given upstate the coverage it deserves. |
Larry, unfortunately they rarely do. It's mind boggling to be honest. There are much more rural and obscure places that get frequent coverage than this area. I've always wondered why. If it's a big story...yes Binghamton will make the news as would Albany. Anything in between is a rarity....even if the destruction is of equal nature or much worse as it often is.
On the brighter side of things...literally...the Sun is shining today and it's 80+ degrees so hopefully things will start to dry up at a faster pace.
Dave |
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09/09/2011 06:28:25 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by citymars:
Crazy rain. Here in midtown we lucked out during the hurricane and now through several days of heavy rainfall. It seems like local news hasn't given upstate the coverage it deserves. |
I'm always surprised by how many people don't know that New York is a state as well as a city. Seems like the news people fall into that category sometimes. |
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