KarlMarx
09-10-2011, 09:29 AM
Hi everyone
We had another bad storm out here in New York, as you probably already know. The area where I live (Binghamton, New York) got hit really bad. I don't know how much rainfall we got on Wednesday but the estimate is somewhere between 7 and 10 inches. The ground was already saturated so it was an accident waiting to happen. Add to this the fact that we live near two rivers (the Susquehanna and the Chenango) and you can imagine the results.
Personally, I'm OK. I was lucky. Neither I, my g/f, or my family suffered any loss. However, others were not as fortunate. About 20,000 people were evacuated in my county alone (Broome County's population is about 189,000). Almost all major highways were closed for a day or two. The National Guard is here, the Governor came here. Many people cannot return to their homes for weeks, if at all. The river got so high that the flood walls could not keep it all back. Fortunately, they did not collapse, but the river just went over them in some cases. Some towns are underwater.
We had a flood back in 2006. We thought that was bad, but this is far worse. If you pray, please remember the people out here.
KarlMarx
We had another bad storm out here in New York, as you probably already know. The area where I live (Binghamton, New York) got hit really bad. I don't know how much rainfall we got on Wednesday but the estimate is somewhere between 7 and 10 inches. The ground was already saturated so it was an accident waiting to happen. Add to this the fact that we live near two rivers (the Susquehanna and the Chenango) and you can imagine the results.
Personally, I'm OK. I was lucky. Neither I, my g/f, or my family suffered any loss. However, others were not as fortunate. About 20,000 people were evacuated in my county alone (Broome County's population is about 189,000). Almost all major highways were closed for a day or two. The National Guard is here, the Governor came here. Many people cannot return to their homes for weeks, if at all. The river got so high that the flood walls could not keep it all back. Fortunately, they did not collapse, but the river just went over them in some cases. Some towns are underwater.
We had a flood back in 2006. We thought that was bad, but this is far worse. If you pray, please remember the people out here.
KarlMarx