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At this point they are saying no flooding. This is the site I always use, it's updated frequently and as more data becomes available it becomes more accurate. Having gone through this a few times they have always been about dead on 24 hours before the crest.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo ... gage=wbrp1
This is the latest prediction for Wilkes-Barre and should update as new predictions become available, for reference Hurricane Lee was 42.6 feet.
I should of grabbed the prediction from yesterday because it said 6 feet.
For reference the image uploaded is the time of this posting.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo ... gage=wbrp1
This is the latest prediction for Wilkes-Barre and should update as new predictions become available, for reference Hurricane Lee was 42.6 feet.
I should of grabbed the prediction from yesterday because it said 6 feet.
For reference the image uploaded is the time of this posting.
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It doesn't mean there will be no flooding because it's only the current prediction with very little data. They give hourly updates and it's not until about 24 hours before the actual crest that it will be fairly accurate. This graph can change rapidly. I've seen it jump ten feet in one hour. In other words until the rain stops don't count on anything.Dennis wrote:That's good to here no flooding. People along the river are still recovering from last years storm.
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My brother-in-law lives in West Pittston. Still rebuilding from Lee.
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Long term resident? I lived there for 35 years but not anymore.rubicondave33 wrote:My brother-in-law lives in West Pittston. Still rebuilding from Lee.
The short story is I would have been flooded but my house burned three years ago this February, to quote the neighbor "At least your house is gone". We had a smaller house on the same lot but that was an easy cleanup, took a dew days and we didn't do anything else with it yet:
Before: After: My one Brother still lives in West Piston, he had 3 feet on his first floor. Like your Brother in law he's still rebuilding.
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My parents just moved back in in June after the sept floods of last year
There were 3 houses piled up behind it. 5.5ft of water inside.
When I first heard about Sandy all I could think of oh crap not again.
There were 3 houses piled up behind it. 5.5ft of water inside.
When I first heard about Sandy all I could think of oh crap not again.
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Yep we use the same thing except we use the Schuylkill at Pottstown.
Over time we now know how far above flood stage it takes for the water to get into the wife's store.
She gets glued to that site when it rains.
Rick
Over time we now know how far above flood stage it takes for the water to get into the wife's store.
She gets glued to that site when it rains.
Rick
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Hopefully the chances of seeing a flood like that again in our lifetimes will be pretty slim.
It's been so dry up here that even after almost 2" of rain from Sandy, my basement and swamp in the yard are still bone dry. The swamp actually has grass growing in it now! Been here 10 years and never saw that before.
It's been so dry up here that even after almost 2" of rain from Sandy, my basement and swamp in the yard are still bone dry. The swamp actually has grass growing in it now! Been here 10 years and never saw that before.
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He's lived there for 25 years, we sure are glad the river is staying in its banks.Richard S. wrote:Long term resident? I lived there for 35 years but not anymore.rubicondave33 wrote:My brother-in-law lives in West Pittston. Still rebuilding from Lee.
The short story is I would have been flooded but my house burned three years ago this February, to quote the neighbor "At least your house is gone". We had a smaller house on the same lot but that was an easy cleanup, took a dew days and we didn't do anything else with it yet:
Before: After: My one Brother still lives in West Piston, he had 3 feet on his first floor. Like your Brother in law he's still rebuilding.
Looks like the house is getting there... sure does take time to recover from a disaster though.
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Not sure if you're referring to the pictures I posted and not sure if I was clear but that was the little house we own, the last one was taken one week after the flood and how it sits now. My Brother is just about done but he did the whole house.rubicondave33 wrote: Looks like the house is getting there... sure does take time to recover from a disaster though.
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Here is an alternative site to watch river flows. Here is a USGS site. There is a drop down menu for most rivers in the US
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=014 ... 0060,00010
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=014 ... 0060,00010