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We've had rain since Saturday coming down steady with times of massive down pours. It was getting bad Monday but here we are Wednesday afternoon and the water seems to have run out of places to dump into. Were flooding EVERYWHERE! I've seen multiple friends on facebook crying because they have 3 feet of water in their basements... Some friends lost everything because they live in basement apartments (as do I). The rain is giving no sign of slowing and the weather says it's going to continue raining until Tuesday. All the schools in the area let out early and I'm just waiting for the call they are closed tomorrow...
Anyone else dealing with tropical storm Lee?
I have friends in Hershey, Etown, and out near Lebanon and I just keep seeing the same sort of pictures. A number of friends' farms are flooded (thankfully almost all the barns are built on high ground) and a number of people are stuck away from their homes because of road closures.
I'm worried about my parents' home, it's built on a creek that runs around the western part of LancCo and it gets really strong in storms. Plus most of the retaining wall has been washed away with the last few big storms.
We're down in Camp Hill, and have managed to avoid any flooding in our neighborhood (but we're on high ground). Our schools had a delayed opening, and then ended up closing for the day. Not sure about tomorrow yet. Hope you stay dry!
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: Oh no I hope your parents house will be okay =( My FI has to go to work in Mechanicsburg (an area known to flood even without tons of rain) and he won't he heading home until 9:30 pm... I wish his appointment would be cancelled or he would call off... theres flash flood warnings all over here.
We have been dealing with the worst flooding in over a hundred years in our area too. It started in late june and the water will be up until at least november. I feel so bad for all those affected by rising waters in the midwest and the east coast as well as the wild fires of texas. It just breaks my heart to see people loosing all their worldly possessions and lifetimes of memories in one swoop. I pray for them all every night.
@Mrs Sarah McK: I live in Camp Hill... over by Highland Park area... We've had off and on issues with flooding under a bridge by the police station and by the cemetery... My sons dad was at school earlier (HACC) and they closed the road he had to take to get home. He's handicap and drives with special hand gears (so he can't leave the car if he decides to brave the water) I haven't heard from him since he told me he had to find a different way home =/
@tksjewelry: I know... this has been a bad year for natural disasters =( everyone is in my thoughts as well.
@HappilyEverAfter54: I should amend that, they're on a steep hill maybe 15-20 feet above the creek, we have a partially exposed foundation/basement and have the decks going over the creek so we aren't in too much threat of flooding (that happened a lot growing up before we set up a modern drainage system and sump pump) but the whole foundation shifting. Which I guess seems scarier now... I'm going to check in with them after my last class today and see how they are handling (today was Etown's second day of school too, I bet the new school out in Bear Creek will have water issues).
While my parents have flooding, we have giant wildfires less than hour away (last time they were this close we were getting ash fall all over the city)
its pretty bad here in Maryland too, lots of roads closed and trees coming out of the ground
edit: lovely, on the news they just said it is going to rain through Sunday. kill me now
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: Theres a lot of schools closing because they can't get the power back on =( I fear losing power or worse... our drain filling up (I think it's close because the water has nowhere to drain to now) and our entire house flooding... I hope not =(
Oh my I hope you guys are are a safe distance from the fires and I hope they get them under control soon!
@miss sparkly cat: Oh no I hope your safe and dry where you are! Yeah the never ending rain is really hurting my mood. I've been stuck in the house and going nuts for days yet theres still days of this rain to come!
We have entire towns under water from Irene so this new batch of rain certainly isn't helping any. One of my coworkers houses was flooded up to the second floor. It's a lost cause at this point. Upstate, NY hasn't seen this kind of crazy weather in decades.
@UpstateCait: Oh my gosh that's terrible =( I hope everyone stays safe and has somewhere dry to go. I can't imagine losing everything in my house.
we're seeing it here in the southern tier of ny. state of emergency and a lot of roads impassable. it's still coming down and should be through friday. best of luck to everyone else dealing with the flooding!
We have it pretty bad here in Baltimore, too. Tons of road closures and people not even to make it home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsT-BIotz4&feature=share
This is a video of an area near Baltimore...pretty crazy!
@HappilyEverAfter54: Yeah, the back up problem is all over the area. I talked to my dad (I freaked out because my mom wasn't answering and my dad is in Boston for work) and sewage backed up through the slop sink in our basement laundry room. The sump pump is working in overdrive but my mom's friends brought over a shop vac to get most of it up. So as long as the power doesn't go, the house should be fine.
Someone posted this of Etown's Square (is it bad I'm jealous of everything being green?):
The white line on the Moose Lodge is right at the high point from Agnes in '71. So that's 2-3.5 feet of water. A butcher and Rita's are at that point.
Here's another gem:
That tree line in the back is usually 1-2 feet above the normally shallow creek. This is the same creek (I believe) that goes through my parents' backyard. It looks like it's risen about 3-4 feet.
@HappilyEverAfter54: I'm in northern Lancaster County and it's terrible!! I'm a teacher and the buses couldn't get to school for awhile to get the kids, so we stayed late to make sure they got home safely. Then, it took me an hour to get home because all the roads were flooded and I had to keep detouring. I actually cried on the way home I was so scared! Fortunately, my road is still open, but it probably will close soon because of a creek overflowing and then I will be flooded in...
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: I just can't believe the pics that keep coming out from everywhere! I hope your parents keep power! As long as the storms are light from here on out they should be okay! Right now it's not even raining here for the first time in days but it looks like it's about to thunderstorm =(
@piglet_625: I'm sorry =( I think that's the very reason half the schools closed here today or let out early if they didn't. I cried too when I was trying to come home Monday and the Carlisle Pike was full of puddles I couldn't see so I kept hydoplaning. I'm not a fan of driving in weather at all. We saw 1 car get trapped in a huge puddle of water then another car made it through but was smoking when it came out! Then they decided to block the road off... I had to drive so much further to get home when I was right around the corner... I hope they close my sons school tomorrow because it's been a mess.
@HappilyEverAfter54: Have you heard from your son's father yet?
@Mrs Sarah McK: Nope they might not have power though... he lives out in Newville.
Oh no! Stay dry if you can!! My parents live in Annville on top of a massive hill so they have been alright for now! We really could use some of that here in Texas, send some this way!!
@misschickpea: I wish I could!!
I thought maybe the rain was done for the night and just as I thought I could get a walk in... it started pouring again =( SIGH....
I live near Baltimore and there's flooding everywhere here! Lots of roads are closed.
I don't own rainboots and am seriously kicking myself!
@MissOtter31: neither do I! I've been wearing my shape ups since they are like wearing heels lol =)
@HappilyEverAfter54: I had to dress up for my internship today and walk in the city. Needless to say my flats got soaked. All I could think about was, "I hope I don't get trenchfoot, sitting in these soaking wet shoes all day." Haha.
Have you guys seen the picture posted by the Hummelstown Sun?
@MissOtter31: yuck, I hate sitting in wet clothes... wet jeans and wet socks make me cringe, lol.
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: =-O I had only seen the local pics I posted when I started the thread but it looks like it's not all that bad here compared to some of the places around us! That looks awful!
The river is making me nervous
Dauphin County officials late today advised area residents to get ready for some of the worst flooding in 20 years. “I don’t think it’s a matter of if we’re going to have flooding, I think it’s a matter of when,” said county Commissioner George Hartwick III.
People in areas prone to severe flooding, especially in communities along the Susquehanna River, should be prepared to evacuate, they said.
Their other advice included:
Move items out of basements likely to flood.
Don’t travel tonight unless it’s absolutely necessary -- people who become stranded in floodwaters also create great risk for rescue workers.
National Weather Service is now calling for the river to crest at 26.2 feet early Friday morning.
Flood stage for the river is 17 feet. At 20 feet, flooding is considered moderate, and at 23 feet, it's major.
When the river reaches 23 feet, evacuations are necessary in the Shipoke area of Harrisburg, according to the NWS. At 24 feet, the residential section of Front and Second streets floods. And at 26 feet, Green and Vaughn streets flood.
The Hershey Park Zoo (Zoo America) is under water... I hope they got all the animals out... I wonder where they put them? =( 
@HappilyEverAfter54: At least it's only 20 years? Agnes was 40 years ago exactly and that's the worst the area has seen almost period
I hope my intership advisor is okay. Have you heard anything about the state museum and archives? The archive is like a sponge since somone thought in the 60s that a flat roof would be a good idea *facepalm*
@HappilyEverAfter54: They had to euthanize one of the bison :(
http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-hershey-zoo-america-bison,0,4944221.story
Also, my hometown made mention in the weather channel! (offically 10")
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: I haven't read anything yet I hope the building will be okay... no news is good news! =/
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: Oh no... that is so tragic. ='(
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: That's awful! Everyone knew of the potential for flooding. They should have done something for the animals sooner. It's always sad to lose amazing animals like that. :(
@MissOtter31: my heart hurts. I am such a lover of animals... especially big animals! =(
@MissOtter31: I think they got hit by a flash flood. The bison was right in the middle, they probably thought they would be okay to get to him until they got isolated from him or something
@HappilyEverAfter54: A new archive and a retrofitting of the SMOP has been on the books for years but when the budget was cut by I believe 54% over the last 5 years or so the organization went more into survival mode.
@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: It was a flash flood. I just wonder how they got to the Bison in fast moving water to put them under... Everything has lost funding recently. Were losing such amazing places because of these problems I hope the building is okay so they don't have to find money to fix things when they didn't have money to fix the things prior to the flooding.
I guess what I meant was they knew there was the possibility of flooding. They should have moved the animals earlier. I know, easier said than done, haha.
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