Yikes: Major, Significant, possibly HISTORIC Flooding in my area!

[ScoobMaster]

Well, been raining pretty much ALL DAY here in upstate NY (Binghamton Area). The Susquehanna River was at/near flood stage already (been that way most of the week). Now on the news I see this:

Rain will continue heavy at times across the viewing area through Sunday. Rivers are already above flood stage and will continue to rise, leading to siginificant and possibly historic flooding.

Local Radar

Flood Warning Text

Warning Areas (many counties)

 

[Yzzim]

are you in a flood plain?

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
are you in a flood plain?

Luckily, no. I don't live near the river and am up a little way on a hill in my village.

However, many of my friends and colleagues are in low lying areas (the school district office that I work at IS in a flood plain!!!!!!)

I have a bad feeling about this......... not good for our community at all 🙁

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
are you in a flood plain?

That's kinda a stupid question. You should ask if he is on a historic flood plain. Because of human activity, flood plains are constantly being moved and created. Furthermore, the frequency of flood plain activity is increasing for the same reason.

 

[intogamer]

uh oh hotdog

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: ScoobMaster

Originally posted by: Yzzim
are you in a flood plain?

Luckily, no. I don't live near the river and am up a little way on a hill in my village.

However, many of my friends and colleagues are in low lying areas (the school district office that I work at IS in a flood plain!!!!!!)

I have a bad feeling about this......... not good for our community at all 🙁

I'm looking at buying a house and one of them I like is on a 100 year flood plain, which is a huge negative, imo. Granted I can get flood insurance for $50/month but that adds up over time (about $15,000 over 30 years).

Anyway, the last time we had a major flood here (1969?) apparently the house had water in the basement but nothing too severe. Just a major PITA. Not sure if it's worth the risk and worth worrying about everytime we get heavy rains or when the snow melts each spring.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Yzzim
are you in a flood plain?

That's kinda a stupid question. You should ask if he is on a historic flood plain. Because of human activity, flood plains are constantly being moved and created. Furthermore, the frequency of flood plain activity is increasing for the same reason.

mmkay....

 

[cavemanmoron]

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.p...te=bgm&CiTemplate=1&map.x=333&map.y=97

NYC001-057-093-031200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
658 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES

IN EASTERN NEW YORK
MONTGOMERY

IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK
ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY

SOME COMMUNITIES AFFECTED INCLUDE...
SCHENECTADY...ALBANY...AND AMSTERDAM.

DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL FALL TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL
OCCUR. SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CANAJOHARIE
CREEK...ALPLAUS CREEK...AND HANNACROIX CREEK.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
FLOODING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.


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Flood Watch
CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-030400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
400 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING...

...HEAVY RAINS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING STILL
POSSIBLE...

THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS OBSERVED IN THE CATSKILLS.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER ONE TO THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT
WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE...AND UP TO
FIVE INCHES IN THE CATSKILLS. IN ADDITION...SNOWMELT AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL ADD TO THE FLOOD POTENTIAL.

 

[aphex]

Don't they usually call it record flooding, not historic?

 

[amol]

:camera:s?

 

[Goosemaster]

At least your SN suggests that you and water have close ties...

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: Amol
:camera:s?

I might go out and take some tomorrow if the flooding isn't TOO bad (road closure - state of emergency - that type of thing)