area flooding - Page 6

xoxoxoBruce · 07-09-2006, 02:03 PM

Quote:

The biggest disaster I have to worry about is my homeowners association.

Did you have to get approval for your red,white & blue mailbox?

About 6 months after I bought my house the Army Corps of Engineers decided I'm on a 100 year flood plain.

glatt · 07-19-2006, 08:02 AM

This thread is kind of old news now, but I'm going to add to it anyway. I've been away for two weeks or so on vacation, and just recently was able to organize some of my pictures. I went to NE Pennsylvania, not so far from Scranton, where my family has a cottage on a lake.

This first group of pictures was taken by my Dad on I-81 at Great Bend, PA. This was during the height of the flooding. They temporarily closed the highway so a Coast Guard rescue helicopter could use it for landings while doing rescue work. He was lucky enough to be just a few cars back from the action.

http://static.flickr.com/68/193044067_8bee54a79a_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/47/193044068_0ac8457bd3_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/57/193044069_4e039237ba_b.jpg

glatt · 07-19-2006, 08:05 AM

This is the lake where we have a cottage. It was about 4 feet higher than normal, which is pretty impressive considering how small the valley is that drains into it.

http://static.flickr.com/58/193046741_42b0cba3a4.jpg

glatt · 07-19-2006, 08:14 AM

These two bridges are (were) in Creamton, PA, a small "village" near Honesdale PA. It's really just a handful of houses at a crossroads. This is the East Branch of the Lackawaxen river. It's really just a stream. You can normally walk across it from rock to rock without getting your feet wet.

Here's the first bridge:

http://static.flickr.com/49/193044063_71bee7dc82_b.jpg

This second bridge almost had a fatality. The man who was driving this pickup was able to get out of his truck before it got pinned under the guardrail and pole. He was found downstream with most of his clothes torn off, and it took half a dozen people to pull him out, he was so tangled up in debris. His obesity didn't help either. He was very bruised, but otherwise OK.

http://static.flickr.com/78/193044064_c86f217e09_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/59/193044066_420dfe3f63_b.jpg

Griff · 07-19-2006, 12:01 PM

Good photos. I surveyed a parcel across from Smokin' Joes a few years ago. I don't remember doing any flood elevations but they probably already existed.

skysidhe · 07-19-2006, 01:13 PM

woah ,,,

glatt · 07-19-2006, 01:32 PM

It's interesting to see a Coast Guard helicopter working in the Appalachian Mountains.

bigw00dy · 07-20-2006, 06:31 AM

While on the job yesterday( i work for an electric utility company), I drove through The "Island" section in Trenton, NJ. It is kind of eerie to see the Fema folks all set up and the piles of now useless washer/dryer/hot waterheaters amassed at the curbs........I really need to start carrying my camera.

On a side note, very interesting pics Glatt. Thanks for sharing!

Griff · 07-20-2006, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

It's interesting to see a Coast Guard helicopter working in the Appalachian Mountains.

We prefer Endless Mountains.

07-19-2006, 12:01 PM	#80
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good photos. I surveyed a parcel across from Smokin' Joes a few years ago. I don't remember doing any flood elevations but they probably already existed. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-20-2006, 06:31 AM	#83
bigw00dy I'm here once in a while Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 458	While on the job yesterday( i work for an electric utility company), I drove through The "Island" section in Trenton, NJ. It is kind of eerie to see the Fema folks all set up and the piles of now useless washer/dryer/hot waterheaters amassed at the curbs........I really need to start carrying my camera. On a side note, very interesting pics Glatt. Thanks for sharing! __________________ flickr®

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07-19-2006, 08:02 AM	#77
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This thread is kind of old news now, but I'm going to add to it anyway. I've been away for two weeks or so on vacation, and just recently was able to organize some of my pictures. I went to NE Pennsylvania, not so far from Scranton, where my family has a cottage on a lake. This first group of pictures was taken by my Dad on I-81 at Great Bend, PA. This was during the height of the flooding. They temporarily closed the highway so a Coast Guard rescue helicopter could use it for landings while doing rescue work. He was lucky enough to be just a few cars back from the action. http://static.flickr.com/68/193044067_8bee54a79a_b.jpg http://static.flickr.com/47/193044068_0ac8457bd3_b.jpg http://static.flickr.com/57/193044069_4e039237ba_b.jpg

07-19-2006, 08:05 AM	#78
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This is the lake where we have a cottage. It was about 4 feet higher than normal, which is pretty impressive considering how small the valley is that drains into it. http://static.flickr.com/58/193046741_42b0cba3a4.jpg

07-19-2006, 08:14 AM	#79
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	These two bridges are (were) in Creamton, PA, a small "village" near Honesdale PA. It's really just a handful of houses at a crossroads. This is the East Branch of the Lackawaxen river. It's really just a stream. You can normally walk across it from rock to rock without getting your feet wet. Here's the first bridge: http://static.flickr.com/49/193044063_71bee7dc82_b.jpg This second bridge almost had a fatality. The man who was driving this pickup was able to get out of his truck before it got pinned under the guardrail and pole. He was found downstream with most of his clothes torn off, and it took half a dozen people to pull him out, he was so tangled up in debris. His obesity didn't help either. He was very bruised, but otherwise OK. http://static.flickr.com/78/193044064_c86f217e09_b.jpg http://static.flickr.com/59/193044066_420dfe3f63_b.jpg

07-19-2006, 01:13 PM	#81
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	woah ,,,

07-19-2006, 01:32 PM	#82
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's interesting to see a Coast Guard helicopter working in the Appalachian Mountains.

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