Here Comes Irene: Flood Prep & Rain Expectations

[Jack21222]

Power came back on at 3pm yesterday (3.5 days out) and the internet returned about an hour ago (nearly 4.5 days out). Here are some photographs of why:

And here's the tree that fell that started that chain reaction:

 

[rhody]

This http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=smwv-J7BJ3U" put to music sent by a friend who grew up in central Vermont puts things in perspective.
The only vehicle that can navigate this section of RT100 to RT107 is a four wheeler.
Watching this you really get a sense of what a ton of fast flowing mountain water can do.

Rhody...

 

[Astronuc]

Katia is tracking further north than Irene, and the predictions seem to indicate it will turn north about middle of next week.

Hopefully Katia will follow Jose and Franklin, and dissipate over the north Atlantic. Unfortunately, that's not good for Bermuda or shipping in the W. Atlantic.

 

[turbo]

Central Maine Power company expects to clear the last power outages today. Reed and Reed have crews (including my neighbor-a crane operator) clearing out the debris from the washed out bridges on Route 27, and they hope to have temporary bridges in place by next week sometime. In the meantime, the folks in Rangely, Stratton, and Eustis can't expect rapid-response EMS service from Kingfield - they have to route ambulance calls to Farmington. Irene was no slacker!

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

If you look at the latest tracking map and extrapolate linearly, they don't cross over my house, but it looks like my garage will get it and get it good.

 

[turbo]

I don't know if the forecasters are being optimistic with that "jog" in Katia's predicted path or not.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I don't know if the forecasters are being optimistic with that "jog" in Katia's predicted path or not.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker

Might be right. I just got back from Patagonia where I noticed a butterfly flap its wings.

 

[Astronuc]

I don't know if the forecasters are being optimistic with that "jog" in Katia's predicted path or not.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker

Well Katia is supposed to turn north while SE or ESE of Hatteras. Hopely it will keep turning out to the NE well south of LI.

We're supposed to be getting remnants of Lee. It will be interesting to see the effect of Lee on Katia.

It would also be unfortunate if Katia hugs the east coast.

 

[turbo]

It would also be unfortunate if Katia hugs the east coast.

That's for sure! Our roads and bridges are already in poor shape from Irene.

 

[turbo]

This post could be titled "Baby, it's wet outside!" The "scattered showers" that were forecast for today have been non-stop rain and the already-saturated soil is too soft to anchor tree roots properly. There is just a hint of a breeze (at times), but the Anson fire department has been called out for a tree that has toppled onto power lines and is on fire.

My garden is soaked, my backyard pond is pretty full, though not yet overflowing, but enough already! I haven't been able to tend to my mowing and trimming on the few relatively dry days that we have had, because I'm still throwing in firewood for the 2012-2013 season. If the lawn gets much taller, I may have to consider borrowing a bush-hog for my Kubota. :/

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

The ground here was saturated before Irene came. Irene flooded the town and Lee dumped a lot of rain here. If Maria swings by to take a shot at us we may sink altogether.

 

[lisab]

The ground here was saturated before Irene came. Irene flooded the town and Lee dumped a lot of rain here. If Maria swings by to take a shot at us we may sink altogether.

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?

 

[turbo]

A flibbertijibbet, for sure.