News Poland Flooding: Crisis Situation Worsening

[turbo]

Not good. The torrential rains that we had over the weekend (~4" in 2 days) would have wrecked your chances.

Best wishes...

 

[Borek]

Highest water passed Warsaw tonight, it was finally about a feet lower than in May. There were some leaks (not on our side) but situation seems to be under control. No new reports about breaks.

 

[turbo]

Highest water passed Warsaw tonight, it was finally about a feet lower than in May. There were some leaks (not on our side) but situation seems to be under control. No new reports about breaks.

Good news. (Now, hope for a dry spell.)

 

[OmCheeto]

Highest water passed Warsaw tonight, it was finally about a feet lower than in May. There were some leaks (not on our side) but situation seems to be under control. No new reports about breaks.

The rainfall here has been unusual also. And that says a lot, since it is always raining here.

Tuesday, June 8th - 8:00pm
Rain has already started on the coast and will arrive in the Portland area later tonight. We need just .84" of an inch of rain to make this the wettest June ever in Portland. I think we'll pick up somewhere between .75" to .90" between tonight and Thursday.

Though the big river is still 9 feet away from the 1996 level.

Ooops. Make that http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?14128870" , at the moment.

hmmm...

Actually, usable fresh water is as big a problem as oil. Except, in the case of water, the problem is that the water always seems to be in the places that don't need it and never in the places that really need it.

Borek!

Put up a sign:

Free water!

U-haul

 

[Borek]

OK, water is going down - it is still high down the river, closer to the sea, so it still can break levees somewhere, but as of today situation looks rather good. That is - not for those flooded, as they are still struggling. After being flooded they are now eaten by mosquitoes - a lot of shallow water and buggers multiply in incredible quantities. Luckily they are not spreading any diseases in Poland (well, I have heard cases of Nile fever or something like that are possible, but they should be rare).

Now, back to our ditch.

That was high water on June 6^th. What you see on the picture is already about half feet lower than the maximum level. We live in the white houses, somewhere behind the trees to the left, about 200 meters from the bridge. I am not sure, but from our estimates water level was above the fence.

This was taken today. I had to take picture from different place, so that you could see water level. That's about average water level here.

 

[Borek]

Water is still standing in some places in Poland, however, here in Warsaw it never get past levees and as of today it is classified as "average". In my almost 50 years Warsaw experience I would classify it as a "high average".

May 22^nd:

June 22^nd:

 

[lisab]

Well let's look at the bright side: it gives graffiti artists a chance to get to those hard-to-reach places...provided they have a canoe.

 

[Borek]

"Gdzie jest Ola?" means "Where is Ola?" - and Ola is a female name

 

[Borek]

Flood again, this time much more localized (small area) and very fast. City of Bogatynia is already flooded, in a few minutes high water is expected in Zgorzelec (after dam has broken in Niedów).

 

[waht]

Moscow seems to be covered in intense smog from large forest fires. Is there any indication that the smog is blowing west to Poland?

 

[Borek]

As far as I can tell no traces of the Russian smog here.

At least I have not heard any reports and smelled no smoke lately. Not that I would be able to differentiate between Russian smoke and Polish smoke.

 

[turbo]

When there are forest fires in the province of Quebec, prevailing winds bring the smoke here, and you would swear that there was a forest fire near your house. It's pretty pungent.