River to crest at 39'

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

Ever take a ride along the river in West Pittston? If you have $300K you might be able to get a house... they are all rich. Funniest hing I saw today was a Ferrari going up the road. Probably Cefalo's.... the attorney.

Not everyone in West Pittston is "rich". My relatives in West Pittston might be "wealthy" by NEPA's standards (an area where $10/hr. is considered "good pay"), but by American standards they are very middle-class.

[SteelCityRising]

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The Market Street Bridge earlier today.

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Kennedy Boulevard in Downtown Pittston. I'm guessing Cooper's (to the right of this picture and along the river) must also be flooded.

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Firefighters' Memorial Bridge in West Pittston.

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Pittston's waterfront pre- and post-flood.

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River Road in Jenkins Twp.

^ Wow. It's amazing how many photos my Facebook friends have been sharing.

[jetgraphics]

Perhaps this is the moment to consider the merits of engineering the Susquehanna river, not unlike TVA, into a tame and navigable river.
Dam Susquehanna, dammit

[njsocks]

Thanks for posting pics steel!
Well the river crested to 38.81. 2 ft below expected what they thought it would be. Thank God but still watching....

God bless all the people involved in this nightmare!

[slamb01]

Originally Posted by GM1258

I'm sure all in NEPA are aware of the current flood situation.
After getting hammered by Irene last week the ground is
saturated from the heavy rains.
Now we have the remnants of tropical storm Lee to contend with.
The levees built on the Susquehanna near Rt. 309 can handle 40'.
After that the Wyoming Valley begins to flood with low lying areas
effected first.
During Agnes the Forty Fort cemetary flooded unearthing bodies
that were carried downstream for miles.
To this day they don't know if they have the right bodies back in the
right graves.
With river levels expected to hit 39' that leaves only a foot to spare
before all heck breaks loose.
Any more rain than this and you better have yer boat ready to go.

Traveling from Wellsboro, PA to New Milford, PA; any suggestions?

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

Not everyone in West Pittston is "rich". My relatives in West Pittston might be "wealthy" by NEPA's standards (an area where $10/hr. is considered "good pay"), but by American standards they are very middle-class.

I know, I lived in West Pittston for 35 years on Linden St., the ones that were fighting the **** were the rich ones with nice views. For those unfamiliar the area Linden St. is the one they keep showing on WNEP that splits to the left from Wyoming Ave. We had house down the end about 1/2 block from the river, it burned about a year and half ago but we still have a small unoccupied house that most certainly was flooded. I was there until about 12:30 yesterday afternoon moving stuff from the first floor to the second. Getting tired of moving stuff because a lot of it was the house that burned, we were using it for storage.

[thecoalman]

Here's some pictures I took , this is around noon right before I left. I'm guressing the water came up another 3 or 4 feet from when these were taken. This is the corner of Linden and Lacoe. Lacoe is the alley to the right and goes behind the houses on Susquehanna Ave on the upstream side of the Fort Jenkins bridge. If you followed this alley you's come out right where the coffee stand is that WNEP keeps showing that tipped over.



This is the corner of Warren and Lacoe looking towards Linden. The West Pittston library is half a block down on the right.

[Jay68442]

I'm new to PA and have only read a little bit about Pittston residents fighting the levee. So I'm guessing they won the battle as there is no levee in west Pittston. So to some their views were more important than the lives and property of many. I think it is time to go after that group.

Originally Posted by thecoalman

I know, I lived in West Pittston for 35 years on Linden St., the ones that were fighting the **** were the rich ones with nice views. For those unfamiliar the area Linden St. is the one they keep showing on WNEP that splits to the left from Wyoming Ave. We had house down the end about 1/2 block from the river, it burned about a year and half ago but we still have a small unoccupied house that most certainly was flooded. I was there until about 12:30 yesterday afternoon moving stuff from the first floor to the second. Getting tired of moving stuff because a lot of it was the house that burned, we were using it for storage.