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12-20-2007, 07:19 PM
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Will the Susquehanna flood this weekend?
Will the Susquehanna flood this weekend?
The weather service is calling for rain this Sunday..... Even at the highest elevations in NEPA and Southern NY.
Are them flatlanders gonna need a boat?
Do you got a boat to lend?
Maybe we can all just watch it on channel 16.
If you cross the Delaware at Easton........ That may be affected too.  |
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12-20-2007, 08:23 PM
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12-20-2007, 09:35 PM
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I think our snow pack is just a bit too shallow, and the rain fall that is projected is just a bit too light to signal a repeat of January 1996 when heavy rains, warm temperatures, and a rapidly melting snow pack led to a major river flood. I'd be more concerned about those streams and creeks.  |
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12-21-2007, 06:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SWB
I think our snow pack is just a bit too shallow, and the rain fall that is projected is just a bit too light to signal a repeat of January 1996 when heavy rains, warm temperatures, and a rapidly melting snow pack led to a major river flood. I'd be more concerned about those streams and creeks. |
I don't know about not having enough pack. We have about 12" of hard pack right now. I'm sure it's true of most of the peaks to the north. the weather service is calling for 1" liquid. So if theirs a melt off it will be in the range of 3" liquid in a run off situation. This is due to the ground being frozen. |
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12-21-2007, 01:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanb999
I don't know about not having enough pack. We have about 12" of hard pack right now. I'm sure it's true of most of the peaks to the north. the weather service is calling for 1" liquid. So if theirs a melt off it will be in the range of 3" liquid in a run off situation. This is due to the ground being frozen.
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Wow. I didn't realize your snow pack was still so thick up north. Down here in the valley cities we only have a few inches of snow left on the ground. I'm sure the mountains of Upstate NY nearer to the source of the Susquehanna have a thick snow pack as well. I suppose it's possible. "Merry Christmas! Here's a flooded basement! Ho, ho, ho!" |
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12-21-2007, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SWB
Wow. I didn't realize your snow pack was still so thick up north. Down here in the valley cities we only have a few inches of snow left on the ground. I'm sure the mountains of Upstate NY nearer to the source of the Susquehanna have a thick snow pack as well. I suppose it's possible. "Merry Christmas! Here's a flooded basement! Ho, ho, ho!" |
Well let's all hope not. |
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12-22-2007, 08:17 PM
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I'd be more worried about the Lackawanna River going out of it's banks, as well as the usual creeks, streams and the like.
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12-23-2007, 05:10 PM
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Do you remember the time the Delaware all of a sudden came roaring down unexpectedly........
All those chunks of ice piling up. The saddest part was the one lady in the Shawnee area who was trying to save her horses. Get them up to high ground. She saved some.
I couldn't keep reading about it..........to emotional for me.
I did go see the Shawnne Inn area, it was quite awhile later, and still the chunks of ice were piled up, and the river was very high.
It was so sudden that this happened, there was just no warning.
It was like this though.......rain coming, after snow and freezing.
I didn't see that the Delaware was that frozen in the Gap area though. Just partly........
Gosh, I don't wish flooding on anyone.
That area also in Bushkill by Easton.........my daughters SUV was up on a lift during one of those storms. It got up to the tires too........frightening
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