[greatblueheron]

11 yr old boy becomes 4th victim of irene....died as a result of tree falling onto apt in va

[jjinla]

Cambium,

No such thing as overload. I'm not even checking weather.com anymore...I keep checking here. Thanks, you missed your true calling!

[seymourct]

Had $1800 repair bill to yard & pool from 5" rain in one hour in start if July. Multiple sink holes in slope undermined pool & its deck.Curtain drain installed in slope between rear edge of yard and pool, daylighting out on side of home toward hill- directed toward street storm drain. Really hoping the mudslide thing doesn't happen again!!!

Late husband had most of the tall dangerous trees removed, hoping it wont be bad.

[Eigenvalue]

Originally Posted by Cambium

http://www.ct.gov/demhs/lib/demhs/weather/current_weather_updates/situation_report_8_24_aug_2011_hurricane_irene_08-27-11_1200_hrs.pdf (broken link)


MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
Stratford
North Branford
Naugatuck
Rocky Hill
East Lyme
Norwalk
Old Saybrook
Hartford
Fairfield
Westport
Bridgeport
Plymouth
Waterford
Greenwich

EVACUATIONS
Darien – low lying areas
North Branford - Voluntary
Tolland – Mandatory at Noon
Guilford – Voluntary
New Haven – Mandatory by 3pm
Madison - Voluntary
Old Saybrook – Voluntary
Waterford – Voluntary
West Haven – Voluntary
New London- Voluntary
Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center Old Lyme - Voluntary
Milford – Voluntary
Stonington – Voluntary
West Haven – Voluntary
East Lyme - Voluntary
New Haven – Mandatory for low lying areas
Groton City – Voluntary
Clinton – Voluntary
Bridgeport – Voluntary
Greenwich – Mandatory (Coastal)
Stratford – Voluntary
Westport – Voluntary
Westbrook – Voluntary
Plainville – Voluntary
Newtown – Low lying areas
Bridgeport – Mandatory

just wondering would there be a specific reason tolland has a mandatory evacuation? I mean it is pretty inland and not close to any water areas(?) Is it because it is east storm eye (As projected) and will suffer higher winds?

[Angelic_Avalon]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

11 yr old boy becomes 4th victim of irene....died as a result of tree falling onto apt in va

Thats really sad... hope nobody in Connecticut get any death.

There is a huge 200 year old tree nexts to my house that seems about 6/7 story high... for some reason I have a good feeling that she will made it through like many other hurricane and other bad storms in the past. I remember when Floyd came not even branches were fallen. So I'm sure it maybe happened again, but if not I dont see it fallen down but some branches breaking off are possible. Another tree I hope it wont fall is a mature Mimosa tree, too innocent to fall. I HOPE she will stand. Mimosa tree is my fave tree being grown here and I be very mad to see all those pink flowers being flown away and the tropical look it brings on my street

[Angelic_Avalon]

Originally Posted by seymourct

Had $1800 repair bill to yard & pool from 5" rain in one hour in start if July. Multiple sink holes in slope undermined pool & its deck.Curtain drain installed in slope between rear edge of yard and pool, daylighting out on side of home toward hill- directed toward street storm drain. Really hoping the mudslide thing doesn't happen again!!!

Late husband had most of the tall dangerous trees removed, hoping it wont be bad.

Are those trees wind resistant because normally Oaks and Sycamore trees and sycamore roots gose really deep...

[AnonChick]

Our yard is wooded - we have over a dozen trees in the back, and half a dozen in the front/front-side. The only thing we can -really- hope for at this point, is complete and total destruction of our home so we can rebuild from scratch, the right way..

or that we won't get any damage at all.

Minimal damage isn't going to be of much use to us.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Our yard is wooded - we have over a dozen trees in the back, and half a dozen in the front/front-side. The only thing we can -really- hope for at this point, is complete and total destruction of our home so we can rebuild from scratch, the right way..

or that we won't get any damage at all.

Minimal damage isn't going to be of much use to us.

Well thats an interesting way to look at it

[greatblueheron]

cnn reports nearly 1 million now without power...

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Our yard is wooded - we have over a dozen trees in the back, and half a dozen in the front/front-side. The only thing we can -really- hope for at this point, is complete and total destruction of our home so we can rebuild from scratch, the right way..

or that we won't get any damage at all.

Minimal damage isn't going to be of much use to us.

lol... I thought about that...thought about drawing blueprints.

Also was thinking how many homes will be left damaged because people dont have the deductable or insurance or money to fix it up..

20 Stories up and more winds will be stronger