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#210431 - 07/13/04 05:05 PM
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I've just been reading about the floods in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, etc. Is everyone OK?
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#210434 - 07/13/04 05:25 PM
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Hundreds Flee Flooding in Northeast
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 13, 2004
A foot or more of rain fell in parts of the Northeast, forcing hundreds of people from their homes during the night, rupturing small dams and flooding roads. No injuries had been reported in the stricken areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
South-central New Jersey was hardest hit with at least five small dams rupturing during the night, said Kevin Tuno, the Burlington County emergency management coordinator. Many of the dams in the area hold small reservoirs in low-lying residential areas.
``We have a lot of houses and vehicles that were damaged,'' Tuno said Tuesday.
The heaviest rainfall in Burlington County was 13.2 inches at Tabernacle, the National Weather Service said. Gov. James E. McGreevey said Tuesday he plans to declare a state of emergency for the county.
More than 500 county residents were evacuated from their homes and from the roofs of cars stalled on flooded roads from late Monday into early Tuesday, and officials said 250 people still couldn't return home by late Tuesday morning.
``First they started with one family and then another family and then it rapidly escalated,'' Tuno said of the evacuations.
Tammy Spiese was trying to clear debris on her property near Reading, Pa., when rising water carried her into a drainage pipe. She had to be pulled out by her husband and a police officer.
``I was in the water up to my neck,'' Spiese said. ``It was very powerful and I had to hold onto the rocks above.''
Parts of northeastern Maryland got up to 8 inches of rain that flooded streets and basements Monday, and some motorists had to be rescued when their cars stalled in deep water, officials said.
Most of the water had subsided by Tuesday morning and major roads were reopened, said Harford County official Ernie Crist. However, more than two dozen roads remained closed Tuesday in Cecil County, said Frank Muller, director of the county's department of emergency services.
Amtrak canceled three trains and reported many delays on other passenger trains between Washington and Philadelphia throughout the day Monday. Poor visibility and water flowing over the tracks forced trains to slow to just 2 mph, or walking speed, at many locations, spokesman Daniel Stessel said.
Amtrak's worst problems were in southeastern Pennsylvania at Marcus Hook and Levittown, where trains had to be halted because of signal problems caused by fallen trees, Stessel said.
An estimated 6 inches of rain fell in eastern Pennsylvania's Berks County, where firefighters used a boat to rescue three people and a dog trapped in two homes by Manatawny Creek, which rose about 4 feet in minutes.
Water and mud rushed into a bowling alley Monday at Pottsville in eastern Pennsylvania after a sodden embankment behind the building collapsed, and custodian John Bova and his wife hurried to open doors to let the flood out. Then they shut off the electricity and fled, he said.
``The mountain just came down,'' Bova said. ``We were lucky to get out.''
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#210439 - 07/14/04 12:05 PM
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My first thoughts, too, Little Devil.
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#210441 - 07/14/04 01:12 PM
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Heart-felt thoughts and prayers for all who are suffering from the flooding. We just had hurricane force winds plow through our area last night and we have close to 115,000 people without power. Fortunately, there were not many injuries due to the storms.
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#210442 - 07/14/04 01:18 PM
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actually, Louisville has close to 95,000 out and like 150,000 around the rest of the state, my poor husband works for LGE/KU it's gonna be a busy day!
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#210443 - 07/14/04 01:18 PM
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We can gripe and grumble about everything but the good Lord always has a way of letting us know who is in charge. My prayers are with everyone...
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#210444 - 07/14/04 01:32 PM
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skye2477...I hope you get to see your husband in the next couple of days! My area was one of the hardest hit and I have a 7 week old at home too! My wife packed up around 1:30 this morning and headed to her parents because they are our only family that has power right now.
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#210446 - 07/14/04 01:51 PM
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well during the ice storm of last year it was awful, we had no power, he was working 15 hr shifts and we couldn't get a hotel or anything so we were stuck in our 40 degree house. i don't think i'll ever think of winter the same... But hey it's nothing compared to the deluge up north... man that looked dreadful, but at least no one was hurt!!!
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#210447 - 07/14/04 01:52 PM
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23,000 without power on the Indiana side of the Ohio River. This was mega bad!
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#210450 - 07/14/04 03:21 PM
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I feel for you. How are you all going to take care of your little girl?
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#210451 - 07/14/04 04:36 PM
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My wife and her transplanted themselves to the in-laws around 2:00 this morning. I just got back from our house and still no power...it really stinks! I will probably stay at home as long as it doesn't get too hot!!
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#210452 - 07/14/04 05:24 PM
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clean out the fridge and wash with bleach as soon as possible!!!!! it'll suck to loose all the food (been there done that) but it wil be ready for when it comes back on. Louisville is the oddest thing when it comes to outages. we joke if some one sneezes 50,000 loose power for a week. we have some around here, not bad though. Hubby's on a 12 hr shift today though!
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