25% of Bloomsburg is flooded— this is some of the worst flooding since 1904.. parts of Nanticoke are so inundated with water that entire buildings are covered.. Streams that drain into Susquehanna River are backing up and now endangering neighborhoods that weren’t in danger of flooding.. There are houses floating down rivers and being destroyed as they cannot make under bridges..City Island in Harrisburg is covered.. Front Street in Harrisburg is flooded..Shipoke flooded.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Best links to follow the floods in Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, PA: http://www.timesleader.com/
Hazleton, PA: http://standardspeaker.com/
Bloomsburg, PA: http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/
Pottsville: http://republicanherald.com/
Harrisburg, PA: http://www.pennlive.com/
York, PA: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/
Lancaster, PA: http://lancasteronline.com/
TV:
WNEP: http://www.wnep.com/
WGAL: http://wgal.com/
More to come..
Accuweather report details out the river projections
The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa., is projected to crest 5 feet above major flood stage according to the National Weather Service hydrologists early this weekend. At this level, flooding will occur along heavily traveled routes 11 and 15, and US 22/322.
Widespread flooding will also inundate the residential sections of Front and Second Streets and in the city’s Shipoke area.
The Harrisburg Patriot News reports that Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson declared a state of emergency.
Flooding of roughly 25 percent of Bloomsburg, Pa., is projected, including major inundation of the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. The projected crest of 31.5 feet should narrowly surpass the level recorded during the deluge unleashed by Agnes in 1972.
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