Susquehanna River's projected crest at Harrisburg scaled back to 28.5 feet, over 10k being evacuated

[LynneSin]

Not sure if anyone has seen what is happening in Pennsylvania but this is like Hurricane Agnes all over again (and I lived thru that one). Leftovers of Lee is now over Pennsylvania but something with the pressure from Katia - which is offshore - it's preventing Lee from moving thus Central PA getting buried in rain.

Susquehanna River's projected crest at Harrisburg scaled back to 28.5 feet
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/09/susquehanna_rivers_projected_c.html

The National Weather Service has dialed back its projections for the Susquehanna River to 28.5 feet, down from a 29-foot projection earlier this afternoon. The water level stands at 23.2 feet now, which is considered the "major" flood stage.

The projected crest of 28.5 feet would be the third-highest level ever in Harrisburg. In 1972, the Susquehanna reached 32.57 feet, and in 1936 it reached 29.23 feet.

That water level has already impacted Harrisburg, as 10,000 residents have been evacuated. Corridors into the city would also be greatly impacted, including Front Street, Cameron Street and the Second Street exit of Interstate 83

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ground is saturated

And sadly I expect more...

But Irene was hype (tm)

[LynneSin]

3. oh you are bad!

:rofl:

I just saw that Port Deposit in Maryland is evacuating everyone. That's by the Conswego Dam on the Suequehanna - they are opening the floodgate which means a ton of people are going to lose their houses =(.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. That is a majorish damn iirc

Lord this is bad... Where's Paul?

(Hope it breaks through to Texas, only thing to stop them fires)

[LynneSin]

10. BTW thats Conwingo Dam - spelled it wrong

yikes!

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Here s the wiki entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conowingo_Dam

Majorish damn

[malaise]

4. LOL

Now that's a DUzy :rofl:

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. I'll be here all week

Sadly I wish we were wrong and it was hype.

[Myrina]

2. Yep, Lee's pushing East and Katia's trying to push West ...

... so they're blocking each other. Not sure which is worse, him or her. :(

[malaise]

5. Someoneon DU predicted a perfect storm scenario with these two

systems.

Damn!

[panader0]

6. I wish there was some way that Arizona could take a bit of that rain

California, Az, New Mexico and Texas are in the middle of a long drought.
I've lived here in Az for over thirty years and this monsoon season has been the worst yet--hardly any rain.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. But humid as heck

I'm reminded of Hawaii

[LynneSin]

11. I'm sure the folks of Central PA would be happy to pack this all up and ship it to you

They'll even pay for the postage.

Mother nature can be extremely cruel sometimes