Anyone Else Flooded?

we had about 4 inches of rain, but it doesn't flood by me. doesn't seem to matter how much rain we get. and the hurricane went away, so that's always good.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Poring like crazy here, I need sunshine badly-been at least 2 weeks with rain every day.

The water isn't standing that badly up here in Dillon, SC but I'm so sick of the overcast skies I could scream. We still aren't supposed to see the sun until Tue. At least it isn't cold like it was on Friday. My nephew down at Myrtle Beach says the water is getting high there but his house is still dry.

I'm just up the road in Columbia wishing I could get out. I am safe and dry.Worried about my sister who is trying to get home from Florence on 20.

10 I inches of rain in the last 24 hours here

We could you some of that excess H2O here in CA!

I wish UPS would ship it right to you. I am 45 minutes from Columbia, and it is bad nearly all over. The roads are caving in like crazy. Lots of interstate closures. A friend in Sumter had to be rescued by boat, along with her whole neighborhood) she had 12" of water in her house,
Downtown Sumter at evergreen cemetery apparently there were caskets coming out of the ground....

I feel for all of you being affected by the flooding. We got it last year here in the Detroit area. An interstate exchange that we see from our house had over 14 feet of water. Our basement flooded but the rest of our home made it.

Totally missed us here up north. But in a few months we will have snow to complain about.

Several wash outs on the railroads around Columbia, most notably the CSX line between here and Sumter

Jeeze Alicia, that doesn't look good at all.

Do you have a canoe?

Some of South Jersey got flooded. Hope you guys get some relief soon!

Lots of roads out, Death toll was at 5 last I heard. My Family and home are safe, but there are many who were not that lucky.

To lighten the mood:

A dam has just broken in Columbia and more flooding is expected. Death toll up to nine

no hurricane today. nice day, 60's or so, but sunny. no rain in the forecast near as i can tell. the rain gave my strawberries a boost. but my town is scrambling to cut down the half dead trees around the blocks. i've never seen them take down so many so fast. i guess they got tired of them falling and breaking all the lines in that last hurricane.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Mike send me some sun.......

The rain has subsided, but we are still experiencing tidal flooding here in coastal Virginia. Many schools and businesses closed today.

http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html

Instant flood.

best i can do is show you a moon...


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Norfolk, Virginia is a city built mostly on "reclaimed land". It is tidal plains and wetlands that have been filled in over the history of the city. Much of the city is sinking and sinking at a rate that the city managers have hired a Dutch company to consult on building dikes. We had 7 days of rain and many streets were flooded and impassable. The rain subsided and the water receded until the high tide and tidal surge from hurricane Joaquin filled the streets again (along with vehicles, homes and businesses). Even without a hurricane we experience frequent flooding. Last July we had a 15 minute cloudburst that flooded the streets so much I couldn't leave the grocery store parking lot for an hour and a half. Glub, glub.

lol Mike I will put my boot in your moon! LOL!

Still afloat, and even at work today. There are still some flash flood warnings but the sun is in the sky. In Columbia I know there are still some rising rivers and Dams that are being watched carefully, and getting around is horrible as many common roads are washed out and bridges are gone in places.

No trains through Columbia as the railroads fix wash outs. A trestle washed away on a line north of Columbia and one is still underwater in Kingstree and might be gone. At its highest, the Congaree would have been just below the tracks here --



The Nagional Guard is working to repair a breach to a canal that leads to Columbia's water treatment plant. A lot in the area have no water. Those who do are on a boil water advisory. Death toll is at 14 now. When the waters receded off one road, they found an 82 year old man in his car that had been underwater since Sunday

Do you SC folks think the roads to Charleston will be open and passable by the weekend? I am supposed to attend a funeral there Saturday.

95 is closed from Florence to 26. 26 in Columbia just reopened... again. It's been touch and go for a while. Some the rivers are expected to crest on Friday. Also, they're thinking about moving or delaying the Carolina-LSU game this weekend. Might still be too soon to tell

My prayers go out to all those effected by the floods...so tragic. :(

Thanks for the update Joseph.

I've been thinking and praying for all of you in SC.

Yeah it is crazy, I came to work today-and the commute passed some pretty wretched stuff. Like Joseph said, either no water or a boil advisory for much of the state, and water still rising in some rivers due to the swamps draining off to them.

Ugh the road I went to work on this morning (378) was closed down this afternoon to remove an over-turned tanker truck....Had to find an alternate route, which made my anxiety go all bat-shiz crazy. Was nearly in tears when I got home. Took an anxiety pill and an hour of quiet bird time.....