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| Looks like we'll be stuck up here for at least a day...water is almost over the high bridge, Creekside Dr., a small road that we live off of is now a RIVERside, and Riverside Dr., which connects Creekside is now a LAKEside...the roads are blocked off and we are stranded up on the big hill! All that snow/ice in the mountains to our west must be melting and over 2 inches of sudden rain flooded the pee dinkles out of the area. Just saw 2 dudes on the local news that are stuck in the river hanging onto trees; one has a PFD, the other doesn't. Hope they get them out, as it will take a chopper I'm sure. Anyone else get hammered by this stuff? I hate to think what Cave Run looks like, as they were expecting a bunch of wet stuff today. We'll get more rain tonight, along w/ high wind gusts from 40-60mph, a sure probability for some tree downage! Been a strange harsher than normal winter for sure... | |
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | Come on now Sponger, if you are as porous as most say, you could just get out and soak up some of that excess H2O and have someone wring you out in a couple of buckets!;) Repeat process til all water is gone.
Hope you dry out soon,
toddb
Edited by toddb 2/22/2003 6:26 PM
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| I saw enough of your winters last week. Wicked ice and now the floods. Sodom and Gamorah in them thar hills. Then again you'll have spring in three weeks and I'll still have ice and wind chills of 20 below. The first open water fish I catch is months away. Hang in there Sponge, and stay on the top of the hill for a few more days. The high water should tree a few critters to munch on. | |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Muskie first, Saftey First
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Flood waters can be extremely dangerous. The force of six inches of swiftly moving water can knock people off their feet. The best protection during a flood is to leave the area and go to shelter on higher ground.
Flash flood waters move at very fast speeds and can roll boulders, tear out trees, destroy buildings, and obliterate bridges. Walls of water can reach heights of 10 to 20 feet and generally are accompanied by a deadly cargo of debris. The best response to any signs of flash flooding is to move immediately and quickly to higher ground.
Cars can be easily be swept away in just 2 feet of moving water. If flood waters rise around a car, it should be abandoned. Passengers should climb to higher ground.
DANGER ZONES
Floods and flash floods occur within all 50 states. Communities particularly at risk are those located in low-lying areas, near water, or downstream from a dam.
WHAT IS A FLOOD?
Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters--except fire. Most communities in the United States can experience some kind of flooding after spring rains, heavy thunderstorms, or winter snow thaws. Floods can be slow, or fast rising but generally develop over a period of days.
Dam failures are potentially the worst flood events. A dam failure is usually the result of neglect, poor design, or structural damage caused by a major event such as an earthquake. When a dam fails, a gigantic quantity of water is suddenly let loose downstream, destroying anything in its path.
WHAT IS A FLASH FLOOD?
Flash floods usually result from intense storms dropping large amounts of rain within a brief period. Flash floods occur with little or no warning and can reach full peak in only a few minutes.
HELP YOUR COMMUNITY GET READY
The media can raise awareness about floods and flash floods by providing important information to the community. Here are some suggestions:
Publish a special section in your local newspaper with emergency information on floods and flash floods. Localize the information by printing the phone numbers of local emergency services offices, the American Red Cross, and hospitals.
Interview local officials about land use management and building codes in floodplains.
Work with local emergency services and American Red Cross officials to prepare special reports for people with mobility impairments on what to do if an evacuation is ordered.
Periodically inform your community of local public warning systems.
DID YOU KNOW...
Individuals and business owners can protect themselves from flood losses by purchasing flood insurance through National Flood Insurance Program. Homeowner's policies do not cover flood damage. Information is available through local insurance agents and emergency management offices.
Flooding has caused the deaths of more than 10,000 people since 1900. Property damage from flooding now totals over $1 billion each year in the United States.
More than 2,200 lives were lost as a result of the Johnstown, Pennsylvannia flood of 1889. This flood was caused by an upstream dam failure.
On July 31, 1976, the Big Thompson River near Denver overflowed after an extremely heavy storm. A wall of water 19 feet high roared down the Big Thompson Canyon where many people were camping. 140 people perished and millions of dollars of property were lost.
My dog barks................some.
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| Lol Todd, the whole sponge family would be hard pressed to soak up even a portion of this stuff. Funny thing is, we had looked at a house down below us before we got this one, and I am daggone glad I went up instead of down! This has been an unusual winter as it has been colder w/ more precip. than usual. Guess there is no "perfect" place as the odd weather patterns seem to hit everywhere anymore. They did get one dude out of he river w/ a boat, but the dude w/ the PFD was still there at dark; I sure hope he can make it because the other was showing signs of hypothermia and let go the tree he was in. At least I got a stock pile of jerky, Coke Colas, ice cream, Flavor Ice, chicken, venison, hot sauce, grits and a tummy full of blackened chicken bayou/red beans/rice...could be a lot worse!
***Just saw the flood thing Raze, pretty neat stuff. Hope nobody else gets stuck in this stuff. Coming home from the office this afternoon, I watched a bunch of peeps parked along side the river bridge watching the water, like maybe a daggone million dollars is going to float by them. I stay as far away as possible, cause like you mentioned, once it starts rising, your chances of getting away get REAL slim, especially when there was only one way in/out by then.:(
Edited by Sponge 2/22/2003 6:54 PM
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| Sponge, tell me that your cache also includes an ample supply of PayDays! If not, we all realize the grave situation you will be in shortly. I'm praying for you, and all the other PayDay eatin' members of the Pourous Family. Hang in there dude!
Edited by Shep 2/22/2003 9:09 PM
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| Nope...no Pay Days! Fresh out for now...having major T-storms now; both dudes got freed from the river after 3 hrs. but are in the hospital w/ severe hypothermia, and a vehicle and driver were lost about 2 hrs. ago...why peeps get out and try to drive in this stuff is beyond me. I'm bringing the rest of the family downstairs tonight for crash time in case one of the giant oaks goes horizontal on the house tonight. | |
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | Sponge,
This has been a wierd winter up north also. You'll get two nice days, and twelve cold ones. It's still adding ice to the 40 or so inches we already have. We haven't got much of the white stuff so far but we still have a few weeks of winter left. Old El Nino has been keeping the south and east a little too damp as of late. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon.
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Castaway!