Re: [OM] Irene

[Chris Trask]

>
>   I just finished watching the evening news. Fortunately for coastal NY
the
> storm had lost some of its intensity by the time it made its third
landfall
> on Long Island. The storm surge was far less than predicted but plenty of
> wind and rain to go around. The big story was the rain on the western side
> of the storm. The inland areas received 8-10 inches of rain in an area
that
> was already saturated from a wet summer season. LOTS of flooding. Most of
> the fatalities have been due to the falling trees but there were also a
few
> who have to test Darwin's Theory by going down to the beach to check
things
> out.
>   Stay safe guys.
>

    Fortunately, this storm lost most of it's strength while it was still
just off the coast.  I lived through the Agnes storm in 1972, which
basically went right up the Susquehanna River and then into south-central
New York.  Everything from Williamsport to Chesapeake Bay was flooded, as
was the Juniata and other major tributaries.

Chris

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