Water, Water, Everywhere
4205raymond
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First time in 20 years some water in my cellar tonight. Fortunately all my gun parts (stocks, barrels, receivers) are up on work bench and tables. County executive has declared Orange County, NY a disaster area.
Over 10" in less than two hours, Worst June I can remember with humidity, rain, and the Canadian smoke.
Much of Hudson Valley affected. Highland Falls, small town outside gate at West Point practically washed away at least one killed.
Don't really know the whole story on West Point yet. Thayer Road coming from South Gate, water overtop cars.
Herbert Hall, building that i managed sits directly at the base of the dam for Lusk Reservoir which is adjacent to the football stadium. I always worried about my 90 fellow workers and what would happen to those on First/Second floor if that dam let go. -------------------------------Ray
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Good gosh. That's serious amounts of rain. Stay safe.
Do you have a way to pump it out, in attempt to stay ahead of it?
Joe, I am ok. Low water table on my street. Next door neighbor got some too. I never finished off my cellar so no real loss to my little work shop. Have about 1" water. Its hydrostatic pressure. Learned years ago that most of water will go back where it came from if I wait it out about 12 hours. Less work to clean it up. I do have a sump pump and de-humidifier will run all night.--------------------------Ray
Wow, I did not know you folks were getting that kind of weather back there. Prayers for a safe outcome.
Prayers sent 🙏 Ray Our winter was terrible and we really haven't had any summer to write home about.
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John Adams
Have to check with my BIL he is up in Pleasant Valley, NY just up the road from you and have not heard from him.
In Wisc. we are about 6 inches low from the average . Good luck with your basement.
Ya-Here in the cheese state we REALLY need some of that stuff🤨
Back in May 1994 we had over 18 inches of rain that month and I had one wall of the foundation come in. Talk about a mess. If water came in at least your relieving pressure off the foundation. I learned one thing about water in the ground, you can divert it but you can’t stop it.
Your BIL has my deepest sympathy. That's Hillary country.😀
Vermont's capital city is mostly underwater and so many roads are washed out that no more evacuation is possible. Some dams only one foot from reaching their spillways - for the first time ever. Seven inches in 22 hours there, with more coming.
Bernie Sanders will save them LOL
Had a decent nights sleep. Woke up had a cup of coffee and opened cellar door. Water in cellar again. Less than 1" but a real pain. Must have rained all night. Ground is saturated. Wish I could bottle it up and send to you folks that really need it. -----------------------------Ray
PS: guess over in Bucks County, Pa. they got hammered.
We had 3-1/2 " Thursday night. Friday, we a micro burst. It tore a strip through here about two miles wide. It picked up our kids play house and smashed it. It blew my corn over. Some was blown to the north and some to the east. A neighbor about a mile from me got it bad. He's been cutting and hauling trees and limbs since Friday evening.
Still not nearly as bad as the folks in the Northeast.
Here in the desert, we've had ONE piddly rain in the last 6.5 months........just nothing this year. :(
SEND WATER!
Merc
JIm, we got the rain but not too windy on our side of the mountain. Let me know if I can help.