DB Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 As many may have heard on the news the Northeast has been getting lots of rain. Rhode Island has now received a historic amount and the flooding in MA. is enough that a state on emergency was called today. I don't live in a "flood area" but today at my kids high school they were asked to volunteer to start filling sand bags to be used around town. Reverse 911 calls were also sent to residents asking for help in filling bags and deploying them around town. Rivers and lakes nearby are starting to come up and spill over bridges. I have a orchard of fruit trees that is so water logged that some of my trees are starting to tip over. In all my years I've never seen anything like this. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 My goodness, this is so scary. Please keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'd better pack a rain coat! Seriously, I hope everyone from that area stays flood free and safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Dianne, I was just watching the news and wondering how you all were fairing in RI. Sounds really bad. We've had our share of rain but we have lucked out of the flooding. Banks are full though! My BIL & SIL live in Sterling, CT and they said their city was one of the worst hit with flooding during the storm 2 weeks ago. They had never seen the water so high there. I'll have to give them a call tonight and make sure they are ok. Luckily their home should be far enough away but they may have a hard time getting around the floods. Be safe and keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Heidi, I don't know where Sterling is in CT. but part of I 95 was closed down today in CT due to flooding I think between exits 81 and 86, eastern side of CT just south of RI. I heard that account on the weather channel. Some of the problem is that the flooding that we had in this area two weeks ago didn't fully subside. I hope your BIL and SIL are ok. A major highway in MA was also closed due to flooding. There is a reservoir across the street from me and I have never seen it so high. Every few years I will get a little flooding way back on my property, but so far back that I don't think much about it. This time around I can see it from my house. I'm just glad that it isn't snow. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Dianne, Hope you stay safe. We're in the middle of a terrible drought here, so send some of that rain our way eh! (I know it's not funny, I don't mean it that way.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 We have had nothing but rain and the left overs from two cyclones (hurricanes that turn in the opposite direction). The ground is so soft that trees will tumble and just keel over. I live in the country, so the cows are just walking through the fences and join the traffic on the road. The wallabies have so much feed that they are reproducing in record time and record numbers. We are literally watching the grass grow. What was lawn is now about two feet high or higher weed. It is dry enough just to tease us, but not dry enough for us to actually be able to get out there and mow! Sometimes Mother Nature has an evil sense of humour. A good thing is that farmers who have had drought for ears and years have been flooded so the soil is refurbished and the outback is green. I hope that everyone does remain safe and that the only bad thing is the scare of a flood - not actual flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Been there, done that. I know exactly how you feel.... I know how scary it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabelle Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Been there done that just 12 months ago so feel for you, must say that I now get the jitters everytime we get a downpour here in the tropics. Susanne I know what you mean about the grass growing, my poor gardener just can't keep up at the moment:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I feel for you all. Prayers for saftey in the flooding areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 My daughter lives in CT...I haven't heard from her in about 2 weeks. I think I'll call, but it isn't unusual not to hear from her for periods of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I hope this stops and the warm dry weather takes its place and starts drying things out. I wouldn't want water coming in the first floor of my house. I have had 9 inches in the cellar before but that is non living area. I was able to pump it out. I can't imagine having to move out because of the water. I be praying for you all who are going through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Mother Nature does show us she is control, not us.. So sorry to hear of so many impacted by drought and floods.. just stay as safe as you can, and if needed, make sure your important papers are in a safe place.. your family photo's too.. People often forget to take the one most important thing for each person in your households.. If they have time to sort it all out ahead of time, without the last minute panic, it helps so much.. Praying for weather that's more compatible with what we need, and that all of you stay safe and well.. Ritar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Dianne I talked to my SIL a little while ago and she said things are a real mess. They were up most of the night pumping water. Her sister's basement flooded and she lives up on a big hill! My SIL said that her sister's backyard has ponds all around it and the ground is so wet there is no place for it to go. She called her hubby at 10 pm to find out that their house had water too! She has lived there 25 years and never had water issues!!!! It is still raining and I'm praying that it ends soon. Has anybody heard if Providence has faired ok? My SIL said they were in worse shape! I sure hope the Westin isn't getting flooded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Heidi, I don't know about Providence, but a few miles south of it is the city of Cranston that has really been flooded. The weather station and Good Morning America had weather people reporting from that area and they were standing in thigh high water, from the middle of residential streets. I think the hotels for MQX in Providence should be ok. There is a river that is close by but I think the banks around it are fairly high, although the Charles river in Boston is flooded. There is one bridge about a block away from me that is closed because the river that used to flow under it is now flowing over it. Many streets are closed because of flooding and peoples lawns have become giant ponds. Even if you don't see standing water the ground is squishy because it's so saturated. Fortunately it only rained a little this morning and the next few days should be dry. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATST Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Dianne - Have had all of you in the eastern US in my prayers. Wow, what mother nature can do. Stay safe and will pray your home, etc. are safe. Patsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Here in Manitoba, Canada, we heard about extraordinary amounts of rainfall and the flooding on the news today. Praying you call stay safe and dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Originally posted by sewlinzi I'd better pack a rain coat! And some wellies!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island. I can't believe what is happening. I moved to Arizona in 1975 and haven't been back in about 10 years. Most of my family no longer live in Rhode Island. I don't remember anything like this. The only flooding I remember is when we had a hurricane. I lived on a street that has a pond at one end of it. I am hoping and praying everyone in that area is safe. I am so glad that I'm not there now. Everyone in the area, please be safe. I'm thinking about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hope everyone can stay safe. Prayers coming your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Finally we are seeing the sun. Hope this starts drying up the ground. Thank you for everyone's thought and prayers. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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