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Old 03-09-2011, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Current radar showing some snow and sleet falling in some spots in CT... Northern Tier of CT roads could be slick... be careful. Expect half inch to an inch of snow first before the rain.

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Old 03-09-2011, 07:22 PM
 
Location: North Western NJ
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this ones going to be messy around here, everywhere flooded so bad on the last one and theres not been enough break for things to subside enough...walmart off exit 8 must be cursing its choice of places to set up shop LOL...that area floods if someone sneezes wrong!
going to go grocery shopping early in the morning and hopefully avoid the major stuff...
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Old 03-09-2011, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Has Malloy Said anything yet???


Gov. Christie declares state of emergency in advance of heavy rains expected in N.J

Gov. Christie declares state of emergency in advance of heavy rains expected in N.J. | NJ.com
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Old 03-10-2011, 04:59 AM
 
Location: In a house
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Has Malloy Said anything yet???


Gov. Christie declares state of emergency in advance of heavy rains expected in N.J

Gov. Christie declares state of emergency in advance of heavy rains expected in N.J. | NJ.com

I doubt he cares, cant tax water.
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Old 03-10-2011, 06:23 AM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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I doubt he cares, cant tax water.
lol. Speaking of paying for water... I wanted to start collecting rainwater last year and didnt get a chance to. We had a drought last year anyway. But I might do it this year. I'll use the water for washer, toilet, and landscaping.

On a side note: Since 2006 I've been saying that 4" gutters will no longer be useful ... I might have to get 5" gutters finally. Tired of seeing them fill up easily during a normal rainstorm.

Studies find that rainstorms are dropping 20% more water past decade.
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Old 03-10-2011, 07:23 AM
 
Location: In a house
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lol. Speaking of paying for water... I wanted to start collecting rainwater last year and didnt get a chance to. We had a drought last year anyway. But I might do it this year. I'll use the water for washer, toilet, and landscaping.

On a side note: Since 2006 I've been saying that 4" gutters will no longer be useful ... I might have to get 5" gutters finally. Tired of seeing them fill up easily during a normal rainstorm.

Studies find that rainstorms are dropping 20% more water past decade.
Looks to be a good year for the water collection idea. Get yourself a cistern built & divert your gutters into that.

Regarding the gutters, 5" are standard most times but you can find or have 4" built. 6" are the standard one size up you can get almost anywhere.
Several of the local roofing supply houses will send a truck to the site & pump either 5 or 6" out of the machine & drop them on site cut to aproximate lengths. I generally add a foot to each measurement & cut them to size myself.

But, if you have standard 3" leader pipes you might consider swapping to 4" to let the water out faster. Makes a big difference, not just in the water they carry but in letting twigs & sticks pass that often collect on top of the 3" outlets. Dont take much to slow things down enough to cause trouble.
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Old 03-10-2011, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Radar doesnt look impressive... This is a great thing... We might escape from disaster as the totals should be less than forecasted..

Unless its all going to happen within 24 hrs instead of 36 and that would be devastating.

Im more worried about the 19th then the 15th right now... NAO going negative. (means east coast bomb developments)
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Old 03-10-2011, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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Yikes. Sadly this morning I was watching the news only to realize that one of the houses being shown under water was my cousins. I was shocked but he lives right on a river and this has had this happen before. Not sure what he is going to do but he made the choice to buy that house (he liked fishing right off his back porch) and has rebuilt before and will likely rebuild again. i am not sure his wife is ready to do that but he is ready. Jay
Talked to him this morning and found he is living out of his camper right now. I offered him a place to live while he gets this straightened out. He is talking with his wife about it but is reluctant to leave because he is worried about things there. Plus it would be kind of far from his home. He said FEMA and the insurance adjuster are coming but there was more rain expected as well. Anyway it sounds like he wants to rebuild. Like I said he loves it there. If it were me I would be moving to higher ground. Jay
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Old 03-10-2011, 10:45 AM
 
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Talked to him this morning and found he is living out of his camper right now. I offered him a place to live while he gets this straightened out. He is talking with his wife about it but is reluctant to leave because he is worried about things there. Plus it would be kind of far from his home. He said FEMA and the insurance adjuster are coming but there was more rain expected as well. Anyway it sounds like he wants to rebuild. Like I said he loves it there. If it were me I would be moving to higher ground. Jay
With all due respect..hard to have sympathy for people who build /rebuild in flood prone areas. Its like building a house on a flood plain then wondering who is going to pay for the damages when the floods come. Or better yet, building a house on the ocean, then wondering why insurance premiums are so high. There are certain places you just don't build houses on without repercussions.
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Old 03-10-2011, 10:45 AM
 
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Radar doesnt look impressive... This is a great thing... We might escape from disaster as the totals should be less than forecasted..
What radar are you referring to, and what are the latest totals forecast? I'm still seeing high rain totals, I hope you are right.



Coastal Flood Advisory
CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-110145-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0003.110311T0700Z-110311T0900Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
1233 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...2 TO 3 FT.

* TIMING...TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ....
...............................(MLLW)............. .......

STAMFORD CT.........258 AM...........9.6...........MINOR.....
BRIDGEPORT CT.......255 AM...........9.0...........MINOR.....

$$




Flood Warning
CTC001-009-110254-
/O.CON.KALY.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/STVC3.3.ER.110306T2157Z.110307T1415Z.000000T0000Z. NO/
954 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE HOUSATONIC RIVER AT STEVENSON DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR 12.5 FEET THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN RISE TO AROUND 16 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING FROM ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AND MELTING SNOW.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...NUMEROUS HOMES IN THE MAPLES AREA OF SHELTON
ARE AFFECTED

&&

FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
1 PM 7 PM 1 AM 7 AM 1 PM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU THU FRI FRI FRI

HOUSATONIC RIVER
STEVENSON DAM 11.0 12.6 THU 09 AM 12.7 12.6 12.7 13.0 15.1

$$

Flood Watch
CTZ005-006-009-010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>071-110545-
/O.CON.KOKX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-
WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1143 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN NEW
HAVEN...SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...EASTERN BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX...
EASTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN UNION...HUDSON...WESTERN BERGEN...
WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...ORANGE...PUTNAM...
ROCKLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM TODAY INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE
ALSO FEASIBLE.

* DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE
AT HIGH LEVELS. THIS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOIL WILL RESULT
IN HIGH RUNOFF RATES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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