Got several friends up there.... hope they're OK. -Dan
Reports of fatalities in the City of Richmond.
Numerous rescues are now underway across the entire city.
... Falling Creek Reservoir dam may fail... mandatory evacuations ordered
near the dam in Chesterfield County...
Chesterfield County emergency officials have ordered mandatory
evacuations near the Falling Creek Reservoir dam. Water is now
overtopping the spillway... and dam failure is possible. Those ordered to
evacuate are instructed to go to Meadowbrook High School.
At 9 PM EDT... local law enforcement officials reported widespread
flooding in the warned area... with 70 Road closures.
Yikes. I have an ex-girlfriend who lives there.
Well, I hope the rest of you are safe.
Here's another thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1203444/posts
It's nasty out there. Took me three hours to get home from downtown.
100,000 without power in Richmond City itself.
C'mon Richmond Freepers, keep your heads above water! We're with you!
Gaston is doing to Richmond what Allison did to Houston. A stalled out tropical storm can be more deadly than a hurricane.
Chesterfield County is going to be a mess tomorrow...
Was out that way a month ago. You could smell the humidity from the ground. Like a rain forest. Rain, rain, and more rain. God bless and keep the citizens of that fine state safe.
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I live just west of 195 and two neighbors report two to three feet of water in their basements. My B-Dry system backed up for about 1 and 3/4 hours, but I am winning the battle and the floor is almost dry. Downtown is called Shokoe (pebble) Bottom and was hit very hard; some folks are still trapped down there. Finally, a Dam south of town is on the verge of giving way. Big night here in River City.
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST MON AUG 30 2004
...HERMINE NEARING LANDFALL...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS FROM WOODS HOLE TO PLYMOUTH INCLUDING MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
Prayers being offered for everyone living there.
Been trying to reach daughters caught in tornadoes and floods of Hurricane Gaston in Richmond VA... Both are safe, but one was caught in her car in deep water and barely managed to get out. It took her 2.5 hours to go 10 miles (normal driving) to a friend's house by back roads and in a big circle. She couldn't get home. Other daughter safe at home. No phones, no power, etc. Cell phones weren't working for a long time...they finally got through to me. Whew! I was a worried Mom, that's for sure.
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Hell, upstate NY weather ain't looking so bad after all.......
Got several friends up there.... hope they're OK.