We pray for the welfare of all in the path. Also please post personal experience in real time and recovery reports from Pensacola and the general vicinity (within a few hundred miles).
River flooding in much of the already waterlogged East.
Major flooding is expected in the Appalachian region. Yesterday Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shattered the all-time rainfall record set by Hurricane Francis eight days ago.
This month now ties the record for the wettest September in Huntington, West Virginia--with 13 days to go.
A couple tornadoes hit the Dulles Airport in northern Virginia, suburban Washington, DC.
And Jeanne and Karl are on the way!
Prayers for all in harm's way. Does anyone know how the Delaware River is doing?
Tropical Depression Ivan Advisory Number 60
Statement as of 11:00 PM EDT on September 17, 2004
...Tropical Depression Ivan is crossing the Blue Ridge as it
starts taking a more eastward track...vast swath of heavy rain and
thunderstorms stretch from the central Appalachians to northern
New England.
Flood warnings are up for western and central
Pennsylvania...western Maryland...and portions of northern
Virginia.
Flood watches are in effect for southern New York state...
Pennsylvania...New Jersey...Delaware...southern
Connecticut...Virginia...West Virginia...southeastern Ohio...and
extreme western North Carolina.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for eastern Virginia...central
Maryland...south central Pennsylvania...and extreme northeastern
North Carolina until 12 midnight EDT.
The 11 PM EDT...03z...the center of Tropical Depression Ivan was
located near 37.5 north latitude and 79.4 west longitude... or
near Lynchburg...Virginia. Maximum sustained winds are near 20 mph
with some higher gusts. Minimum central pressure is 1000 mb or
29.53 inches. Over the past six hours...Ivan has been moving in an
east-northeasterly direction at approximately 20 mph. Overnight
Ivan is expected to move eastward toward southeastern Virginia by
Saturday morning. On Saturday Ivan is expected to take a turn to
the southeast...moving to near Cape Hatteras by Saturday evening
while it continues to weaken.
Selected storm 24 hour rainfall amounts in inches through 8 PM
EDT.
Location 24 hour total
Tennessee...
Crossville 4.52
Chattanooga 4.42
Bristol 3.09
Kentucky...
Princess 5.03
Oldtown 4.72
Olympia Springs 4.68
Cannonsburg 3.68
Beechburg 3.60
Ohio...
Greenfield 5.99
Sharon 5.40
Coolville 5.28
Trimble 5.22
Vinton 4.79
New Athens 4.39
Lewisville 3.95
West Virginia...
Ellamore 12.40
adolf 9.90
Valley Head 8.90
Williamson 5.95
Belington 5.20
lomi 2.28
Virginia...
Danville 1.83
Lynchburg 1.36
North Carolina...
Bear Creek 9.33
Jonas Ridge 8.55
Highlands 7.52
conneste fall 7.11
Argura 6.37
hawk 6.24
Marshall 4.56
Hendersonville 4.31
Pennsylvania...
Allegheny co Airport 5.25
Pittsburgh 5.02
Hampton 3.95
Clearfield 3.78
DuBois 3.54
East Franklin 3.00
Delmont 2.56
Donegal 2.56
Seneca/Oil City 2.32
Sabula 2.04
Cambridge 1.83
New York...
Apalachin 2.92
Binghamton 2.39
Howard 2.11
Prattsburg 1.32
Expect additional rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches with isolated
heavier amounts through Saturday morning along the Appalachian
Mountains especially throughout the Allegheny region.
Repeating the 11 PM EDT...03z...position...Tropical Depression
Ivan is 37.5 north latitude and 79.4 west longitude. Minimum
central pressure is 1000 mb or 29.53 inches.
The next advisory on Tropical Depression Ivan will be issued by
the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center at 5 am EDT. Refer to
statements issued by local weather offices for further information
concerning this storm.
Ziegenfelder
$$
Okay- here's my Ivan story.
Live in New Orleans- ' disaster waiting to happen'. Don't believe in evacuating, but the local leadership advised everyone to get out of town Wednesday morning. It looked like Ivan was aimed right for the mouth of the river.
So- with an 85 year old, infirm, father and a three year old, we decide to take some friends up on an offer of shelter. They come to pick us up in a big van.
At 3pm Wednesday, we are on the road with at least half of the N.O. area.
It took us until 9PM to reach the eastern limits of the city- a normally 15 minute drive. Another 3 hours to cross a 12 mile bridge to Slidell.
We were headed to north west Mobile county. Got there at 4am. 13 hour trip.
Thursday we realized that Ivan was headed due north to Mobile, so we got used to the idea that we had #1- left New Orleans for nothing, and #2- ended up right in the storm's path.
No worries tho. New, hurricane ready house in hilly country, well boarded up. By 1am the wind was impressive. We had satellite TV and power till 2am. Then the radio said that Ivan had taken a 20 mile jog east, and we wouldn't get the eye.
Honestly- I wasn't worried. All storms have wind to worry about, but it was nice to be in one where we weren't in constant fear of levees breaking and water rising.
Except near the coast, the damage I saw was minimal. NO homes damaged in northern Mobile that I could see. Few trees down, some fences, a pole or two leaning.
The wind where I was reportedly reached 100mph. I"ve seen much worse in Betsy.
Eastern Alabama coast is another story, and the Florida panhandle. But the coastal point of impact is always the worst damage area.
The real misery of Ivan was afterward. NO power, no phone, for a while no water. At 90 degrees that is torture.
After two days, when we came home to an undamaged home, thinking of our friends who are suffering, for perhaps two weeks, without power.
Please pray for them all.
After Ivan it's the turn of Jeanne : 5.9+ earthquake under the hurricane
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