Montoursville is going to get it pretty bad, again. This town has flooded from this creek many times in the past. They also suffered the loss of all those students on Flight 800.
There are two Gould 3/4hp pumps in 4' sumps working about 20' of contiguous wall drains each, set in the two corners of the basement most susceptible to water.
The 2-3 times/year there's this much rain, even they can't keep up with it, and the big shopvac w/pump comes out to collect the balance.
The vac's pump empties it into the shower stall, from whence it drains to the septic ~50' away from the house.
So far the vac (and my back) has handled ~750 gallons over/above the jillion gallons the pumps have bailed out.
The thought of trenching and re-parging 350 LF of foundation conjures thoughts of a noose and the big maple out back !
Flood stage all up and down the Susquehanna in midstate is to be exceeded by an average of 5' by Saturday.
Crops are in danger, there have been more than a few water rescues, roads are closed all over the area, and a LOT of folks are in the same boat (some, literally) in regard to house bailing.
Prolly not much by Gulf Coast/hurricane standards, but a TOTAL pain in the ass in this ol'fella's estimation.
I'd have sooooo liked to send some of it to Texas !
It ain’t a ‘cane here, but it seems like all the water from one !
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Montoursville is going to get it pretty bad, again. This town has flooded from this creek many times in the past. They also suffered the loss of all those students on Flight 800.
I feel your pain! I haven’t seen this much rain since Agnes in ‘72, and we all know what that did!
They are erecting the flood wall in Wilkes-Barre, but fear the crest will overtop it. Mnay lowlying towns have gotten the order to evacuate by midnight!
We need prayers up here and all up and down the Susquehanna Valley.
And yes...I wish there were some way to redirect the flow to Texas!
Still, I’d rather have flood than fire because there is enough warning to get to higher ground.
Good luck! Hope your pumps hold out.
I’m familiar with your area as lived over in the Bloomsburg Berwick area for about seven years. My job took me to several communites throughout that whole region. So I know where you speak of pretty well. Then later moved to Willamsport area so that too am familiar with.