While we still have electricity I'll post this and hop away from the wall -- We are getting hammered with this Nor'easter that's sitting just offshore from us -- There has been over 12" of rain so far - the ditches that drain off from our property and along the dirt road have been full and flowing for the last 10 hours or so, and are showing no signs of letting up. We're having winds somewhere in the 30 - 35 mph range, with gusts much higher than that. There hasn't been a minute in the last 24+ hours when it's stopped raining, and it has been said by the weather people that it's only going to get worse before it gets better.
Tom made it up to work this morning -barely. The road out of our little place was under water - at least 2 feet deep, and the highway was trying to stay un-flooded, but it was losing the battle. The other part of the main North - South artery was so flooded up in Virginia that there were patrolment stopping traffice and re-routing them onto other streets. The ports had to close, and some of the tunnels around Norfolk and Portsmouth Va are closed as well. Tom worked a total of 3 hours, then very gingerly made his way back down the highway. There are so many branches and limbs from all the trees in the yard that it's useless to try and pick them up - it's raining too hard to try and get out and do anything about them. The "lawn" is under water in more places than it's Not Under Water, and the dog is very irritated when she has to go outside to do her business.
We had our electric out for 3 & 1/2 hours, but it would be safe to say that its probably going to go out again. We are holding on and waiting for this storm to GO AWAY!!! --
And that's the good news -- Bad News is that there are probably people in houses under water, and there's no way to get to them - Tom said he saw the fire department up in Chesapeake VA getting row boats out and preparing to go check on flooded streets, creeks and streams to make sure there aren't any people in very serious danger.
And now it's raining quite hard again..
Must go -
Lady of The Tulips
2 comments:
What a storm! I hope there are no people in those under water houses.
Keep dry as you can.
Darla
>> It's Really been a Doozie!! << We're hoping the Fire Department was able to get to the people who were stuck in their houses --
We're staying dry and warm in the little cabin - Noah was good and got a small fire going in the woodstove. Shwoo!! -- Don't want something like this again for a LONG time!!
L.
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