As many of you know, those of us living in the northeast lived through a horrendous rainstorm as the remains of Hurricane Ida came through the area. We have had two large storms, one in July and one in August, with rain totals of 3 or more inches. Last night's heavy rain gave us over 7 inches of rain. We had flooding from the neighbor's yard up behind us but just on the property. This morning I was stunned to drive by this scene. This is a piece of property close to where the old power plant was located. This particular area is at the bottom of a mile-long hill which I ride up and down on my bike. The road survived but the sidewalk and other area on the side of the road is completely gone!
I cannot imagine how much water was flooding down the hill, given that the hill is a mile long, and other streets feed into it. The water must have been beyond imagining! It ran across the road and under a fence, and washed out all the soil that was behind both a bulkhead, and a concrete wall! This is truly unimaginable! The water took out the sidewalk as well! And, notice the leaning utility pole at the upper left? Apparently only the power lines on top have kept this pole from falling over!
What's funny is that I couldn't quite recall exactly what was there so I went to Google Maps, and found this image. Who could imagine what would happen to this if water ran down the hill!
3 comments:
WOW! The force of "Mother Nature" and the flood waters. A lot of destruction in the Northeast and lives lost, but my heart is with the south that took a direct hit and will continue to suffer over the next few months.
Joan
It is incredible how the force of water can destroy property. Amazing photos. betsey
We saw and heard reports concerning all the rain and flooding up your way but were very surprised at the level of damage. It's hard to imagine how much water accumulated on relatively high ground. Hopefully your house was spared from any water intrusion.
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