Heavy Flooding in Mass and NH

[DeniseGoldberg]

It's definitely wet out there, no riding here!

I posted a letter to the weather wizard (over the weekend) with some of the details - but it's under Northeast so probably many of you didn't see it... http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=6693

I just checked for updates on the National Weather Service site, and the town where I live (to the north of Boston) is listed as having 11.6 inches of rain (from this storm) as of 10:30 this morning. The thing I find absolutely amazing is that this was only the second largest rainfall on record for Boston (but then again, Boston was lagging the towns to the north with only 8.3 inches of rain).

The rivers in the area are already above flood stage and they haven't risen to the expected levels yet - later today or tomorrow apparently.

I consider myself lucky though - I'm dry, my bikes are dry, my house is dry. The ground outside is still very wet, the skies are very gray, still threatening but not raining right now. I suppose I should take that as a sign that I need to get out for a quick walk.

I did walk in the rain yesterday though. It had eased up a bit, although before I got home again the deluge had returned. It's amazing looking at the lakes (that are supposed to be lawns) behind people's houses, and the houses with hoses pumping water out of basements. It looks like the "chance of rain" isn't going to go away anytime soon, but the predicted rainfall amounts for the days ahead are much closer to normal.

I join you in hoping that our TE gals are not in some of the flooded areas in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and southwestern Maine.

--- Denise

[massbikebabe]

At last check...

we have gotten about 6 inches of water in our cellar. Ground water, coming up from under the house. To top it off, I live on a hill!!


karen

[CorsairMac]

Holding all of you in my thoughts:

East Coast has horrendous rain

FL with their fires

Indonesia with their volcanoes

Here's hoping everyone stays dry, safe, and sound.

(and I've got spare rooms for anyone that wants to get the heck outta dodge for awhile! LOL)

[Trek420]

Corsair,

Don't even talk about California, ok?

Hope everyone on the East Coast is ok

[SpinSis]

...I am definitely grumpy about this weather! We've had 6 inches out at BF's house in Bedford; it's put a damper (ha-ha) on bike to work week, which means the fabulous week opener at RedBones BBQ has been postponed; and I haven't ridden in over two weeks because I was traveling for work out in MN. Ugh. Not helping with my out of shape woes...

But, I am safe and dry (so to speak) as are family, friends--cyclists and non-cyclists alike.

Please send sunshine!

[marapets]

i hope everyone is safe your in my thoughts and prayers

[Surlygirl]

It is good to live up on a hill. Even though I live in the Blackstone Valley I'm up the hill. Maybe climbing this hill home on my bike isn't such a bad thing. The Blackstone River is about to overflow its banks a mile from me. Its not as high as it was this past fall when they closed all the bridges from Worcester to Providence over the Blackstone. Dare I whisper it looks like a break on Wednesday. Sshhhhhh.