Hi, Charlie, Also contributing to the flooding during Irene (here, anyway) is the fact that the ground was already saturated from several weeks of rain. We had 5+ inches here and, with no storage available, it ran off in a flash. Brooks rose feet in a matter of minutes taking out historic structures that had stood for 100+ years or more. Thank goodness there was plenty of advance warning though I think most people living on hillsides above the floodplains battened down against wind, not really thinking about flooding.
Ann ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ E. Ann Poole, MSc, CWS, Principal Poole Ecological & Environmental Consultancy PO Box 890, 741 Beard Rd Hillsborough, NH 03244 (603)478-1178 [email protected] www.eannpoole.com ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
