The prospects look better than they did yesterday. But the river's already way higher than I'd want it to be, measuring 34 feet at the Wilkes-Barre Hydrolic station, and still rising apparently.
WNEP Channel 16's web site has some aerial footage of flooding in Wilkes-Barre, including the flood gates on the Market Street Bridge..
They also have a viewer participation slide show. Including a photo of somebody's porch floating down the Susquehanna River in Harding: WNEP: photo by Jon Williams
I'm sure there'll be several photos featuring the KMart Plaza in Edwardsville on Route 11 before it's over.
After all, that plaza floods when somebody spills their drink at Jim Dandy's!
What I saw near the Lackawanna River in Scranton (near the Green Ridge shopping area), the waters had receded off the streets, except for what people were pumping out of their basements into the streets.
Some of my friends were forced to evacuate their homes in Wilkes-Barre, under the mandatory evacuation order.
All non-essential travel is strictly prohibited in Wyoming County, which includes Falls.
So there won't be any getting near the cottage for the duration.
Meanwhile, it's been a beautiful day here today.
Most of the day the sky was blue sporting just a few light fluffy clouds over the Scranton area. It's warm, sun shining, with a light breeze.
As if the past few days of torrential rains are a thing of the past, but apparently the deluge is not over. Susquehanna River level is said to be still rising, and we're expecting another, hopefully much smaller, rain storm.
But don't blindly pay heed to rumours:
The Luzerne County rumor control hotline is 800-821-3716.
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