Friday, October 11, 2013
N'oreaster Continues to Bring Inclement Weather & Tidal Flooding Conditions
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Wednesday October 9 thru Friday October, 11 2013 Nature: Inclement Weather N'oreaster Continues to Bring Inclement Weather & Tidal Flooding Conditions During the past few days, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company has been monitoring the weather forecasts and evaluating the tidal conditions which has generated some abnormal high tides and created some road closure conditions. However, these conditions have been somewhat similar to traditional nor’ eastern storms with wind fueled high tides, high wind conditions, and excessive rain. The conditions in the Oak Orchard – Long Neck communities have been favorable for the most parts. Illustrated herewith is some commentary regarding the flooding conditions and potential corrective action that may be forthcoming.. Additional legislative support information may be obtained by viewing the following webpages : http://www.irvfc.com/gallery.cfm?id=1461&ss=1 http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/lawmakers-secure-oak-orchard-flooding-funds/1041857 http://www.irvfc.com/gallery.cfm?id=1424&ss=1 Other news related articles are illustrated herewith: • WMDT Channel 47 News http://www.wmdt.com/story/23671921/flood-prone-oak-orchard-eyes-possible-solutions Flood Prone Oak Orchard Eyes Possible Solutions OAK ORCHARD, Del. - When almost a week of wind and rain was forecast for Delmarva, folks in the Sussex County community of Oak Orchard expected the worst. "In the beginning, I thought it was going to be a disaster," says Bill Luciana, who's lived in the neighborhood for 10 years. As of Friday, the waterfront community seems to have dodged a bullet, but the frequent flooding hasn't gone unnoticed. Residents of Oak Orchard say tidal flooding is almost normal during a storm with high winds, but with it seeming to happen more frequently, local officials are starting to take action. Surveys will be sent to residents to find out what issues they feel are most important. State representative Ruth Briggs King says they're seeking the residents input because "they know the problems day to day." Bill chimes in, "drainage is poor down here when the water does flood, it takes a long time to get out." With the community sitting at sea level, one possible plan is to make the streets, and even some buildings, higher off the ground. "To replace some of the infrastructure, maybe to put in some larger drains, to put in more drains, which means disruption of the roads and some of the other things that are there," says Briggs King, "those are the things that are going to take a little bit longer to do." A more immediate plan will be clearing ditches of overgrown grass to improve drainage. "We think that there are ways to assess community vulnerability there are ways to mitigate for future flooding and damage and there are some common sense solutions," says Frank Piorko, Division Director for the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship.
N'oreaster continues to pound Del. coastal areas Rain, gusty wind forecast to linger until Monday A slow-moving coastal storm dumped heavy rains across southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia Friday, causing inland flooding in parts of northern Delaware. Bay and ocean shorelines throughout Delaware continued to take a pounding from large waves and higher than forecast tides. More of the same is expected at least until Sunday, and possibly into Monday, as one weather system moves away from the coast, bringing a brief reprieve from gale-force gusts. A high pressure system will follow in from the north with coastal gusts of 25 to 35 miles per hour, 1 to 2 inches more rain, minor flooding and shoreline erosion, according to the National Weather Service forecast from Mt. Holly, N.J. |
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