[AT] OT - Remnants of Ivan

[Rob Gray]

Did anyone else get water damage in the northeast from the remnants of 
Ivan? I had some significant water and wind damage on my place although 
nothing like those folks down in the Florida panhandle and surrounding 
areas. I had several trees down on my lane, sections of my lane washed 
out, water over my pond's dam, and flooding in my basement (which had 
never occured in the house since my grandpa bought it in 1950). Locally 
we had flooding not seen in these parts since hurricane Agnes hit in the 
early 70's (although Agnes was worse). The high water on the Delaware 
River threatened the old bridge at Easton, PA which had withstood all 
floods since its construction in 1870 or so. It was amazing to see water 
touching the bottom of the bridge road bed when the river surface is 
usually over 30 feet below the bridge. The bridge at Belvidere, NJ was 
also in danger but seems to have made it now that waters are receding. 
The number of roads washed out near me is also significant. Ivan snuck 
up on a lot of people up here.......

Rob
Northampton County, PA