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OCTOBER 2011
Volume 26
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The heavy rain started on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, causing severe flash flooding. By Thursday, September 8, as it continued to rain, the Susquehanna River and creeks overflowed and flooded the area. By the time it was over, the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee had dumped more than 11 inches of rain on Tioga County on ground already saturated by Hurricane Irene. The Susquehanna River crested in Owego at around 40 feet - much higher than the previous records of 35.9 feet in June 2006 and 33.18 feet in April 2005. The flood of 2011 has caused severe damage throughout the area,
but due to the quick response of local emergency agencies, there was no loss of life. A big “thank you” goes out to all the volunteers who are helping our community recover from this catastrophe. The volunteers included individuals, organizations, and business from throughout the state and nation. If the flood of 2005 was the “100 Year Flood” and the flood of 2006 was the “500 Year Flood,” then the Flood of 2011 must be the “Millennium Flood.” Let’s hope future generations will only experience a flood like this by reading or hearing about it - and not by living through it.
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