Water Water Everywhere !

[Kreij]

Well, after over 10 feet of snow this winter, we received 10 inches of rain over the weekend.

Lake Delton (near Wisconsin Dells) carved a chasm and emptied into the Wis. River.

Many, many towns and cities in SE Wis. are under water.

Click here (http://www.jsonline.com/site/photographerphotos/gallery.aspx?catid=1263) to see some incredible pictures from around the state, including the now empty lake.

We are supposed to get more rain Wednesday and Thursday :wtf:

[intel igent]

:eek::eek: WOW! the whole lake gone! WOW!

you guy's allright down there or what?

[Black Panther]

Wow... be careful... will your house be safe for heaven forbid an emergency should arise?

At first I didn't notice this was in "General Nonsense" and I thought you had a water-cooled system which went wrong, but dang a risk of having a house flooded is much more serious than getting a pc flooded. :(

Take care.

[Kreij]

My wife and I live on a river, but the water will never rise to where it would flood our home, as the other side of the river bank is about 20 feet lower than our side.

Our river is in a overflow stage and has eliminated my ATV trails. Drat.

Here (http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?partner=en-ap&g=a58801b0-588c-4564-9075-3f63c8f6e281&f=WIMIL&mk=en-ap) is raw video footage of what can happen to a home when a lake drains. Very sad for these folks.

[argard]

And don't stay in the water, because of diseases. ;)

[Snipermonkey2]

that was a insane video

[Kreij]

Look at the pictures of where the lake carved away the road to get to the Wisconsin River.
It also took out all the sewer lines running along that road.
Raw sewage is pouring into the WIs. River. Yukkk.
I'm glad we don't live down river from there.

[intel igent]

that is just incredible man!

glad to hear you are OK, how's the rest of the town? any casualties?

[Kreij]

Considering all of the flooding, I don't think there was even one casualty reported.

[intel igent]

Considering all of the flooding, I don't think there was even one casualty reported.

that's a good thing :) any sign of the situation improving down there?

[Kreij]

We are in south central WI., so all is well here.
All of the water is heading south and the Milwaukee / Waukesha rivers are still rising.
It's going to be a mess down there.

[intel igent]

man that's scary.

i feel for all you guy's being affected by this disaster and hope all is well ASAFP

:toast:

[Kreij]

In case anyone is interested, here (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=mkx) is the advanced hydrological predictions for our area.

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

sorry to hear braw, stay dry.

[Ongaku]

yeah...I saw that on the news and I'm like wow....we got 6 inches here in Oshkosh...most of the highway area was all flooded...it was terrible. Water leaked in my house and ruined one of the walls. Main Street was a river....they fixed it all up real quick, got everything dried out...now it's all nice and sunny...hope it stays like this. They said something about more rain, but I don't think it's gonna be a ton like we got over the weekend.

[Kreij]

Now this really sucks ...


Lake Delton Officials Didn't Renew FEMA Flood Insurance
LAKE DELTON, Wis. -- Those property owners who had their homes swept away or destroyed as Lake Delton flooded its banks won't be covered by national flood insurance because the Village of Lake Delton had suspended its participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

So far, village officials have pointed to a lack of flooding problems in the past as reasons for why the village wasn't signed up for the FEMA flood insurance program.


complete story (http://www.channel3000.com/news/16560561/detail.html)

I smell lawsuits coming....

[intel igent]

Now this really sucks ...



complete story (http://www.channel3000.com/news/16560561/detail.html)

I smell lawsuits coming....

WOW man that really stinks! :shadedshu how could they do that? something like that should be mandatory.

hopefully the people who were affected had personal home/flood insurance.

i too smell lawsuits too and i'm in Canada

[hat]

DAMN!!! and I mean DAY-MN!!
a floating house!!

[Kreij]

My wife just called me and said the fire department in Montello WI (about 7 miles down river of us) is making sandbags by the truckload.

Hope it's just a proactive measure in case of upcoming rain, and not that the river through the town (and/or the dam) are erroding away.

I'd hate to have her new little business flooded, since she just opened it and we worked our butts off getting the place in good shape. DOH!

[erocker]

Apparently the dam in Mukwanago is about to let go. I live right next door to the Little Menomonee River which is generally a dried up stream. (you can jump over it.) Right now it's a raging river keeping my sub-pump working overtime. Water is bubbling up from manhole covers in Milwaukee, and downtown Waukesha is all under water!

[Kreij]

I just read that a large chunk of peat bog broke loose in Phantom lake and jammed up against the dam. This caused the water to flow around the dam saturating the soil around the dam and making its integrity questionable.

If the dam goes it is not high threat, it willl just dump a lot of water into the fox river that may cause problems in already flooding areas.

Get out you row boats and life jackets :toast:

[imperialreign]

damn, that's friggin nuts what y'all are dealing with - it's a shame we can't take some of that rain off yer hands, as it's much needed here and would help put out some of the NC fires again . . . we've been under a drought for months now.


go out and point up at the sky with your banstick 'o do0M and tell them rain clouds to GTFO.



seriously, though, y'all stay safe and dry! :toast:

[Ongaku]

man this is crazy crap....watching Fox11 yesterday saying that the Dells area might get ANOTHER 6 inches of rain....I feel terrible for you guys.

Oshkosh is getting another 2 inches, so I think we might be alright. It looks like all that rain never happened here. I'm praying for you guys west of us, be safe :)

[Kreij]

It was nice and sunny yesterday and this morning.
Clouds moving in now.
I'm not worried about us, but I do feel sorry for the people who already have flooding.
Cleaning up after a flood is no picnic.

[DanTheBanjoman]

go out and point up at the sky with your banstick 'o do0M and tell them rain clouds to GTFO.


Bansticks are not meant to use as tools for threatening, demanding or showing anger. Bansticks, when removed from their suede or sometimes silk holster, are to be used. If you're not actually using it it has to remain in the holster. And when you're done with it, you put it back, all in a single swift move.

[imperialreign]

Bansticks are not meant to use as tools for threatening, demanding or showing anger. Bansticks, when removed from their suede or sometimes silk holster, are to be used. If you're not actually using it it has to remain in the holster. And when you're done with it, you put it back, all in a single swift move.

:roll: ROFLMAO - that right there made this whole work day worth it, man! After dealing with 37C temps all day @ 92% humidity, I've been in need of a laugh!

[Kreij]

From what I hear, it is okay to remove the ban stick from its protective sheath for the occasional cleaning. One does not want the congealed blood to get to thick upon it.

On Topic : It's really looking like a downpour is about to happen here. It may just be threatening and nothing will come of it. The thunder is usually a good indicator of rain though.

[DanTheBanjoman]

From what I hear, it is okay to remove the ban stick from its protective sheath for the occasional cleaning. One does not want the congealed blood to get to thick upon it.

On Topic : It's really looking like a downpour is about to happen here. It may just be threatening and nothing will come of it. The thunder is usually a good indicator of rain though.

Cleaning a banstick is like sending a hooker to the pope. Blood and pieces of brain need to remain on it, similar to the hair of a Sikh.

[Kreij]

Cleaning a banstick is like sending a hooker to the pope. Blood and pieces of brain need to remain on it, similar to the hair of a Sikh.


LOL ... I guess I heard wrong. Would seem that one justs gets a larger sheath when the "brains" get so thick it won't fit in the old one.

[DanTheBanjoman]

LOL ... I guess I heard wrong. Would seem that one justs gets a larger sheath when the "brains" get so thick it won't fit in the old one.

Actually it's all quite idealistic. In reality all brains get eaten by maggots at night, so the layer stays relatively thin.

[Kreij]

We got an inch of rain this morning and we are about to get creamed again. This should make for more flooding.

RADAR (http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=mkx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no)

[intel igent]

We got an inch of rain this morning and we are about to get creamed again. This should make for more flooding.

RADAR (http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=mkx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no)

holy sh!t you guy's are getting hammered!

did you procure yourself a boat yet?

[erocker]

This has been yet another crazy night of storms! I've had to shut down a few times with the power going off and on. Everything is turing into a swamp...

[intel igent]

you guy's still above water or what?

[erocker]

I am, though the small town two miles from me that is on the river has got about two feet of water on main street. The forecast thankfully is starting to look good!:)

[intel igent]

that's insane erocker!

hey hitman where you at? you still above the waterline?

is this kinda stuff normal for you guy's?

[jbunch07]

Bansticks are not meant to use as tools for threatening, demanding or showing anger. Bansticks, when removed from their suede or sometimes silk holster, are to be used. If you're not actually using it it has to remain in the holster. And when you're done with it, you put it back, all in a single swift move.

Are we talking about bansticks or Ninjas with katana's?

[Wile E]

Are we talking about bansticks or Ninjas with katana's?

More like samurai that are wielding bansticks.

[jbunch07]

More like samurai that are wielding bansticks.

Dear God! and i thought i had to fear Dan before!
Now that I know he is a banstick wielding samurai im even more scared.

[Wile E]

And for the record, Samurai > Ninjas AND Pirates

[jbunch07]

And for the record, Samurai > Ninjas AND Pirates

agreed.

[Kreij]

Delightful morning !
Interstate is completely close southbound of us as the Barabopo river washed over it.
There are voluntary evacuations of the small town just down river from us.

Is this normal? Let's just say that this is Wisconsin. "Normal" doesn't really apply here. :D
Weather forecast says it's going to keep raining until Tuesday, although they did ease off on the chance of rain.

and yes ... I have a pontoon boat in case things get ugly ;)

[intel igent]

Delightful morning !
Interstate is completely close southbound of us as the Barabopo river washed over it.
There are voluntary evacuations of the small town just down river from us.

Is this normal? Let's just say that this is Wisconsin. "Normal" doesn't really apply here. :D
Weather forecast says it's going to keep raining until Tuesday, although they did ease off on the chance of rain.

and yes ... I have a pontoon boat in case things get ugly ;)

man that's scary! you are kinda nuts for stickin around :) good time to get yourself some "new" houseware's ;) :laugh:

good thing you got yourself a boat and your property seem's to be higher up than most

good luck to you sir!

:toast:

[Kreij]

Here are the road closures (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106714907945366530639.00044f3ec972fee85471d&ll=43.189158,-89.500122&spn=1.874356,3.383789&z=8) in the area. If you zoom in it's incredible.

These are just state roads. Many, many of the county roads are flooded over also.
Depending on where you live there are places that are almost impossible to get to.

It's not really scary unless you are one of the poor souls whose home is in a bad spot.

[Kreij]

The National Weather Service's map of area rivers and streams (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=mkx) shows every major body of water in the southern half of Wisconsin is in flood, at flood stage or near flood stage.

[thoughtdisorder]

The National Weather Service's map of area rivers and streams (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=mkx) shows every major body of water in the southern half of Wisconsin is in flood, at flood stage or near flood stage.

:eek::eek: Stay safe!! :eek::eek:

[intel igent]

have you busted out the sandbag's yet?

[Kreij]

No sandbagging for us. We are on high enough ground that we would not need it.
I think in an article I read somewhere that in Wisconsin somewhere around 450,000 to 500,000 sandbags have been deployed.

On the upside, it's not getting any worse. Not a whole lot better yet, but at least its not raining ;) It's actually a beautiful, warm, sunny day here.

Another funny thing is that the WI Dept. of Transportation's web site is so overloaded I have to use the links I posted here to get to the information :D

[Kreij]

Here's another interesting little titbit to keep things in perspective ...
Staggering amounts of rain have fallen on southern Wisconsin in recent days. Some places saw more than 6 inches in 24 hours Thursday.

Many places got well over 10 inches in the last week since this started.


To put that into perspective, an inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27,154 gallons and weighs about 113 tons, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Multiply that over thousands and thousands of acres and you get an idea of how much water southern Wisconsin has been dealing with in the last week.

[Skitzo]

weather has been becoming a little different lately. I hope everyone makes it through down there. material goods can always be replaced, peeps are a little different.

[Kreij]

Here's our weather forecast for the weekend :eek:

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 10 mph.

I think our internets is waterlogged here too. Connection speeds are awful today.

[jbunch07]

Here's our weather forecast for the weekend :eek:

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 10 mph.

I think our internets is waterlogged here too. Connection speeds are awful today.
damn dude!
i like storms but that is just depressing to have that much rain! :(

[Skitzo]

that sounds like what we see here regularly. People actually move from here because it rains all the time. We see at most 2 weeks of snow in the winter. Instead it rains and rains and rains. is that normal weather for your area, or just at the moment? I like rain better when it is frozen.

edit:storms aren't too bad here for the most part. Thunder, lightning, 60-120 km/h winds. sure are alot of really tall trees though... some always end up on the ground

[jbunch07]

I love thunder storms, but loath when it just rains.

[Skitzo]

there is one activity that seems to change the way rain is viewed. A naked drunken coed rain run.
you will never think of rain the same after an experience like that. Mind you that was back in college when we were all still good looking lol

[Kreij]

We get regular rain here in Wisconsin, we just don't get this much all at once.
To get an inch of rain once or twice a week is no problem, and the farmers love it.
To get 15 inches in 4 days is a problem.
Once the ground saturates, anything more that 1/4 inch runs off and into the creeks, streams and rivers. This too is not that big of a problem until you have all of the rivers in half of a state running at flood level. The water has to go somewhere.
Even the major rivers cannot contain the shear volume of water that is running into them.

All this water is headed to the Mississippi river. It is going to have real problems soon, and may be flooding already. Remember that a gajillion gallons of water is coming from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana.

Especially Iowa. They got hammered even worse than we did.
If you want to see some serious flooding, google "Cedar Rapids Iowa Flooding".

[Kreij]

Okay, I took some images from the small town (Montello) just down river from us.
I will start with just one in this post to make sure it work.
This is a rather ironic picture of a home for sale in a flooded area.

http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/001687.jpg

[Skitzo]

i live next to a river as well. this year has been odd for runoff. last year the water was just starting to peak 'bout now. This year it exceeded last years levels two weeks ago and has dropped 'bout a meter now. They say that runoff is late this year and they aren't sure where all the water came from. this river drains a basin of 240,000 square kilometers of rocky mountain joy. I believe it is about 1/4 of british columbia and all of Great britain would prolly fit in it. The water should be along soon. Last year we had a snow pack of 150% this year we are only at 110%

[Kreij]

More pictures ....

When Sandbags just don't do it for you.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/008.jpg

A favorite fishing spot by the dam. The water is normally about 6 feet below the retaining wall and not at the benches. Yes, those are benches. The seats are under water.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/012.jpg

The Dam. What? You can't see it? That's right, it's totally submerged.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/017.jpg

That is a rather ironic image also.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/030.jpg

"Pa can I go fishin?" ... "Sure son, just open a window."
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/041.jpg

"Get the truck Ma, it's time to leave."
"It's a little late for that dear."
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/l009.jpg

The local people have told me the water has actually gone down a bit from this morning.

[Kreij]

One more ...

This young lady is fishing off of a picnic table in the back yard of a kayak rental business.
There is normally no water here. It is where they drive back to get the kayaks.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080613/027.jpg

[Skitzo]

:eek: that's insane. I think your photos could be candidates for the crazy picture thread.

[Kreij]

If anyone world-wide want to help the midwest, go to your neighbors property and pee in their swimming pool.
It won't help things here, but we take care of our own and will be okay.
Just knowing you pee'd in your neighbors pool will make us laugh, and we could use a good laugh at the moment.

Thanks. :toast:

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Over here on the other side of Lake Michigan we're starting to get that rain now too. I was driving to Grand Rapids today and I was treated to a detour where part of US-31 had washed away.

[Kreij]

That's right, Ozz, I forgot that Michigan was getting the beat down too.
Post pictures or stories if you have any.

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Trust me, it's not NEARLY as bad here as it is there, we just have water up to the curb.

[Kreij]

Maybe not at the moment, Ozz, but I have a feeling that we are all in for one heck of a summer when it comes to storms. The rain and tornadoes have been bad already.

At least we have not seen any new volcanoes in WI lately :D

[OzzmanFloyd120]

We actually had a tornado here last night, I think there was one last week too. (I was at the theater seeing Zohan, so I had no idea about it until after the movie) Before this year I don't think we've had tornadoes in this region of MI since the early nineties.

[hat]

umm wtf... how does the water stay there? doesn't it go anywhere?

[Kreij]

umm wtf... how does the water stay there? doesn't it go anywhere?

It flows through the rivers and ends up in the Misssissippi river.
If you read one of my posts a few back, you will see that they will be having problems soon south of us.

I just looked at the maps and they have a 30 mile section of Interstate 94 (I-94) between Milwaukee and Madison closed. That is a major route. They are now getting all the water that is heading down their way.

If we get serious rain this weekend people are going to suffer.
Say a prayer that we don't.

[intel igent]

If anyone world-wide want to help the midwest, go to your neighbors property and pee in their swimming pool.
It won't help things here, but we take care of our own and will be okay.
Just knowing you pee'd in your neighbors pool will make us laugh, and we could use a good laugh at the moment.

Thanks. :toast:

my neighbour's don't have a pool, will a bird feeder do? :)

woah! those pix really put it into perspective :eek:

good on ya for staying positive man hopefully the weather subsides and you guy's can get back to your normal routine.

:toast:

[Skitzo]

If anyone world-wide want to help the midwest, go to your neighbors property and pee in their swimming pool.
It won't help things here, but we take care of our own and will be okay.
Just knowing you pee'd in your neighbors pool will make us laugh, and we could use a good laugh at the moment.

Thanks. :toast:

I didn't pee in his pool man, I'm not that much of an asshole. i did however throw in some broken MrBig chocolate bars. he's now got 3 choc bars that don't look like mrbig so much lol.
I hope that helps you laugh a little. tell you what, I'll try to mess with him atleast once a day everyday until your new water resources have been re-appropriated

No gauruntees though, he might be going on holidays.

[Kreij]

Here is another shot of the fishing area by the dam.
If you look closely, you can see a big ol' snapping turtle that decided he had enough of the water too. (in front of the first bench)

http://img.techpowerup.org/080614/015.jpg

[Kreij]

This is a small town not to far away ...

Pardeeville - Columbia County authorities say the Pardeeville dam is in imminent danger.

The county's emergency management office says residents in low areas downstream from Pardeeville are being asked to voluntarily evacuate. This includes areas around the Fox River west of Pardeeville, Lower Lake, Spring Lake and Swan Lake.

The state's emergency management office says the dam is overflowing and passing flow through the temporary spillway over Wisconsin 22. It says water has been rising about one inch an hour. Authorities expect it to crest later tonight.


It looks like more rain is on the way. :twitch:

[Kreij]

News on the radio said that the dam in Pardeeville failed. That's not good.

[imperialreign]

Here's our weather forecast for the weekend :eek:

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 10 mph.

I think our internets is waterlogged here too. Connection speeds are awful today.



hey - I'll trade ya 10 wildfires for 2 thunderstorms, cool?

[Kreij]

Not good ...

BREAKING NEWS:
A warning to residents in Pardeeville in Columbia County. Residents in low areas downstream from Park Lake in Pardeeville have been warned to evacuate. This is a voluntary evacuation. Water from Park Lake is topping over Highway 22 through Pardeeville. Half of the road has already been washed away. And Emergency Management Officials fear the rest of the road could be wiped-out. If this happens, Park Lake would drain into Spring Lake, and then into Fox River. At this moment, the dam in Pardeeville is holding-up. Residents can go to the shelter at St. Mary's School in Portage, as well as St. John’s Lutheran School and the River of Life Church. Stay with NBC15 and NBC15.com for continuing coverage.

From the Associated Press:
Columbia County Deputy director of emergency management Kathy Johnson says the dam itself is holding but water is getting out and has eroded half of state highway 22. That's the main street in town and she says it's being eroded to the center line.

She says all gas, electric, sewer and water utilities have been shut off to home north of the dam. And people are being told downstream and
in other low lying areas to watch out.


As in my last post I heard the dam let go. I hope it isn't true.

[Kreij]

Crap ...

PARDEEVILLE, Wis. -- State officials said the Pardeeville dam is partially breaching Saturday.

Columbia County authorities are evacuating all affected homes.

Wisconsin Emergency Management spokesman Tim Le Monds said the situation is serious.

It's not clear yet how many people are being evacuated or how many homes are threatened.

[imperialreign]

quick, dude, get out there with backhoe and start trenching it this way!!



seriously, that's friggin insane. Hope y'all are managing to stay dry!

[Kreij]

IR, if I had a way to send you some water you would be getting it already :)

We will be fine, but the Pardeeville dam failing is going to send tons of water into the Fox River which will end up flowing through a ton of small towns that are already flooded (see pictures above)

That can cause more dams to fail and produce a dominoe effect.
Not good at all.

As you can see from the above pictures, the Montello dam is already completely submerged.
This could get ugly.
I will get my camera ready.

[intel igent]

jeebus man you guy's are gettin' hit BAD

[Kreij]

jeebus man you guy's are gettin' hit BAD
Well, we needed the rain. It was a little dry here ... last year. :D

[intel igent]

Well, we needed the rain. It was a little dry here ... last year. :D

glad to see you still got your sense of humour brother :)

:toast:

[Kreij]

Well, I could become angry (which would do no good) or I could cry into my beer (which would dillute it and ruin it).
Humor (or "humour" for you canooks :toast:) is the best option at the moment :)

[intel igent]

you leave the engrish lesson's out of it!

"there's a steer in my beer and i'm cryin' for ya dear"

definately DO NOT dilute your beer ;)

:toast:

[Kreij]

Thanks Intel, I needed a laugh.
At least I can enjoy the fact that we are better at hockey that you. :D

[Skitzo]

yeah but you had to steal it from us first lol (hockey that is)
you can have it though. i lost interest in hockey a few years ago so it's kind like you stealing my 15 year old never maintained lawn mower.

:toast:

[intel igent]

Thanks Intel, I needed a laugh.
At least I can enjoy the fact that we are better at hockey that you. :D

hey man that was a :nutkick:

fire up the bar-b and keep the beers on ice! ill bring the steaks + an @sskickin' :p

your welcome :)

:toast:

[Kreij]

hey man that was a :nutkick:

fire up the bar-b and keep the beers on ice! ill bring the steaks + an @sskickin' :p

your welcome :)

:toast:
LOL, you're welcome here anytime.

[intel igent]

LOL, you're welcome here anytime.

if they ever allow me to cross the border i'll drop in on ya ;)

should i bring my inflateable wing's?

:toast:

[imperialreign]

if they ever allow me to cross the border i'll drop in on ya ;)

should i bring my inflateable wing's?

:toast:

I'd say a raft at this point :D

[intel igent]

I'd say a raft at this point :D

:roll:

that would be better cuz then i could shimmy on down the river and bring you some water ;)

[Kreij]

As if there weren't enough problems ...
Fond du Lac County residents are reporting that people falsely identifying themselves as Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are asking to inspect homes.

FEMA officials said today there are no teams in the Fond du Lac area. FEMA inspection teams carry photo ID, and residents are urged to always ask to see this ID before allowing someone to inspect a home. FEMA also doesn't charge money to inspect a home.

To find out if FEMA teams are in an area, residents may contact their County Emergency Management Office.

[imperialreign]

As if there weren't enough problems ...

why is there always a handful of eff-tards whenever disaster strikes a region? I mean, aside from attempting to loot things from others, I don't see much point in that :wtf:

[Skitzo]

:roll:

that would be better cuz then i could shimmy on down the river and bring you some water ;)

don't you think beer would be better, i mean if they can handle our beer.
Is our beer still better? You do sell it in all the right places though:)



I think there should be suitable punishment for those taking advantage of these situations for personal gain. Bullets are cheap...

[intel igent]

don't you think beer would be better, i mean if they can handle our beer.

I think there should be suitable punishment for those taking advantage of these situations for personal gain. Bullets are cheap...

well i'd rather help put the fire/s out then you could hanker on down with some nice cold STRONG beer ;)

agreed down with the f*cktard's :nutkick:

[OzzmanFloyd120]

On the other hand though if you're dumb enough for fall for paying FEMA to do an appraisal you deserve to be shot yourself.

[intel igent]

On the other hand though if you're dumb enough for fall for paying FEMA to do an appraisal you deserve to be shot yourself.

hey man people are in panic mode and not thinking straight that's why these prick's are getting away with it

[Skitzo]

well i'd rather help put the fire/s out then you could hanker on down with some nice cold STRONG beer ;)

agreed down with the f*cktard's :nutkick:

k I'm confused, thought we were talking 'bout floods in this thread. Srry. i'll get going on that beer keg raft. when I get enough beer out to float I'm gonna have to find me a river that'll get me there. the one I live by will put me in the pacific ocean.

[intel igent]

all this talk of beer is making me thirsty and leaving me longing for a new avvy.............

[Skitzo]

On the other hand though if you're dumb enough for fall for paying FEMA to do an appraisal you deserve to be shot yourself.

anyone can be a victim and desparation makes victims of everyone. The day a crime become's a victim's fault should be the day we start executing criminals on the spot.

[intel igent]

you can never blame the victim :shadedshu

that's like saying he got robbed cuz he was rich or she got raped cuz she was hot :shadedshu it DOES NOT work like that man

[CyberDruid]

My Wife is calling everyone now back in WI...I had no idea WI could get a flood like that.

[OzzmanFloyd120]

you can never blame the victim :shadedshu

that's like saying he got robbed cuz he was rich or she got raped cuz she was hot :shadedshu it DOES NOT work like that man

No, it's completely different, both of those cases the victim would be just standing there minding their own business. In this real case with what's going on it's people letting someone into their home.
A more accurate analogy would be letting your child spend the night at never land ranch and then wondering why they were little-boy-man-raped.
I don't understand why everyone always gets mad at someone who tells the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts.

[intel igent]

A more accurate analogy would be letting your child spend the night at never land ranch and then wondering why they were little-boy-man-raped.
I don't understand why everyone always gets mad at someone who tells the truth.

i'm sorry but i DO NOT see the relation from your analogy to this situation, doesn't work :shadedshu

just take a minute and think about it, i think you'll see it differently

[Skitzo]

well that's like saying because Dick is smarter than you it's okay for Dick to talk you into something or fool you. If you aren't smart enough to know you are being dooped then it's your own fault.

[Kreij]

My Wife is calling everyone now back in WI...I had no idea WI could get a flood like that.

Most people are okay and out of the way of the water. But not everyone.
I will keep a close eye on what is going on.
If you need information for a specific area, post here.
I till try to do my best to keep people updated.

[CyberDruid]

Your links have been useful and my Wife does have some friends in flooded areas...so it was good I saw your thread.

[Kreij]

Not sure where the people you know in WI are but this was just posted ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 506 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DODGEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BLACK EARTH... MAZOMANIE AND 7 MILES NORTH OF MOUNT HOREB BY 540 PM.



Updated

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Kreij, I found a picture of where US-31 washed away on our local news' website. http://www.tv7-4.com/
Also My county is under a flood warning now. :( (This is after it's been nice for the past day and a half)
In a couple minutes I'll have pictures of the storm clouds that are coming.
Edit: Not flood warning anymore, they changed it to a severe thunderstorm warning.

[Kreij]

Looks like it will be a little while before they can use that road again.

Here is a picture from Montello that someone else shot.
The water was stirring so violently near this little bridge it created a wall of foam.
Weird.
http://img.techpowerup.org/080615/HPIM0863.JPG

http://img.techpowerup.org/080615/HPIM0862.JPG

You can view more pictures of Montello (http://www.co.marquette.wi.us/floodpics.htm) similar to the ones I shot.

[CyberDruid]

I don't even want to think what that foam's chemical composition is o_0

[Kreij]

This is another dam upriver from that bridge. It holds back Lake Montello.
You can see how violently the water is pouring through the dam and over the spillway.
This is where the foam starts.

http://img.techpowerup.org/080615/021.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/080615/022.jpg

[Skitzo]

that doesn't look good, is that down stream from the mentioned broken sewer pipes? Everyone still as safe as they can be?

[Kreij]

No, that was over in Lake Delton on a completely different river.

We are all safe here. There is flooding but no one is in imminent danger (unless they do something dumb).
Not sure how bad things are getting to the south.
They are the ones getting all of this water now.

[Kreij]

This news was posted at 7:00 am this morning. Gives you an idea of how widespread the problems are.
DAM CONDITIONS:

The Dept. of Natural Resources is monitoring dams in southern Wisconsin. Five dams have failed so far, however many others have been damaged. There are 85 high-hazard dams in the counties affected by this week’s severe weather and many other smaller dams.

- The city-owned Pardeeville dam on the Fox River is failing. However, it is still holding back Park Lake. Temporary repairs have started to stabilize the dam. A portion of WIS 22 that forms the embankment on one side of the lake overtopped, releasing water, but water has now returned to an emergency channel built last week. Eight homes downstream have been evacuated. Portage water levels should not be affected significantly because of massive wetlands between the two cities.

- The Beaver Dam River rose significantly. The river was up against the side of several buildings causing concern for structural collapse of the buildings. Beaver Dam issued mandatory evacuations for a 3-4 block area. Advisory evacuations were also given for 1 -2 blocks both north and south of the mandatory evacuation area. Motor vehicle and foot traffic is not being allowed in the mandatory evacuation area, while foot traffic of residents is being allowed in the advisory evacuation area.

- A portion of the embankment on a dam in Grand River Marsh has been overtopped.

- DNR has sent two engineers to an unauthorized dam in Sauk County that appears to be failing. The dam was intentionally breached by staff creating a relatively stable condition. It will continue to be monitored.

- The Waterford dam made it through the night and the water is receding. Concerns for the stability of the dam have diminished.

- For current National Weather Service water levels and flood predictions: http://www.weather.gov/ahps/forecasts.php

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS:

-- PECATONICA RIVER AT DARLINGTON AFFECTING LAFAYETTE COUNTY
-- SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN AFFECTING SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
-- BARABOO RIVER AT ROCK SPRINGS AFFECTING SAUK COUNTY
-- BARABOO RIVER NEAR BARABOO AFFECTING SAUK COUNTY
-- BARK RIVER NEAR ROME AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
-- BEAVERDAM RIVER AT BEAVER DAM AFFECTING DODGE COUNTY
-- CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY
-- CRAWFISH RIVER AT MILFORD AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
-- EAST BRANCH PECATONICA RIVER NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE AFFECTING LAFAYETTE COUNTY
-- FOX RIVER NEAR BERLIN AFFECTING GREEN LAKE...WAUSHARA AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES
-- FOX RIVER AT WAUKESHA AFFECTING WAUKESHA COUNTY
-- FOX RIVER AT BURLINGTON AFFECTING RACINE COUNTY
-- FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER AFFECTING KENOSHA COUNTY
-- MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG AFFECTING OZAUKEE COUNTY
-- MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE AFFECTING MILWAUKEE COUNTY
-- PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN AFFECTING GREEN COUNTY
-- SOUTH BRANCH ROCK RIVER AT WAUPUN AFFECTING FOND DU LAC COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT HORICON AFFECTING DODGE COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT WATERTOWN AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT JEFFERSON AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT FORT ATKINSON AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT NEWVILLE AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND ROCK COUNTIES
-- ROCK RIVER AT INDIANFORD AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
-- ROCK RIVER AT AFTON AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
-- SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD AFFECTING GREEN AND ROCK COUNTIES

[Skitzo]

Ah man, that's not good, so much chaos.
Your doing a great thing keeping everyone updated:respect:

no one is in imminent danger (unless they do something dumb).
good thing I'm not there.

Srry bout the poor humor yesterday, i'll keep it limited to my threads. i'm not interested in bothering people at times like this, just wanted to provide a smile...:)
Best wishes

[Kreij]

That just us here in Wisconsin. It's happening in 5 states and they are beginning to see massive flooding as all this water moves into and down the Mississippi River.

National overiew of flooding (http://www.weather.gov/ahps/)

PS. No problem on the humor, Skitzo :toast:

[intel igent]

http://img.techpowerup.org/080615/021.jpg


woah! crazy pik!

[Kreij]

woah! crazy pik!

It was worse the day before :/
The water was blowing straight up into the air as it his the stones of the spillway.
Didn't have my camera with me then.

[intel igent]

the water is so violent! rafting anyone?

man that foam look's nasty :shadedshu

[Kreij]

Reports that the water is still rising (albiet slowly) in our little town of Montello.
I think we are seeing the water from when the Pardeeville dam partially breached.
Hopefully it will crest today and start going down.
Thankfully, there is no rain in the forecast for us.

[Kreij]

Here's a couple of pictures you may find interesting.
This is a road about 5 minutes from where I work.

The first one shows that the river is washing across the road.
The second is zoomed in so that you can see the large chunks of peat bog that the river washed out of the swamps and deposited on the road.

http://img.techpowerup.org/080616/MVC-889X.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/080616/MVC-890X.jpg

[Kreij]

Okay one more ....

Here is an aerial view of where the interstate intersects hightway 33 just south of Portage WI. I can see why both roads have been closed for awhile now.

http://img.techpowerup.org/080616/74750.jpg

[intel igent]

you still afloat?