Local Flooding

After last week's rain from Hurricane Irene the ground was saturated and today's heavy rain caused flooding all around the Rome area. We recorded 6 inches of rain in our gauge by 6:00PM and it was still raining.

School students at the Northeast Bradford school were stranded due to the many road closures and people were evacuated from Seven Hill trailer court in Rome.

Gillette's Bridge
The water from Wysox Creek was over Route 467 at Gillette's Bridge. Many trucks were able to cross the water on the south side of the highway.







Not everybody made it through the water successfully. This car stalled during the crossing and was pulled out later in the day.



Route 467
Water crossing Route 467 between Gillette's Bridge and Joyce Road.



Joyce Road
Starting up Joyce Road it looked like a St. Patrick's day prank but the green water was from the "AquaShade" pond dye from Fravel's pond.




Wysox Creek at Bliss Road (Water Street)








Wysox Creek at Route 187
North of Rome, Wysox Creek was flooding Route 187.



Just behind the skidsteer in the center of the photo is the antenna for the
National Weather Service Automated Flood Warning System gauge for Wysox Creek but due to funding cuts by the Bush administration, this unit is off line or uncalibrated.








Bliss Road
The East end of Bliss (Abell) Road near Jim Burrows.



Jason and Mary Abell's.