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What kind of rain did Valdez, Alaska have ... October 9, 2006? | Dear Diann, Is Valdez flooding as bad as they say on the news? No roads open? Pipeline shut down?
Phil | Yes
Bridge to Alyeska damaged ... ferrying workers - only essential workers - to and from the Terminal
Waiting until they can get on-site workers at each pump station before turning on the terminal
Waterfall crashing rocks, etc and damaged road
Bridge moved 5 feet at Keystone
Road closed at Thompson pass
Roads flooded on Richardsom at some places 8" of water
Bridge to Mineral Creek trail on its side
Houses with basements in Robe River area ... may be flooding?
We have a sump pump... but water so saturated, that even with most of a day with no rain ... still pump goes on every 13 seconds and electric out for 1/2 hour yesterday ... so pump was under water & just stayed on steady
Weather Service said that we had the rainiest day EVER for one day since weather service has been taking statistics ... 1AM-1AM 4.8 inches 835-4505 http://www.arh.noaa.gov/
Heard a dam around Lowe River broke ... There is a voluntary evacuation of Alpine Woods in process. Police had asked for volunteers to do sandbagging last night
There was a WARNING for small stream flooding Monday thru noon yesterday People buying a lot at both grocery stores Who knows, maybe Petro Star will have to sell some gas to Valdezians?
Seward got 9 inches of rain in one day ... and their town flooded, per weather report
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