The past month has been very interesting in central PA. We felt the earthquake that centered in Virginia, Hurricane Irene passed through, and Tropical Storm Lee dumped tons of water causing the tiniest of creeks to flood.
Luckily we live on top of a hill, and on the second floor, so we didn't get any damage but Hershey was hit really hard. The Swatara Creek crested 20 feet over its flood stage causing roads that we use everyday to be under feet of water. It was difficult to get out of Hershey so I worked from home on Thursday and Friday. Scott is doing his neurology rotation at Harrisburg Hospital, right next to the Susquehanna river, and they told him not to come in. We decided to take a work/study break and walked down to the stream/pond that is at the entrance to our neighborhood.
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| walking trail path |
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| entrance to our neighborhood |
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| trees down from Hurricane Irene that came through the week before |
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| the bridge collapsed |
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| scott being adventurous |
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| the runoff pond in front of the hospital was completely full |
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| flooded cornfields |
I didn't take any of these next pictures, but they are just so crazy.
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| 7-11 in Hummelstown |
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| Stores at Hershey Park |
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| Hershey Park |
That is so crazy! I'll bet you've never been so happy that you live on the 2nd floor! Sheila
ReplyDeleteGoodness sake that is A LOT of water! Good thing you are one the second floor. :)
ReplyDeleteThe forces of nature are amazing. We are the exact opposite: the worst drought in our state's recorded history. What we wouldn't do for some rain! We're glad you all came out just fine.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe we missed all of the fun. Great pictures.
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