HELLO TEAM!
Grab those camera's and post photos of the tropical storm floods...
HUGE REQUEST, Can anyone get over to the bridge in front of the Prime Osborn and shoot a photo of Mc Coy's creek as it relates to the railroad tracks? Is the water is up to the tracks? Is the water over the tracks? If those tracks are soaking, we can kill the FDOT/JTA scheme to remove the tunnel system and all of the fill dirt where the old rail yard once sat. It's a violation of federal railroad administration rules to put a rail line in a flood plain.
Soggy in St. Johns...
OCKLAWAHA
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Bayshore Drive in Tampa
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Madison County
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Crawfordville C-Store
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Jacksonville
Ock...that Bayshore pic is nothing...you need to look for the one with the shark...or the Lochness Monster....or Godzilla...or King Kong :)
No pics because it was dark, but I drove through San Marco a little while ago. It's under water. San Marco Blvd between Murphy Anderson and E Street had about 2 feet of water over it. Most of those stores have got to have water in them. There were some guys at Murphy Anderson barricading the doors trying to keep the water out, it was lapping right at the edge of the door.
Ocklawaha,
I tried to see the railroad tracks you were asking about on my way home from the CC Meeting but the cops were blocking it off. And the water level looked really high. Other than that I cannot help you. Also, I wish I could have taken a picture but Cassat Avenue looks like a like. Not just a little water, but lots and lots of water and about 10 cars and 1 semi stuck and abandoned!
On the way home from work Bowden Rd was closed in a couple spots. Roosevelt and Mcduff was closed. Park at Edgewood was closed and Herschel west of Edgewood was closed. What a drive.
Quote from: AshleyLauren on June 26, 2012, 10:02:46 PM
Ocklawaha,
I tried to see the railroad tracks you were asking about on my way home from the CC Meeting but the cops were blocking it off. And the water level looked really high. Other than that I cannot help you. Also, I wish I could have taken a picture but Cassat Avenue looks like a like. Not just a little water, but lots and lots of water and about 10 cars and 1 semi stuck and abandoned!
I had to go to the Home Depot on Lane Avenue a few hours ago. Cassat is under water and a section of Lane, north of I-10, is too. Also, while on I-95, I did notice that the Honeymoon Yard tracks are underwater.
Maybe tomorrow, someone can swing by and photograph the tracks on the PO side of the Park/Lee Street viaduct. I think we got em by the gizmo even if all we have are debris photos, it will prove the folly of lowering the tracks, which, like I said, is ILLEGAL in the first place. When I spoke with the FRA inspector some time ago, he was completely unaware but VERY interested in how they slapped that low bridge in and lowered the FEC RY. He's asked for evidence...
Okay team, go to it! I'm STUCK in St. Johns.... swish, swish, swish!
My Sister and her family reside in Fleming Island near Swimming pen creek. The were asked to evacuate but by the time asked , could NOT leave (except by Kayak) I told her to let me know when to come get them if need be. Lots of room at the dome (which is now waterfront property as well ,but not flooded).
It took us almost an hour and a half to get from Target at NAS to McDuff- Roosevelt was severely flooded in a couple of spots. Really wish we had a big truck right about now, there were tons of spots where our Versa would've stuck. Eventually, we were able to make it to blanding, over to Wilson and then up to 295. We passed what I'm guessing is some type of storm drain going under 295 and the water coming out made it look like a whitewater rapid- it was so incredibly violent looking.
I personally haven't seen flooding quite this bad around here- so many major roads were underwater. My wife said the parking lot at Orange Park Mall was underwater as well- that's insane. Has anyone been on Riverside Ave around St Vincent's tonight? I gotta work tomorrow night but if it's still flooded, I'll just see if I can walk/float to it.
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Orange Park Mall from the FTU slideshow
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Riverside Avenue near St. Vincents from the FTU slideshow
Full flooding slideshow: http://jacksonville.com/slideshows/slides-news/flooding-hits-jacksonville-tropical-storm-debby-heads-florida#slide=0
Time to put that stormwater utility fee to work!
And this is just a TS, that flooding on Bayshore is a sight to see.
You should see the pics I took of flooding in Springfield yesterday. It was worse than Faye, at least on my street.
So I tried to make it home from work yesterday.... tried...
Got as far as Lydia st. At least some nice girls let me hang on their porch!
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Now I have to get my car to my house somehow (10 blocks away) and dry out the engine.
Off Topic Thread Hijack Alert!
My travels have taken me trough central Florida where I haven't seen much flooding, but I did see an actual bear in the "wild" (walking down the street). I also drive through Ocklawaha (right over the Ocklawaha River... There's a Dam!) The river looks rather still and is partially covered with lily pads (on the banks). It has actually looked a bit more lively with the rain.
(You folks can likely guess who I thing of every time i see the sign saying Oklawaha.
Q: Know anything about the awesome elephant wood carvings right at the river and CR 464? Would take a pic, but I'm driving.
Quote from: RiversideLoki on June 27, 2012, 08:49:55 AM
So I tried to make it home from work yesterday.... tried...
Got as far as Lydia st. At least some nice girls let me hang on their porch!
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Now I have to get my car to my house somehow (10 blocks away) and dry out the engine.
do you get to take the girl home too?
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do you get to take the girl home too?
;D
I'm happily taken, but they were very nice and went to the same college as my girlfriend (Ohio U.). They gave me a towel, a beer, and a dry spot to hang out during the worst part.
Gotta say, I didn't go to that school, but Ohio U. alumni (and particularly the ones in and around Riverside) are absolutely the nicest people on the face of the planet. I've met a ton of them here... it's like OU students just plan on moving down here as soon as they graduate.
We still need someone to catch a photo of the railroad tracks from the Park/Lee street viaduct in front of the Prime Osborn. Is Mc Coy's creek over the tracks?
OCKLAWAHA
Ock I will try and get over there for you. Couldnt go last night I was trapped in Springfield!
Hurricane usually move faster and don't drop so much rain. This was just crazy. About 6:30 PM yesterday, I kept expecting to see animals walking down the sidewalk, two by two.
We've discovered at least two more roof leaks that we have never seen before.
Quote from: Dog Walker on June 27, 2012, 03:00:36 PM
Hurricane usually move faster and don't drop so much rain. This was just crazy. About 6:30 PM yesterday, I kept expecting to see animals walking down the sidewalk, two by two.
We've discovered at least two more roof leaks that we have never seen before.
We had 4 in various places in the house. The rain seemed to be driving from one direction , and then another. Several people I talked to indicated the same thing.
I believe I heard a record 47 inches of rainfall between Beryl and Debby. Shouldn't have to water plants for a few days at least ;)
Quote from: dougskiles on June 27, 2012, 06:49:50 AM
Time to put that stormwater utility fee to work!
The flagship neighborhoods of MJ is underwater. Other areas experienced flooding conditions. The streets on the other parts of the city remained dry no matter how much rain poured down.
Is Jacksonville's stormwater system adequate? How many times has the Riverside area flooded this year alone? Is there anything we can do solve this problem?
Quote from: cityimrov on June 27, 2012, 07:33:46 PM
Is Jacksonville's stormwater system adequate? How many times has the Riverside area flooded this year alone? Is there anything we can do solve this problem?
Yes.
Most of the old neighborhoods have undersized pipes that are in many cases full of sediment or collapsed. I watched them pull out a pipe from San Marco Blvd a few months ago when they were replacing them. Packed full of dirt!
So, when we are rebuilding streets to place streetcar rails, we need to put in new and larger pipes.
In other areas, the only solution is a stormwater pump station (we have two in San Marco, with a third in the planning stages).
In some areas, parks and open space can be designed to store water during extreme rain events. The duck pond in my neighborhood worked wonders for that purpose. So did Whatley Park and River Oaks Park. It looked pretty amazing, but the adjacent streets were (for the most part) passable. Hogans Creek was originally designed to act this way, but those basins have since been filled in. And you saw what happened as a result.
The stormwater fee was created during Peyton's term as a means for funding these improvements. I haven't checked on the status, and need to for fear that they are robbing this to cover general budget woes (or worse, BJP cost overruns).
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Quote from: JeffreyS on June 27, 2012, 09:19:00 PM
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LOL love that
My goodness Jacksonville; got a little wet did you? We got it good down here in West Central Florida (Tampa Bay Area) also. But thank the Lord we didn't get flooded.
Heights
Quote from: Ocklawaha on June 26, 2012, 08:27:58 PM
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Bayshore Drive in Tampa
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Madison County
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Crawfordville C-Store
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Jacksonville
Wow leave it to an FSU fan to drive into a lake. In a pick-up truck no less.
I took a couple pictures of the loading dock at our Publix. The first is during the last of the heavy rains on Tuesday evening.
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The second is just as the delivery truck was pulling away after we unloaded/reloaded this evening.
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It seems as if the water level stayed pretty consistent from last evening. There are 2 drains. 1 at the foot of the ramp, another in the middle where it flattens out. My manager and I walked down there to check it out, really nothing we could do, and pretty much agreed the sun is either gonna have to work its magic and evaporate the existing pool of water, around 2 1/2 feet deep at its deepest, or we'll need to pump it out.
If they did not have a pump station built into the loading dock the problem is probably the level of the water in the storm drain system. It works by gravity and the system is problaby too full..........translate to high.....to accept any more water.
If the drain isn't clogged you will have to sand bag it to make any pumping operation work. For example pumping without seperating the over full system will just have water flowing back to the loading dock from the storm drain piping.