Posted on 09 September 2011. Tags: evacuation, flooding, power outage, Schuylkill River
YFrog photo sharing user abonenberger17 found this whimsically-dressed woman walking Thursday near the banks of the Schuylkill River in downtown Pottstown
POTTSTOWN PA – As the Schuylkill River overflowed its banks Thursday (Sept. 8, 2011) in downtown and South Pottstown – causing officials to close roads, cut power, and evacuate residents – some folks tried to take a lighter approach to the peril. Maybe that’s what caused one local neighbor to dress up in gaily-colored garb and trudge across the borough’s rain-sodden streets (above).
While others may not have been quite so adventurous, they filled Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms with commentary. Here’s what some of them were saying:
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Army Corps of Engineers to release water from Blue Marsh- could lead to more serious flooding of Schuylkill River @ Pottstown, maybe Philly |
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@Lovely_Lyss_ be careful driving around because its starting to flood all over. The creek in Pottstown has flooded Memorial Park |
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Pottstown is flooded so bad! The river is so high and it hasn’t even crested yet! Damn half of this town is shut down. |
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@Shayrice4 she coming down tomorrow cuz pottstown flooded they saying they gotta evacuate |
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Believe me when I say Pottstown is flooded. |
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All these streets are closed in pottstown… Seriously hope classes are cancelled in the morning! |
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Pottstown High school is now a Red Cross shelter and pets are welcome… |
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Was down in Pottstown today. Literally saw a park that was completely under water. Looked like a lake, except batting cages for baseball made it obvious that there was once a park down there. |
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Closed North Coventry roads include Hanover St at 422 bypass to the Pottstown side of bridge, & Riverside Dr at Keim St http://t.co/d3WHnEw |
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Roads closing in Pottstown now. Memorial Park completely under water. Just drove past and saw it. |
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US Geological Survey crews gather flood data in Pottstown: The USGS was in Pottstown gathering information from … http://t.co/2jcAs1m |
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Manatawny Street has been shut down at King Street in #Pottstown due to flooding. @MercuryX |
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Pottstown is flooding tonight… Hopefully the studio stays dry! |
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North Coventry Tp power to be cut at PECO’s discretion. Properties flooded or in power supply areas will lose electric. http://t.co/d3WHnEw |
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Bridge between North Coventry&Pottstown,PA Closed& Power cut off to the area for safety. I am Ok . |
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Hanover bridge in pottstown is closed off just in case anyone going that way..water is at the bottom of the bridge.. |
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Shelters open @ #Pottstown, Owen J. Roberts (#OJR) and #Reading high schools. Find a safe place to stay before it’s too late to get out. |
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Power just went off to South Pottstown & Hanover Street Bridge is closing now #PAFlood http://t.co/WzG43k2 |
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Hanover Street is officially closed until further notice. It is closed between South Street in Pottstown and the 422 off ramp. Please be safe and move to higher ground. |
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Memorial Park in Pottstown is now Memorial Lake, what a crazy sight driving by tonight. |
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No sooner do we say good night Irene than we say hello Lee. Which puts me back staffing a Red Cross shelter (again!) in lovely down town Pottstown, PA…where apparently they keep all the overflowing creeks and rivers. Who knew? Boy I”ll be happy when this hurricane season ends. |
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#Phoenixville to #Pottstown: road flooded at #422 and #724. #Detour |
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For all our friends in Pottstown hope your sumps are working and hope the river doen’t get as high as it did before. |
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Pottstown is all kinds of flooded! |
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