Tar River gauge is awaiting repair. I guess something in the river hit and damaged it. Meanwhile Kinston has surpassed its all-time record and is on the way to 29 feet. Currently 27.73.
Is the depth is manually checked during flood events?
I'm not sure but judging by the status message on the page it doesn't sound like they'll be measuring it until it's fixed. I guess we will never know the true crest but 24.5-25 feet would be my best guess.
Post by downeastnc on Oct 13, 2016 20:47:23 GMT -5
They use a gauge with a float in it that pulls cable on a pulley and thats the way they get the reading, thats why the number bumps up and down due to ripples and current etc.....looks like the Greenville gauge was damaged or maybe has ome junk caught up in it......might never know exactly where this one ends up....should crest tomorrow sometime....
Not to diminish the effects of this flood on those that have been directly impacted, but this is an entirely different situation than floyd. With floyd every single person in the county was affected because the entire county was without power. No working street lights in town so driving was a mess. EVERYONE needed ice and water so long lines when the trucks came in. This flood is business as usual outside of the directly flooded zones. The river is still at insanely high levels we just learned so much from Floyd. I'm uploading a couple videos to youtube from my trek across memorial drive bridge.
Post by snowlover91 on Oct 15, 2016 18:28:54 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing those videos Steve. I rode the 264 bypass today and noticed one lane was still closed but you could see how the water was slowly receding. We were fortunate this peaked around 24.5 feet, roughly 5 feet less than Floyd. Flooding was bad in the typical areas but another 3-4 feet higher and if would have been another story. Was the water going into the hangers at the airport or just near them?