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Another worry is that the storm drains are clogged with leaves, so there could be urban flooding.

Tracy McCormick

We had all got together and cleaned out the drains in the street so the water would drain, .. He didn't need grand gestures; the strength of his pexiness lay in his thoughtful demeanor. . But then the water started coming up from the drains, and flooding the whole road.

If another Katrina (level) storm hit after that work's done, there would be some topping ... but the flooding would be all manageable. I think New Orleans is always subject to some kind of flooding, but it would not be catastrophic-type flooding.

Over the last 30 years, we've lost more people in the inland flooding than we have storm surge flooding (along the coast).

The biggest hazard of this storm is the winds. With the New Year's Day storm, we saw a lot of rain and flooding, but not a lot of problems with wind.

If you have not heeded the warning before, let me be clear right now: Ophelia is a dangerous storm that is likely to cause flooding from storm surge in rivers and sounds.

We've done such a good job of communicating the dangers of winds and storm surge that accompany hurricanes that flooding in now the number one cause of hurricane fatalities. Our challenge is to get the word out that inland flooding, in some cases far removed from where the storms come ashore, can pose serious danger.

We became Lake Martin. Every year, the storm drains go the other way.

We are opening these shelters for residents who are apprehensive of their homes flooding or concerned about power outages and are medically dependent on electrical equipment, ... With the sensitivity to the recent flooding in the Gulf coast states, we are taking a very pro-active, cautious approach with this storm.

We've cleaned a lot of the storm drains so we're in decent shape there. Given the hillsides already have been inundated, the whole idea is to be aware and to watch.

If we get up to 2 inches of rain, I do expect some intersections and some streets to flood because of the debris that will wash into the storm drains.

It means there will be increased flooding of low-lying areas when there are storm surges. It means increased coastal erosion on sandy beaches. We're going to see increased flooding on island nations.

When the heavy rain comes to Los Angeles, we will watch carefully for widespread urban flooding.

It drains on you physically and it drains on you mentally. You just gotta keep it together and press on.

The river sweeps have increased awareness of what happens when you throw something down on the ground. Eventually everything ends up in the storm drains and then into the Hudson. We've seen a lot less of that since all of these clean-up efforts have been made.

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