PSA for anybody in VT who might be online

[nadinbrzezinski]

Our emergency management people are flat-out trying as hard as they can to avoid loss of life. We have been encouraging any Vermonter who lives near a brook, river or lake should head to higher ground.Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin • Offering a message to people in his state affected by the now-former tropical storm Irene, which is really now just a giant storm that’s dropping a ton of rain on Shumlin’s state. And the state wasn’t expecting it: According to Shumlin, officials expected the storm to nail the Connecticut River Valley, but the storm track changed and now it’s over Vermont. Some locals have called it the worst flooding the region has seen in a generation. So yeah, Irene’s nothing to screw with even though she’s no longer a tropical storm. SOURCE

http://shortformblog.tumblr.com/post/9536208403/irene-remnants-vermont-flooding

SOURCE is this NYT article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/us/29vermont.html

PS... I know Cali cannot see this... I know she is in VT... if you happen to see her, pass it on.

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Highly likely they lost power hours ago, but thanks.

:hug:

[handmade34]

2. thanks

I'm working in Oregon right now but have talked to kids and so far they are all ok... wish I was there

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. hugs, hope this is not too scary of a night

:hug:

The Twitter #vermont is the best source of info right now.

[ohheckyeah]

4. video of covered bridge being

carried away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyO18one8fU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Damn.

[Waiting For Everyman]

5. Some of these rivers in VT and elsewhere haven't crested yet.

VT's Gov called it "a full-blown flooding catastrophe". This is extreme. It's far from over.

[laylah]

6. Kickin' for the morning crowd.

Stay safe Vermont DUer's :hug:

[democrank]

7. Thanks for posting this.

A hug to my fellow Vermonters....