The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 38, September 19, 2004, Article 1

IVAN HITS PITTSBURGH HARD

  We had been concerned about Hurricane Ivan having an
  effect on Lake Books in Florida, but the storm skirted the
  Tampa / St. Petersburg area.  Remnants of the storm however,
  caused a lot of havoc up here in Pittsburgh this weekend.
  Those who came along on the recent tour of numismatic
  libraries of Pittsburgh know that my home and Tom Fort's
  home are perched atop hills, far from possible flooding.  But
  nearby low-lying areas were flooded Friday as the region was
  hit with an all-time high one-day accumulation of rain from
  Ivan's aftermath.  Roads our bus traveled on were inundated
  as normally docile creeks flowed many feet above their banks.
  States of emergency were declared in my township and
  county as flooding broke out in every corner of the region.
  Leaving the office early Friday afternoon in a downpour that
  hadn't let up all day, I only made it as far as my Mom's house
  in the city and had to spend the night there.  Bridges and roads
  were closed in all directions, leaving me no way to get home.
  The only direct route was under several feet of water, and
  local television showed a rescue worker riding a Jet-Ski down
  the middle of what used to be a road.   Businesses that our bus
  passed within yards of were devastated.  Driving home
  Saturday morning, what is normally a ten-minute trip took
  over an hour.  The creeks had receded, but the rivers didn't
  crest until Saturday evening, at about six feet over flood
  stage downtown, putting Point State Park (near the Hilton
  Hotel, where many ANA conventioneers stayed) under water.
  What a crazy year for weather.  Good thing this didn't happen
  during the convention - I could have had twenty-nine
  bibliophiles stranded here at the house.  At least we'd have
  had no shortage of reading material!    The roads are open
  again but the affected areas will be a mess for some time.

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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