It has past us here in Western MA. Many towns have floods, houses destroyed, a covered bridge moved off its moorings and floating down the river.

To get an idea of the power, the Deerfield River,usually 350 - 900 CFS is 38,500 as we speak on the upper section and the lower section is 50,000 CFS. That is about 100 times normal. Bridges that are usually 10- 15 feet above the water are getting their undersides tickled by the river. The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls MA had water come over the top.

Good news is that there is no loss of life in our area. . Most rivers are subsiding with the exception of the Connecticut river, which now is a chocolate brown and is expected to rise until Tuesday when the waters from Vermont flow through.

Me and mine are all safe and sound. Tomorrow its off to Cape Cod for a delayed and shortened vacation due to the storm.

jed