The state of Rhode Island is having problems with flooding. This would be putting it kindly. The recent storm dumped 8.75 inches of rain in East Providence, 7.6 inches in downtown Providence and 5 inches in Cranston. This is catostrophic to the people of Rhode Island who are loosing their homes to the rising water. Transportation is nearly all cut off. President Obama has issued a state of emergency for the state. Schools are closing and people are rapidly leaving the area. The Yantic River set a record when it crested Tuesday at 13.6 feet -- 4.6 feet above flood stage -- in Yantic. I found this the most incredible.
I believe that there should be a procedure put in place just as there would be for a tornado in any other town for flooding to a certain region. There needs to be a certain way of ranking how bad the flooding is. If it is begining to flood so and so much above the flood level then there should be a procedure for that level. The next level would be the next step up above the flood level and there would be a procedure for that also. so on and so on so that by the point the state hits this level of flooding there is already actions being taken to keep the water at bay and the state safe.
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