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Could the Game be Postponed?

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mikebal9 said:
River Riad is already flooded and impassable with about 4 hours of rain left. It's no slam dunk that people (including the teams) will be able to get to the stadium.
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The teams will be able to get there via Route 18. Fans are another story. Easton Ave is flooded, as is River Road, but there are higher-elevation routes that will enable access to the lots (other than Scarlet) and the stadium by tomorrow afternoon. This weather didn’t happen suddenly, so there will be plans in place to play the game.
 
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letitrip2 said:
You want to believe this go right ahead. The NWS is now the weather channel. Fact is we now live in a panic state all the time - one panic after another. How many times do we hear - this is the worst storm in history. When you live in fear you can be manipulated. It is "not" unprecedented!
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You're right! This is not unprecedented.

Apparently, this much rain fell this fast back in 1882. So this is the most in 140 years and therefore it's NOT unprecedented (unless you're younger than 140 years old).
 
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Keep in mind that rivers typically don't crest until atleast 24 hours after the rain stops so they will keep on rising well into Saturday
 
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Route 1 in Edison at Wyck Plaza:
 
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jtung230 said:
Or maybe because it just keeps getting worst. Maybe you can educate us when the last time we had this much rain in the same time period. Fact is people just make up their own facts now.
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Hurricane Floyd 1999 - 14 inches. I am sure there are other "biggest storms in history" if I do a bit more research. Don't get me wrong this is a bad bad storm and now getting some strong gusts. But the panic and quick GOAT proclamations get old. Just ask the people in Ortley Beach if this is "unprecedented".
 
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Agreed, way too early. Latest Raritan flooding forecast is several feet less than it was for Floyd, which had record flooding on the Raritan. Will still be major flooding, so Johnson Park will likely be under water, but I doubt it makes it to River Road (any flooding there now is from rainfall, not from the river, which hasn't flooded over its banks yet), but then again, I'm not a river flooding expert. Hopefully we'll see some good predictions from the NWS tomorrow morning. Also, even if River Road were closed from river flooding, I'm not sure that means RU football is cancelled, as long as the campus roads and 18 are ok, which they should be by sometime tomorrow morning.

 
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If the flooding is as bad in the Piscataway/New Brunswick area as some are reporting then it is highly unlikely the game will be played tomorrow night. The main reason will be because first responders will be needed elsewhere. I would look to the game being played on Saturday unless the flood is worse than reported. Then all bets are off as to when it will be played.
 
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letitrip2 said:
Hurricane Floyd 1999 - 14 inches. I am sure there are other "biggest storms in history" if I do a bit more research. Don't get me wrong this is a bad bad storm and now getting some strong gusts. But the panic and quick GOAT proclamations get old. Just ask the people in Ortley Beach if this is "unprecedented".
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Yep, mentioned Floyd's 14" of rain in the gameday weather thread - the rainfall from Floyd in the Raritan Basin was worse than tonight's by an inch or two, in general (but tonight was worse in other locations like E PA and NYC) - but the antecedent saturation conditions are much worse now than in 1999 when Floyd hit, so we need to see what the NWS experts have to say (beyond the graphic I posted). Easier to probably say that Floyd, Irene and Ida were all record-setting in some locations and generally worse than almost all rainstorms I know of for the past 100 years.
 
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RU848789 said:
Agreed, way too early. Latest Raritan flooding forecast is several feet less than it was for Floyd, which had record flooding on the Raritan. Will still be major flooding, so Johnson Park will likely be under water, but I doubt it makes it to River Road (any flooding there now is from rainfall, not from the river, which hasn't flooded over its banks yet), but then again, I'm not a river flooding expert. Hopefully we'll see some good predictions from the NWS tomorrow morning. Also, even if River Road were closed from river flooding, I'm not sure that means RU football is cancelled, as long as the campus roads and 18 are ok, which they should be by sometime tomorrow morning.

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just curious. I asked earlier in the thread if it was possible game gets cancelled. All you responded was NO

Now you say you agree..it’s too early to determine if it will be played or not.

what changed in you thinking the past hour or so?
 
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mikebal9 said:
River Riad is already flooded and impassable with about 4 hours of rain left. It's no slam dunk that people (including the teams) will be able to get to the stadium.
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River Road flooding right now is not from the Raritan River, which hasn't even reached flood stage yet - it's from incredibly heavy rain and poor drainage - that water will be gone in 4-6 hours. As per the post I just made, the Raritan will crest at about 4' below Floyd levels tomorrow afternoon, so it could be a close call for River Road flooding, but even if that occurs, I don't think that's enough to cancel the game. Just my opinion.
 
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RU848789 said:
Yep, mentioned Floyd's 14" of rain in the gameday weather thread - the rainfall from Floyd in the Raritan Basin was worse than tonight's by an inch or two, in general (but tonight was worse in other locations like E PA and NYC) - but the antecedent saturation conditions are much worse now than in 1999 when Floyd hit, so we need to see what the NWS experts have to say (beyond the graphic I posted). Easier to probably say that Floyd, Irene and Ida were all record-setting in some locations and generally worse than almost all rainstorms I know of for the past 100 years.
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Curious about the intensity. Seems like we got all of it in 5 hours. I remember Floyd as an all day event.
 
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If we dont play tm (would shock me) i would guess theyd play friday night. GS wants that extra day for cuse prep
 
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bac2therac said:
wait so this is how it works, if the game is cancelled then its okay to call people aholes


but if its not cancelled then its okay to call people aholes because I can guarantee you that you would be the first one crying about it

wtf is wrong with you..its a message board, people can have opinions on whats going to happen
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Correction: second one crying.

You snagged the number 1 spot with the quoted post.
 
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Well if the game is played it may bring a bit of joy to a lot of folks who could really use it right now. Watching the storm on TWC, amazing. Meanwhile I would love to get a few inches of that rain out here! Stay well and lets worry about our friends and neighbors. The game will be played eventually.
 
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Sounds like walking from College Ave could be a challenge, but maybe ok via rt 18?
 
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