U.S.: Pennsylvania flooding: Floodwaters high but not at Agnes levels
- 38.9′ the crest of the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. early Friday morning
- 40.9′ the crest of waters in Wilkes-Barre caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the all-time record
- 41′ the level of flooding the levee in the region can stand; not all regions are levee-protected source
- » Toxic waste dangers: The flooding has one particularly disturbing side effect — it reportedly washed out 10 sewage processing plants, leading Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to warn of messing with the floodwaters. Flood warnings are currently in effect for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, with other nearby regions, such as Virginia and DC, still in danger of flooding.