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FakeNoose

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10. We're pretty high up here, but we get a flood maybe once every 20 years or so

Reply to misanthrope (Reply #7)

Sun May 25, 2025, 03:03 PM

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The last one I remember in Pittsburgh was in the mid-90s. We have a system of dams and levees that control most of it. You might be thinking of Johnstown, PA where they've had a few catastrophic floods.

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