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The system saved lives and property
The winter flash flood of 1996 could have been much worse. Early warning to many basin communities saved lives. It also averted an estimated $100 million more in property damage and untold millions of dollars in disaster-relief payments.
- Wilkes-Barre, PA, got 6½ hours warning, enabling 110,000 people to be evacuated.
- Harrisburg got 4½ hours warning. Officials had enough time to implement emergency management measures.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's dams held back 167 billion gallons of flood water, averting another $1.3 billion in damages.
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