Hurricane Irene
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 12:45 pm
12:25pm Monday 8/29/11:
Above: Raw video of Governor Andrew Cuomo's helicopter ride over flooded-out Prattsville, Middleburgh, and Schoharie. Widespread, dramatic flooding. Footage via StateofPolitics on YouTube. Here's a still from the video of where... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:37 am
Got an idea for how to help with Catskills flood relief? Post it in the comments section here or email us at editor@watershedpost.com. We need to begin organizing to help our communities across the Catskills recover.
1) Start organizing a Catskills... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:02 am
Just got this from Liz Higgins at the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program. She is looking for documentation of flood damage from area residents to submit on behalf of county emergency responders to FEMA.
Higgins says, "It's going to be really... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 7:34 am
Numbers to call:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-3643 or 635-5115) don't work:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:35 pm
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
Subject: Red Cross Shelters open in Delaware County
Shelter for Delaware County residents is available at any of the following locations:
Walton, New York -- Walton High School at 47-49 Stockton Avenue... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:30 pm
Photos of Bridge Street Bridge in Delhi around 7pm by Fred Harris, Jr, via Facebook.
8:30pm: Over the phone, Watershed Post contributor Fred Harris on Bridge Street in Delhi reports that the West Branch of the Delaware River is rising in Delhi, but is not... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:23 pm
8:45pm: Clarification from Terry Doyle: WIOX didn't go off the air because of floodwaters in its studio, but because of the power outage in Roxbury. In an email, Doyle writes:
WIOX stopped broadcasting when the hamlet of Roxbury lost power. Though the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 7:06 pm
7:45pm: A clarification is in order. The mandatory evacuation order is only for the village of Downsville -- particularly for parts of Downsville that are prone to flooding.
An astute reader wonders whether everyone in Downsville must leave, or only... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 6:26 pm
Delaware County Emergency Services sent out a press release an hour ago explaining the latest across the county.
The gist: Margaretville and Fleischmanns are underwater, and while helicopters have been called in to help with evacuations, going is slow.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 5:03 pm
5pm: Olive correspondent Cindy Johansen has posted photos of flooding in West Shokan on Facebook. (Two of those photos are illustrating this post.) Here's her report:
"New Creek - many, many bridges with damages - including new bridge on 28A that replaced... Read more
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