Hurricane Irene
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 10:41 am
11:28am: Spruce Street Tannersville is a raging river, according to Sean Mahoney, who snapped this photo above. His latest tweet:
Spruce Street in Tannersville is now a raging river. #Catskills #Irene
10:41am: Sean Mahoney in Tannersville reports that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 9:23 am
10:15am: Photos of flooding in Livingston Manor taken by the Liberty Independent added to this post. Go to the Liberty Independent page for continuous updates, or see our live blog coverage of the storm, to which they are contributing.
9:30am: A state of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 6:04 pm
Attention Delaware, Sullivan and Otsego County residents: You should expect seriously high winds tomorrow that will cause large-scale power outages that may last for several days.
According to an NY-Alert issued this afternoon, forecasters are expecting... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:29 pm
In another sign that Hurricane Irene is making history, President Barack Obama has granted Governor Andrew Cuomo's request to declare a federal emergency for the state of New York. Obama announced the decision, which frees up federal disaster aid dollars... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:28 pm
Sullivan County will officially be under a state of emergency starting at 12:01am on Sunday, county manager David Fanslau announced this afternoon:
(Monticello, NY 5:18 PM) – Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau declared a state of emergency in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Greene County, Ulster County and Schoharie County on under flood watches for from Saturday night through Sunday, according to NY-Alert:
...Flood Watch Remains In Effect From Saturday Evening Through Late Sunday Night... The Flood Watch Continues For *... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:27 pm
The forecasts for Hurricane Irene are getting grim. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered unprecedented evaucations of low-lying coastal areas in New York City. President Barack Obama has cut short his Massachusetts vacation to come home to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 1:56 pm
Don't let the currently-blue skies fool you: We may be in for it. This just in from Art Snyder at the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services:
At 8 AM this morning, County Executive Michael Hein declared a state of emergency for Ulster County. This... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 9:09 am
As Hurricane Irene chugs offshore of Florida this morning, the state of New York is locking down in preparation for what could be widespread power outages and flooding caused by up to 10 inches of rain when the storm hits our region tomorrow night.
The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 9:26 pm
Image: Potential 5-day path of Hurricane Irene and associated storms. From NOAA.
It will most likely be a few days til the worst of the storms associated with Hurricane Irene hit upstate New York, but emergency responders are already... Read more
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