Greene County
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Sep. 4, 2011 - 3:40 pm
Screenshot of river flooding forecasts for the next 48 hours, via the NWS Hydrological Prediction Services website. Only the Pepacton Reservoir is forecast to flood.
Worries that storms are heading our way tonight have been pinging around the Catskills,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 5:52 pm
FEMA has opened a mobile disaster recovery center in nigh-flattened Prattsville. Above: A FEMA photo of people lining up for help at the mobile DRC on August 31, 2011.
The Prattsville DRC is one of three opened in New York State to cope with the aftermath... Read more
By wateradmin on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 4:57 pm
Yesterday, the first of many Disaster Recovery Centers slated to open in New York State as a result of Hurricane Irene’s fury began operating at Belleyre Ski Center in Highmount, Ulster County. Today, a second Disaster Recovery Center opened in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 8:58 pm
Delaware County Human Services has put together a fleet of free shuttle buses that will ferry hurricane victims to and from the Delhi Price Chopper, the Oneonta Wal-Mart, and the Disaster Assistance Center on Belleayre Mountain starting tomorrow. Here's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 - 11:17 pm
11pm Tuesday, 8/30/11:
From Antidote News/Mountaintop Meteor reporter Paul Smart, who visited Prattsville - or tried to -- this afternoon:
In Windham, a town police officer notes that he's heard that Prattsville is toast ... Route 23 is closed between... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 7:19 pm
7:10pm: Finally, news, pictures and info from Windham, Maplecrest, Hensonville, and CD Lane Park. Things are extremely bad there. Many photos of devastation from Rick Jacobs via Facebook:
Entrance to Windham-Ashland-Jewett School:
Windham Garden Center... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:39 pm
4:30pm Monday 8/29/11: Palenville photos are coming in from Flickr user Leslie1910:
Rte 32:
Damaged bridge over Kaaterskill:
More photos in slideshow:
4:41pm Sunday 8/28/11: Sketchy reports from Daily Mail reporter Daily Mail reporter Doron Tyler... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 1:07 pm
1:30pm: From Peter Applebome at the New York Times:
Readying helicopter rescue of about 20 people trapped in vacation lodge in Catskills town of Jewett...Roads impassable.
If you have info, please post it on our live blog or comment on this post.
1pm... 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 - 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
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