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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 8:42 am
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 the Watershed Post launched its coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene and its expected impact on the Catskills region of upstate New York. Below is the text of our homepage as it appeared throughout the Catskills flooding... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 - 8:38 pm
Updated 10/3/11:
On Saturday, August 27, 2011, the aftermath of Hurricane Irene brought devastating flooding to the Catskills. The Watershed Post is keeping track of relief resources and information on this page and in Google Document spreadsheets, which... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:51 pm
Town-by-town information, sorted by county:
Ulster CountyShandaken:Mount TremperPhoeniciaBig IndianOlivereaOlive- Boiceville
Delaware County
Middletown:- Arkville - Margaretville- FleischmannsRoxburyWaltonDelhiColchester (Downsville)Delancey/Hamden... Read more
By Rebecca Andre on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2016 - 3:37 pm
On August 28, 2011, Irene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, arrived in the Catskills region of New York. The storm killed three people, destroyed entire towns and caused millions of dollars in damage.
In the days, weeks, months and years... Read more
By Michael Ryan on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 - 11:25 am
Above: The ruined Victorian house owned by David Rikard that became an international symbol of the destruction of Tropical Storm Irene. Photo provided by Larry Gambon.
An internal resolve: That is what unites five people who endured the historic flooding... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 - 5:53 pm
Above: A widely-circulated photo of the flooded Schoharie Valley during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, as seen from the top of the cliffs of Vroman’s Nose. Photo by Amy Colyer Fogerty.
The air was perfectly calm in the late hours of Saturday, August 27,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2016 - 6:35 pm
By Timothy Knight on Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2016 - 6:58 am
Above: A schematic of the proposed flood wall slated to be built around Schoharie County's official buildings with FEMA money.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to give Schoharie County an additional $800,000 to breathe new life... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 - 11:46 am
There is minimal flooding at the West Branch of the Delaware River at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Walton this morning. This is a view facing Kraft.
Posted by The Walton Reporter on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Above: The Walton fairgrounds... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 - 2:32 pm
Rain falling on frozen ground may lead to flooding across the Catskills on Tuesday, Feb. 16, according to the National Weather Service in Albany and Binghamton.
The western Catskills counties of Delaware and Sullivan are under a flood advisory until 6 p.... Read more
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