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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
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 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
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