According to a 5am email from Ulster County Emergency Communications Management Director Arthur Snyder, the town of Shandaken has declared a state of emergency, and there have been several rescues on Rte. 209. Here's the email in full, which includes a slew of road closures:
Good morning
The following update is valid as of 5 AM. However this is a very dynamic
situation.
States of Emergency - Town of Shandaken
Shelters - staff at Belleayre Ski Center have established a shelter
Rescues - several people have been removed from vehicles on Route 209
Cellar pumps (since midnight) - > 40
Road Closures - (changing by the minute)
Rt 32 in Rosendale - 1 lane
Rt 209 in Accord
Numerous County and Town Roads including (but not limited to)
Sawkill, Springtown, Kyserike, Old Clove, Plank, Zena, Wittenburg
Rain - heavy rain early, tapering to showers by late morning
Flood warnings - urban areas and small streams, Upper and Lower Esopus,
Rondout and Wallkill.
Town of Shandaken Shelters - staff at Belleayre Ski Center have established a shelter Rescues - several people have been removed from vehicles on Route 209:
In Delaware County, Basin Clove Road in Hamden and County Highway 18 in Delhi are closed, according to the county website, which is also reporting that the East Branch is expected to crest in Margaretville around 7am above flood stage.
The latest hydrographs show that the Esopus Creek near Phoenicia is at almost 16 feet at 5am, which is when water begins to flood over roads.
The Esopus Creek:
West Branch of the Delaware:
East Branch of the Delaware:
The Wallkill River:
The Roundout Creek:
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls upstream from Roscoe:
