Flooding in Livingston Manor and around Sullivan County

By Lissa Harris
9/18/12 - 9:49 pm

The Times Herald-Record reports that flash flooding rose quickly in downtown Livingston Manor earlier this evening, and a hazard was issued by the county around 6:30pm.

Here's a photo shared on Facebook by Michael Ortiz:

A reader on our Facebook wall wrote around 9pm:

"Livingston Manor Flooded, The road near the firehouse is a river. Parksville and other areas near the Little beaverkill is flooded."

County manager David Fanslau tweeted a few minutes ago that numerous roads are closed around Sullivan County due to flooding:

Update, 10:15pm: An earlier flash flood warning issued for Sullivan County has been extended until 12:15 tonight. In it, the National Weather Service reports that flooding has been a problem in Claryville and Jeffersonville as well as Livingston Manor:

At 1003 PM EDT...Lingering Flooding Problems Continue In Claryville...Jeffersonville...And Livingston Manor...From Earlier Heavy Rains. More Showers Will Push Through The Region Through Midnight...But Amounts Should Be Light. * Locations In The Warning Include But Are Not Limited To Bethel... Callicoon...Grahamsville...Liberty...Livingston Manor...Loch Sheldrake And Monticello.

Several Watershed Post readers have reported flooding in and near Claryville. Here's reader and local business owner Jennifer Grimes on our Facebook wall:

Denning got 8" of rain, roads closed , no school tomorrow for claryville kids. Serious flooding. Power out since at least 3pm. Frost Valley flooded again too.

Correction, 9/19: An earlier draft of this story stated that the flooding in Livingston Manor was from the Willowemoc Creek. It was from Cattail Creek, which jumped its banks and carved a new channel down Main Street on Tuesday night. Apologies for the error.