Sullivan County manager urges drivers to stay off roads
Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau is urging residents to stay off the roads as fallen trees and electric wires become more of a widespread problem.
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Ulster County Emergency Management: Ten Ulster County towns under states of emergency, crews working to clear roads
An hour ago, Ulster County Emergency Management director Arthur Snyder sent an update explaining that ten towns in Ulster County are under states of emergency, and that county workers will be working to clear downed trees until it gets dark tonight.
Read the full update below:
Here is the latest information: Current wind speed of the storm is 90+ MPH. The winds we expect are still 30-40 MPH with gusts to 60 (add 10 MPH for elevation). Timing of the heaviest winds are 4 PM to 2 AM. Rainfall totals are still expected to be in the 3" range. Heaviest rains tonight into tomorrow. Any flash flooding will be localized. However, Hudson River tidal influenced flooding is a major concern. All DEP diversions have been shut down.
Public Works employees will be working until nightfall, returning at first light. Trying to cut trees with potentially live wires in the dark is too dangerous. This is a primary reason to remain off the roads except for absolutely necessary travel.
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Gilboa and NYPA dams lowered
The Schoharie County Emergency Management Office just sent out an updated briefing that includes info on the levels of the dams on the Schoharie Creek that played such a large role in the flooding of the Schoharie Valley last year. The statement reports that as of 4pm today,
"The Gilboa Dam lowered the water a foot below the notch. NYPA Dam is at minimum level."
Read the full press release from the Schoharie County Emergency Management below.
For the latest Schoharie County Sandy updates, see the county's webpage for Sandy here.
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DEP halts reservoir releases as rains move in
Throughout the weekend, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been making emergency releases from three of its upstate reservoirs -- the Schoharie, the Ashokan and the Neversink -- in an effort to create voids that can absorb some of the expected floodwaters from Sandy's rainfall.
The DEP recently announced that on Monday morning, they stopped releasing water to the Schoharie and Ashokan. From the Neversink, which is currently at 100 percent capacity, the DEP continues to make releases of up to 123 million gallons a day.
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Power down in Greene County mountaintop region
Jay Fink, who runs the WRIP 97.9 radio station in Windham, tells us over the phone that power has been out since 2:45pm all over the Greene County mountaintop region. He notes that this is odd, because there hasn't been much weather disturbance in that area yet. Listen to their station if you're within reach at 97.9FM in Windham and 104.5 FM in Stamford for live updates if you're within range.
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Town of Deposit declares state of emergency; Delaware County EOC open
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center opened at 1PM today in preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The Emergency Operations telephone number is 607-746-9600.
On Tuesday October 30, 2012 the Delaware County Office of the Aging will not be providing the following services: Senior Dining Centers will be closed, no home delivered meals will be served and no bus services will be available.
The Towns of Deposit and Hancock and the Village of Hancock have each declared a State of Emergency. All roads in these municipalities are closed at this time.
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Greene County to declare state of emergency at 5pm
According to a press release from Greene County Department of Emergency Services, Greene County will be under a state of emergency beginning at 5pm today. Residents are urged to stay at home.
Here's the full press release:
At 1:15 p.m. today, the National Weather Services related that conditions remain the same for Hurricane Sandy. The storm is estimated to make landfall in Southern New Jersey later this afternoon with winds at 90 mph. It is expected to be the most severe between 4:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Rain is still estimated to be in the 3-5 inch range, with the valley towns receiving 30-40 mph sustained winds and gusts of up to 50 mph. Elevations above 1500 feet will receive 40-50 mph winds with gusts of 75 mph. At this time the storm is 1000 miles in diameter.
Tidal flooding along the Hudson and its tributaries is expected. High tide today is at 2:23 p.m.
Central Hudson is still projecting widespread power outages.
All Greene County schools have cancelled any extra-curricular activities.
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Fleischmanns mayor: I will declare state of emergency "once tree limbs start falling or flooding starts"
Todd Pascarella, the mayor of the Village of Fleischmanns, which was devastated in Hurricane Irene a year ago, has issued a statement saying that he is poised to declared a state of emergency for Fleischmanns as soon as "tree limbs start falling or flooding starts." Travel is forbidden during a state of emergency, so he asks that people who are planning to go to shelters please go now.
From Pascarella's email:
As we all make our preparations for the impact of Hurricane Sandy I can not stress enough how important it is that you take every precaution to be as safe as possible. Most of us are thinking back to Irene and the devastating floods that it brought. The reality of this storm is that we do not know how bad the winds and flooding will get in addition to the outside chance of snow. We have to prepare for the worst case scenario which is all of the above including extended power outage which would mean no heat for many houses.
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Woodstock declares state of emergency
The Ulster County town of Woodstock declared a state of emergency at 10am on Monday.
A press release issued by the town declares that there are no road closures at the moment, and urges residents to tune into WDST for updates:
Pursuant to Woodstock's declared State of Emergency as of 10:00 am Monday October 29th the Emergency Response Team advises the following:
1. WDST FM (100.1) will be giving info every hour at 20 minutes after the hour.
2. STAY HOME when possible.
3. TO PROLONG CHILL IN YOUR FREEZER: FILL some plastic containers with water and set you freezer at its highest setting.
4. IF YOU HAVE WELL WATER, fill containers with water for drinking and washing.
5. Call Emergency Dispatch 679-2422 ONLY FOR AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.
6. WATER IS AVAILABLE at Fire CO #1 (242 Tinker Street) and Fire CO#3 ( 4123 Route 212, Lakehill).
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Margaretville Central School closed Oct. 30
We just got a call from Margaretville Central School District announcing that school will be closed on Tuesday, October 30 because of Hurricane Sandy. Here's the voicemail that reached parents:
Due to the pending wather, we will be closed on Tuesday, October 30 to ensure eveyrone's safety.
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