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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 - 1:50 pm
Route 213 in the town of Ulster is currently closed due to flooding from heavy precipitation and a rising tide from the Rondout Creek, the New York State Department of Transportation announced around 1:20pm. The road is expected to be closed until... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 - 7:04 pm
Above: A map showing snow forecasts for Central New York, the Southern Tier and northeast Pennsylvania from the National Weather Service in Binghamton.
Snow is already falling across much of New York State, and is expected to keep falling throughout the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 1:53 pm
The Delaware County village of Hancock is under a boil-water advisory after a water main break on Tuesday afternoon, NY-Alert warns.
Water service was restored to the village quickly after the main break yesterday, according to village deputy clerk Monica... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 10:54 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a Disaster Recovery Center at the Hudson River Maritime Musuem in Kingston on Monday. The center will be open every weekday through Friday, December 7 to help businesses and individuals who were affected by... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 - 10:35 am
Sullivan and Ulster counties are on a list of New York State counties declared eligible for individual aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with the lower Hudson Valley and New York City metropolitan area.
Both counties have also asked... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Above: Detail from a National Weather Service weather forecast map issued at 3:53 am today. Source: NWS Binghamton website.
Forecasters are tracking a nor'easter that looks likely to dump snow and sleet across a wide swath of the northeastern U.S.... Read more
By Jason Dole on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 - 12:42 pm
Above: Loch Sheldrake resident Della Weekes, who stopped by the Red Cross shelter at the Sullivan County Community College Field House on Friday to warm up and have a shower before going to work. All photos by Jason Dole.
Every day, electricity returns... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 2:16 pm
Above: An Alliant Energy crew repairing power lines ravaged by Hurricane Sandy in Woodstock on Thurdsday, November 1, 2012. Photos by Anne Pyburn Craig.
Gregory Brouwer and his Alliant Energy crew left Iowa at 6am Sunday and drove two and a half days to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 10:58 am
Update: Two more locations for dry ice have been added in Sullivan County (Claryville FD and Highland Town Hall). Source: 1pm update from Sullivan County.
Update: Two locations for dry ice have been added in Sullivan County. Source: Sullivan County's... Read more
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