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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 Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:28 pm
Sullivan County will officially be under a state of emergency starting at 12:01am on Sunday, county manager David Fanslau announced this afternoon:
(Monticello, NY 5:18 PM) – Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau declared a state of emergency in... 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 Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 10:05 am
The Associated Press reports (via North Country TV station WPTZ) that a 3.4 magnitude earthquake shook Franklin County, New York yesterday afternoon at 1:14pm. The quake was centered on the town of Brandon:
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department says... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 9:26 pm
Image: Potential 5-day path of Hurricane Irene and associated storms. From NOAA.
It will most likely be a few days til the worst of the storms associated with Hurricane Irene hit upstate New York, but emergency responders are already... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 8:56 pm
This just in from the Phoenicia Observer:
Shandaken and Phoenicia are experiencing power outages that started at 1900 hours (7pm) due to a transformer fire located on Rdy Frank Rd, in Shandaken. NYSEG is working on the sitation and a time frame for the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 3:56 pm
The Catskill Scoop reported around 2:15pm that emergency crews were dispatched to Hasbrouck Road in the Sullivan County hamlet of Woodbourne, which had been completely flooded out. Their website has several photos of the flooded road.
According to the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 8:33 am
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flood watch until 5pm today across western New England and eastern New York, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster Counties:
Through This Evening * Locally Heavy Rain And Scattered Thunderstorms Are... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 - 1:35 pm
A severe thunderstorm watch is (once again) in effect for most of the state, including the Catskills region, until 7pm tonight.
From NY-Alert:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 686 Is In Effect Until 700 PM EDT For The Following Locations Ny . New York... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 11:47 am
Radar image of southeastern New York State as of 11:45 am. From the National Weather Service.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much of New York State through 7pm tonight. From NY-Alert:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 683 Is In Effect Until 700 PM... Read more
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