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Sandy to Bring More Wind Than Irene + Less Water

Bryen — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:47:48 +0000

For Albany area residents there is a touch of a silver lining with Sandy as the National Weather Service in Albany has stated that we should see more wind rather than rain when Sandy hits late Monday and early Tuesday. Irene dumped around six inches of rain on the area but Sandy is expected to only bring between one and two inches.

Frankenstorm for Halloween? Could the Albany Area See a Hurricane?

Bryen — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:29:24 +0000

We reported yesterday that we could see a hurricane hit a cold front and merge with a Nor'easter thus producing a snowy hurricane. Good news - doesn't look like we'll be getting any snow. Bad news - it looks like we could see a great deal of rain and wind. We have the updated details and with Irene fresh on our minds, we're not looking forward to this storm.

Schoharie Elementary Creates Follow Up Song About Rebuilding Schoharie

Richie Phillips — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:53:13 +0000

Last year, after Hurricane Irene devastated the Albany area, I took my Reading, Writing & Rhyming program to Schoharie Elementary to write a song with the kids about strength and rebuilding their mostly destroyed community.

Today is Last Day to Apply for FEMA Aid

GNA — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:30:36 +0000

Today is the last day for victims of Tropical Storm Irene to ask for aid. FEMA wants anyone whose homes were damaged by Irene or the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee to register for aid no later than today.

Climate Changing for Upstate New York

GNA — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:42:14 +0000

We should prepare ourselves for hotter summers, snowier winters, severe floods, and a range of other effects. Tropical Storms Irene and Lee are believed to be signs of a climate change for upstate New York. A new report put out Wednesday was written by 50 scientists and released by New York’s energy research agency and looked at all [...]

Sean And Richie Show Camps Out For Irene Flood Relief [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:35:27 +0000

And they said it couldn’t be done! Well, I guess we proved the critics wrong again! We did a 26 hour broadcast to help flood relief victims of tropical storm Irene, and here are the photos to prove it! I’m actually speechless tonite. It’s not that I don’t want to write a blog about this. [...]

FEMA & New York Farm Bureau to Assess Damage

GNA — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:15:21 +0000

Along with state and local governments, the New York Farm Bureau is helping farmers determine damage to crops and dairy herds. Governor Cuomo stated many fields are underwater while an undetermined number of dairy cows drowned or were swept away in flood waters. Officials are reaching out to farmers to assess the damage for reimbursement [...]

Delays and Closures Effecting Albany Area Traffic

Today's Country 107.7 GNA — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:27:06 +0000

Even though Tropical Storm Irene has moved on, she has left quite the path of destruction behind for us to clean up. It is causing some major traffic problems across the Capital Region, which could make commuting this morning just a little bit trickier. Here is a list of road closures from around our area.