flooding

I don't have to tell you about how devastating Hurricane Irene was to a lot of people, just in the Albany area.

UPDATED @ 3P -The barge with the crane on it has been corralled on the Mohawk River and officials are attempting to make it a more permanent mooring. The Twin Bridges have reopened. A 40 ft runaway barge with a 30 foot crane on top is heading toward the Twin Bridges, prompting authorities to close the bridges...

We just received word that Schenectady and the Town of Niskayuna are advising residents who are in low lying areas from Lock 7 to the Albany County line to evacuate immediately due to a possibility that Lock 7 may fail.

Like many area cities Troy has it's hands full this morning with post Irene flooding. The Hudson River at Troy is flooding parts of downtown and still has yet to crest.

Yesterday as I hunkered down in my home with my family I hoped for the best. I was relieved that the hurricane had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it got to the Albany area, but I still couldn't help but stare at the huge trees surrounding my home and praying one would not fall onto my house...

The City of Schenectady is almost certain to experience flooding in the Stockade area.

I know that you know about all of the flooding that’s happening in around the Mississippi River in parts of the United States like southern states, Tennessee and Louisiana.

It’s been a couple of days since we’ve had any rain or snow, but with all the snow melt and rain that we did have, The National Weather Service still has flood warnings for people in Albany, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties, until 3:15 p.m., this afternoon.

Last week we got hammered with snow, and just as the back aches have subsided and Walgreens has had a chance to reload on all the Advil the weather takes a mean 360 degree turn on us.