hurricane irene

The official start of "hurricane season" season begins June 1st and goes through November. If you think the giant storms are becoming more frequent, well, they are. And according to Tuesday's release by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they expect the trend to continue in 2022.

Back in 2011, Waterford saw some of the worst flooding they've ever seen. It seemed like the flooding lasted forever! People were boating down through the village like it was the every day norm, homes were damaged, cars ruined and now all we have to recall that time are photos and videos that pop up here on the internet.

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 still needs your help! Sarah Goodrich stopped by the Sean and Richie Show to let us know how to help the people of Schoharie who are still recovering from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

As summer slips away, it's hard to believe that the last week of racing at Saratoga Race Course is upon us.  After a very exciting Travers race, NYRA has announced that Friday, August 31, 2012 will be a special day to give back to the community and remember the devastation of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

The bridge that carries traffic from Route 5 to Route 5S in Rotterdam Junction was destroyed this past summer as a result of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee.

As another year draws to a close we all begin to reflect on what happened in 2011 and with that we were inspired to see what the biggest stories on wgna.com were - and by biggest we mean the most read. Out of the hundreds of stories we published, Hurricane Irene was clearly dominant and you were very focused on our coverage of that devastating storm. You also enjoyed some fun stuff too - check out the top ten stories from wgna.com after the jump.

Hurricane Irene took it's toll on so many places around the Albany area and surrounding communities.

Price Chopper is providing free flu shots to Schoharie residents by their registered pharmacists.

This is the time of year a lot of us like to take that little drive and go to a farm stand and get our pumpkins and fresh vegetables.

The rebuilding of lives continues after the flooding that ravaged our region with Hurricane Irene.

The Albany Area did a wonderful job of coming together to help out our friends and neighbors in need after the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, but some people still need much more help to get back to 'normal.'  Tonight, our little village of Schoharie will get some big help from a big friend.