Flash flooding causes road closures; Cuomo declares state of emergency
CHENANGO COUNTY – Flash flooding throughout Chenango County closed a number of town and county roads Tuesday evening, all of which are again operational Wednesday.
Director of Chenango County Department of Public Works Shawn Fry said the majority of flash flooding Tuesday occurred in the north portion of the county, mainly affecting Plymouth, Smyrna, and North Norwich.
Norwich Emergency Management Director A. Wesley Jones said, "There was some significant flash flooding, particularly in the Plymouth area, but there are no roads that are closed at this point."
Plymouth Fire Chief Shawn Cushman said responders were operating roadways around 7 p.m. throughout Plymouth and again at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.
"We had some town roads we shut down and some county roads that we shut down, the hamlet of Plymouth was shut down," said Cushman.
Tuesday's flash flooding comes in the wake of Monday's flash flooding, which mostly impacted the Greene area and effectively washed out County Road 2 between NY-Route 12 and NY-Route 206. Fry said County Road 2 is now again open.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Tuesday declaring a disaster in 14 counties in the state, including Chenango. The declared state of emergency became effective Tuesday and will be in effect until Tuesday, August 21.
In a press release Cuomo said, "I want to make this point as serious as a heart attack: floods are nothing to play with."
While the National Weather Service at Binghamton is forecasting no hazardous weather for Wednesday, more potentially hazardous weather is forecast between Thursday and Tuesday.
Director of Chenango County Department of Public Works Shawn Fry said the majority of flash flooding Tuesday occurred in the north portion of the county, mainly affecting Plymouth, Smyrna, and North Norwich.
Norwich Emergency Management Director A. Wesley Jones said, "There was some significant flash flooding, particularly in the Plymouth area, but there are no roads that are closed at this point."
Plymouth Fire Chief Shawn Cushman said responders were operating roadways around 7 p.m. throughout Plymouth and again at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.
"We had some town roads we shut down and some county roads that we shut down, the hamlet of Plymouth was shut down," said Cushman.
Tuesday's flash flooding comes in the wake of Monday's flash flooding, which mostly impacted the Greene area and effectively washed out County Road 2 between NY-Route 12 and NY-Route 206. Fry said County Road 2 is now again open.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Tuesday declaring a disaster in 14 counties in the state, including Chenango. The declared state of emergency became effective Tuesday and will be in effect until Tuesday, August 21.
In a press release Cuomo said, "I want to make this point as serious as a heart attack: floods are nothing to play with."
While the National Weather Service at Binghamton is forecasting no hazardous weather for Wednesday, more potentially hazardous weather is forecast between Thursday and Tuesday.
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