“CR-28, Town of Wappinger - Old Hopewell Road, east of Route 9, in the construction zone is flooding and hazardous due to significant water on the roadway. “NYS Route 9, Town of Fishkill - near Clove Road, roadway partially closed due to water running off the mountain and across the roadway,” Molinaro tweeted. Roadway Flooding In Dutchess Countyįlooding included rushing water from the mountains, as well as creeks and rivers. The Dutchess County Emergency Operations Center will remain open throughout the day to continue to address storm issues. The Dutchess County Emergency Operation Center has been activated and continues to monitor the storm and provide resources as needed. In Beacon, the 4-school elementary school supply drop-off where kids can briefly meet their teachers when dropping off school supplies was adjusted by a short time, and parents were advised that some teachers may not have been able to travel in.ĭutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said that remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flooding, as well as downed trees and wires throughout portions of Dutchess County. Counties under the travel restriction were: Amenia, Pleasant Valley, Dover, Washington, Millbrook, Town of Poughkeepise, City of Poughkeepsie, LaGrange, Union Vale, Wappinger, Wappingers Falls, Beekman, Town of Pawling, Village of Pawling, East Fishkill and Village of Fishkill.Ĭounty offices opened at 10 a.m. Public transportation schedule remained normal. Per the emergency state, Dutchess County restricted non-essential travel in 16 municipalities until 9 a.m. Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.6 feet on. Impact…at 10.0 feet, Moderate flood stage. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon. Forecast…The river is expected to ries above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 9.7 feet early tomorrow afternoon. At 10:30pm Wednesday, the stage was 5.0 feet. Flights out of major airports in New York and New Jersey were suspended and all airport parking lots closed due to severe flooding, The Port Authority said.įor Dutchess County, the National Weather Service issued River Flood Warnings from Thursday 4:31am until Friday 8:33pm flood warnings for Wappingers Creek, comparing it to a crest level last seen on, stating: “Flood Warning for the Wappingers Creek at Wappingers Falls. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for New York just after midnight, as did the state of New Jersey. In the early hours of Thursday morning at 2am, during the day-long rainfall in the northeast from Hurricane Ida that devestated several communities in southern states, the office of Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro declared a State of Emergency for Dutchess County until 9am Thursday.
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