Route 218, which loops off Route 9W and connects Cornwall to West Point, appeared to have collapsed, according to videos posted to social media.Īmtrak also canceled its Empire Service train between New York City and Albany due to a washout on the tracks. Social media posts circulated on various Facebook pages saying parts of Route 6 had collapsed and that Route 9W was shut down due to flooding, backing up traffic.
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The rain appeared to cause widespread damage to transportation infrastructure, though the full extent of the damage was not immediately clear. 📸 Megan Cardone via a resident of West Point, NY /tLDVttp08p- Ben Noll July 9, 2023 The radar estimates that over 10 inches of rain fell today, nearly the amount that typically falls over an entire summer! According to meteorologist Ben Noll, weather radar showed that an estimated 10 inches of rain fell at West Point on Sunday, nearly the amount that typically falls over an entire summer.Ĭurrent scene in West Point, New York / #HudsonValley 🌊 Weather maps from New York State Mesonet at the University at Albany showed nearly 6 inches of rain had fallen in some places in the last 24 hours. The fast-falling rain caused flash flooding throughout the lower and mid-Hudson Valley but particularly affected parts of Orange, Rockland and Putnam counties, closing and collapsing some roadways and prompting emergency water rescue calls. He predicted repair work would take months and that many flooded houses in Highland Falls would be condemned. Heaviest rain to exit upstate Monday but weather service warns of more flooding “It’s a tough situation - lots of people are trying to fight their way in to help us,” he said, adding that State Police, the Orange County sheriff’s office, and the state Department of Transportation were all on the scene or in transit. A medical examiner investigator has been notified of a storm-related drowning victim, Neuhaus said. He said that rescuers had found the remains of a 43-year-old woman, Pamela Nugent, that evening at the bottom of a ravine in the town of Highlands. Flooded roadways were preventing emergency rescue personnel from responding to calls in a timely fashion. County Executive Steve Neuhaus, speaking by phone from the village of Highland Falls along the Hudson River near West Point, called the scene “an absolute war zone” on Sunday night. Orange County appeared to be hit the hardest.
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