I’m writing from my old farmhouse in Westport, New York, where the dining room ceiling is now in chunks on the floor and a modestly-sized waterfall is flowing into buckets.<\/p>\n
Compared with the really scary damage out there — Essex, parts of Saratoga and Warren counties are all under states of emergency — this is small potatoes.\u00a0 But I expect we’ll be up all night hauling water.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Burlington Free Press is reporting that a 21-year-old woman was swept away and is presumed dead in the Deerfield River in Vermont.<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of people across northern New York and Vermont are without power, many roads are closed, with downed trees.\u00a0 And the wind continues to howl.<\/p>\n
The Press-Republican is reporting near flood conditions on the Ausable River.\u00a0 Major thoroughfares, including stretches of 73, 9 and 9N have been closed.<\/p>\n
A flash flood warning is now in effect for almost the entire NCPR listening area, with high wind warnings also in effect in much of the region.<\/p>\n
The serious weather is expected to taper off after midnight tonight, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0 But in the meantime, several more inches of rain are possible.\u00a0 From the view out my window, it’s more likely than possible.<\/p>\n
Stay indoors if you can…unless, as in our case, the outdoors is forcing its way inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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