Sliding Past

Luckily, the worst part of the storm system that has brought us all the rain in the last couple of days seems to have largely slid to our north and west. So while the Esopus rose to about 14 feet at the Coldbrook gauge earlier today (normal is between 4 and 6 feet, Irene peaked out at about 24 feet), it never got much higher. Today's rainwater flooded some of the lowest properties in town but the flooding wasn't widespread. Woodland Valley so far has gotten spared. The water was high but not over the road. There is still a little more rain in the forecast for tonight but hopefully it won't be too bad. As always, I will keep you posted.