Power outages, flooding and downed trees where the primarily effects residents endured on Sunday after Hurricane Irene had moved on up the East Coast. (Photo gallery at the bottom of the article)
The emergency shelters that were open did receive patrons. In fact Yorktown had eight people stay in the shelter. “We are fortunate that we only had eight people because we only had eight cots,” said According to Patrick Lofaro, environmental conservation superintendent. The shelter at Peekskill High School helped two people.
Downed trees forced road closures throughout the region. A tree block routes 6, 202 and 35 just before Route 9 in Peekskill. Roadways such as Route 9A had multiple closures from Cortland down through Ossining because of downed trees.
Often the trees brought down electrical wires and homes were stricken of power. As of 3:19 p.m. almost 11,000 NYSEG customers in Yorktown and Somers were still without power. As of 4 p.m. there were 4200 ConEd customers in the northern Westchester area without power.
Flooding along the Hudson River was extensive. Peekskill’s Riverfront Park and the Croton Yacht Club were completely submerged on Sunday morning. The Ossining Train Station was also flooded. The yard of a home on Green Wood St. in Yorktown was also under water.
Rt. 202/35/6 was closed from a downed tree just before Rt. 9 in Peekskill.
Stores in Peekskill taped their windows as a precaution.
The shelter at Peekskill High School.
Peekskill’s track and football field were under water too.
Peekskill High School’s basketball courts were submerged.
The storm turned Peekskill’s Riverfront Park into a water park.
The tide in Peekskill exceeded its normal boundaries.
(left to right) Ashley Staten, Greg Staff, Jr. and Greg Staff Sr. by the firefighter memorial at Riverfront Park
Linda Adinolfi of Peekskill brought her dogs for a walk at Riverfront Park
(left to right) Steve Steen and his daughters Dominique and Anouk at Peekskill’s Riverfront Park.
Some people went swimming at Peekskill’s Riverfront Park.
More flooding in Cortlandt
Rt. 9A flooded in Cortlandt
The underpass of Rt. 9A as you enter Buchanan was flooded.
Rt. 9A flooded by the Brinton Brook Sanctuary
The building of the Croton Yacht Club was completely surrounded by water
People trying to get to their boats in Croton.
Water on the train tracks in Croton.
The Croton Yacht Club was under water.
The train tracks in Croton were flooded.
A worker from the town worked to clean up the Ossining train station.
Debris and water filled the Ossining train station.
The Ossining train station was flooded.
Flooding by the Ossining train station
Flooding at Louis Engel Waterfront Park in Ossining
A tree down on Rt. 134 just west of Rt. 9 A in Ossining.
A tree down in someone’s yard in Ossining on Rt. 134.
A wire down on Heights Dr. in Yorktown prevented vehicles from traveling on it
The Yorktown Community & Cultural Center was used as a shelter and suffered a leak of its own.
The cleaners on Commerce St. in Yorktown boarded up its windows.
A tree down in someone’s yard in Yorktown
The home at 2171 Green Wood St. in Yorktown is submerged under water.
Downed tree on Rt. 202/118/35 in Somers
Rt. 202/118 closed in Somers because of downed trees.
Adam has worked in the local news industry for the past two decades in Westchester County and the broader Hudson Valley. Read more from Adam’s author bio here.
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