hurricane irene

Like many area cities Troy has it’s hands full this morning with post Irene flooding. The Hudson River at Troy is flooding parts of downtown and still has yet to crest.

We will be collecting money for the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York to support relief efforts for the Albany area residents affected by Hurricane Irene.  On Monday, August 29th (tomorrow) WGNA, Q103, 105.7 Crush FM and 104.5 The Team will be at the Crossgates Mall overflow parking lot (across from JC Penny and Old Navy entrance) from 6am to 10am.

We are certainly seeing the impacts of Irene already today and there is more rain expected as the day continues. If you are concerned about power outages, National Grid has a site with an outage map. Local officials are suggesting you stay home to avoid the danger of downed trees, power lines, and flooding. Be safe! Email us your photos of damage – downed trees, flooding, etc. Many counties in our

It was the moment that we have all been waiting for and it's finally here.  Hurricane made landfall late last night in New Jersey and now has showed her face right here in the Capital Region.  Albany itself isn't showing too much damage yet, but the surrounding areas are being hit pretty hard.

With all of the news about Hurricane Irene catching the East Coast a little off guard, some local stores have a hard time keeping supplies on their shelves while everyone does last minute preparation for the big storm.  For ol' Monte, Irene brings back memories of another major storm from my youth.

Usually at 9pm on a weeknight the grocery stores are pretty empty and have very little lines, but not last night. As I pulled into the parking lot I felt more like I was pulling into a show at Northern Lights.