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Sandy to Bring More Wind Than Irene + Less Water

Bryen — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:47:48 +0000

For Albany area residents there is a touch of a silver lining with Sandy as the National Weather Service in Albany has stated that we should see more wind rather than rain when Sandy hits late Monday and early Tuesday. Irene dumped around six inches of rain on the area but Sandy is expected to only bring between one and two inches.

Frankenstorm for Halloween? Could the Albany Area See a Hurricane?

Bryen — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:29:24 +0000

We reported yesterday that we could see a hurricane hit a cold front and merge with a Nor'easter thus producing a snowy hurricane. Good news - doesn't look like we'll be getting any snow. Bad news - it looks like we could see a great deal of rain and wind. We have the updated details and with Irene fresh on our minds, we're not looking forward to this storm.

Sebastian Bach's Home Destroyed By Hurricane Irene

Shauna Wright — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:24:35 +0000

Hurricane Irene didn’t just displace regular people — some celebrities took a hit, too.

Former Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach reported on his Facebook page that the storm’s massive flooding has left his Middletown, New Jersey mansion a shambles.

Advisory For Schenectady's Stockade Neighborhood

BJ Ragone — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:02:21 +0000

The people of the Stockade Neighborhood in Schenectady have been advised to get away from that area because flooding from the Mohawk River is immanent. There is a temporary shelter set up for everyone that has evacuated. WTEN has more coverage of this story. Evacuation of this area is not mandatory, but the City hopes [...]

Big Rich Checks Out the Damage from Tropical Storm Irene

Big Rich — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:33:58 +0000

After being in the house all night Saturday and then again most of the day, watching Steve Caporizzo doing marathon coverage of the storm, Kim, my daughter and I, started to feel a little stir crazy. So we decided to venture out when there was a break in the rain and see what if any damage was out there. So we took a walk around the area we live so see "what was what".

Car Floats Down The River In Bennington, VT [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:36 +0000

Some crazy things happening during yesterdays Tropical Storm Irene. Our neighbors in Vermont were hit just as hard, if not harder. This video shows a car being washed down the Roaring Branch in Bennington. Thanks to listener Jessica for pointing this out to us! If you have any video footage or photos from yesterday feel [...]

Delays and Closures Effecting Albany Area Traffic

BJ Ragone — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:25:22 +0000

Even though Tropical Storm Irene has moved on, she has left quite the path of destruction behind for us to clean up. It is causing some major traffic problems across the Capital Region, which could make commuting this morning just a little bit trickier. Here is a list of road closures from around our area.

Residents Near Schoharie County's Gilboa Dam Told to Evacuate

BJ Ragone — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:07:20 +0000

With all the rain that was brought to the Capital region by Tropical Storm Irene, the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County could be in some serious danger due to flooding. It is not a good scene right now in Gilboa, as residents the live below the Dam have been given the evacuation order. Heavy rains [...]

BJ's Tropical Storm Irene Coverage [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:55:52 +0000

All the news stations seem to be sending someone out in the field to cover the breaking news of the hurricane. I decided to do my best on the scene reporter impression and take to the streets of Glenmont, NY to see exactly what was going on outside. I found rain,wind and a bunch of people whose main priority seems to be getting to Chilis.

Tropical Storm Irene Effecting Traffic Around the Albany Area [UPDATE]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:22:49 +0000

Hurricane Irene is causing some big time traffic problems around our area right now. Downed trees and flooding has several roads around our area closed. If you are planning on hitting the road today, you may want to think twice. The Governor has asked that anyone that isn’t an emergency vehicle to stay off the [...]

Hurricane Irene's Timeline of Attack

BJ Ragone — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:35:40 +0000

Now that it's getting a little bit closer to hurricane Irene's visit to the Albany area, it's a little easier to see when things are going to happen and for how long. She has already made landfall in North Carolina and by the end of the day today she will be effecting New York City. Once she hits NYC she is on her way here, but how badly will we feel those effects? We will have to wait until tonight to find out.

Hurricane Irene's Impact on the Albany Area

BJ Ragone — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:20:16 +0000

The southern portion of the United States has already begun to feel the impact of Hurricane Irene. This weekend we here in the Albany area are going to start to feel the impact as well, and things could get ugly. We should start getting ready to brace ourselves now because Hurricane Irene is on it’s [...]