NORTH GREENBUSH, NY (NEWS10) — The last day of Christmas shopping is just around the corner, and Mother Nature has made travel both difficult and dangerous. North Greenbush was hit by widespread flooding Friday morning, triggering road closures and travel advisories, according to an online statement from the city’s police department.
“If you can avoid this area, please do,” a spokesman for the North Greenbush Police Department said. “If you have to travel through the area, be extremely careful and don’t drive through standing water. You never know if the roadway is undermined or how deep the water is.”
By 11 a.m. Friday, the most problematic roads had been cleared, thanks to the North Greenbush Highway Department, which had been working to clear clogged storm drains. At that time, a lot of water was still flowing through the creeks, according to the police.
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“We’re monitoring the radar and seeing more precipitation, but hope it doesn’t hit until temperatures drop so it will be snow, which is much more manageable,” police said in their online statement. “The immediate goal is to clear standing water from roads before it turns to ice.”
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