Post by Clipper on Oct 17, 2021 8:22:49 GMT -5
It must have been a very scary experience when the rain storm turned ugly, roofs started blowing off and trees started falling. I know a couple of people from my high school years who live in Dolgeville who had their homes severely damaged and property lost in the floods that struck the village several years ago. I am praying that they were not victims of any serious damage during this event.
My heart always goes out to those in Whitesboro who have endured repeated floods and have had to clear mud from their homes and replace furniture and belongings, and repair flood damaged homes, not once, but several times over the years.
I will never forget the frightening experience of trying to get home to Newport when the microburst destroyed all the beautiful trees that lined the streets and damaged so many homes. My first wife was very pregnant, carrying my oldest son. I was coming home from work over the Newport Schuyler Rd. and there was no indication of any severe weather until I got just outside the village and came upon the downed wires, roads blocked by trees and houses with trees on their roofs. With a very pregnant wife at home I was quite panicky. I drove across a lawn to get around a tree and got only another few yards before having to park the car and walk home to the opposite end of town, at times climbing over debris and around downed trees, avoiding downed wires. It was two days before I was able to get my car all the way home. I was a volunteer firefighter at the time and took a couple of days off from my job to work with the fire department to help clear debris. The state DOT worked to clear Rt 28 through the village but volunteers and homeowners spent several days cutting up downed trees and removing debris to open the side streets and to assist in removing trees that were on houses and lawns. The beautiful old stately elms that lined the streets were all gone and main street has never looked the same.
One woman was killed when a large tree fell on her car. Miraculously she was the only casualty. Prayers for all those who have experienced damaged homes in Dolgeville.
My heart always goes out to those in Whitesboro who have endured repeated floods and have had to clear mud from their homes and replace furniture and belongings, and repair flood damaged homes, not once, but several times over the years.
I will never forget the frightening experience of trying to get home to Newport when the microburst destroyed all the beautiful trees that lined the streets and damaged so many homes. My first wife was very pregnant, carrying my oldest son. I was coming home from work over the Newport Schuyler Rd. and there was no indication of any severe weather until I got just outside the village and came upon the downed wires, roads blocked by trees and houses with trees on their roofs. With a very pregnant wife at home I was quite panicky. I drove across a lawn to get around a tree and got only another few yards before having to park the car and walk home to the opposite end of town, at times climbing over debris and around downed trees, avoiding downed wires. It was two days before I was able to get my car all the way home. I was a volunteer firefighter at the time and took a couple of days off from my job to work with the fire department to help clear debris. The state DOT worked to clear Rt 28 through the village but volunteers and homeowners spent several days cutting up downed trees and removing debris to open the side streets and to assist in removing trees that were on houses and lawns. The beautiful old stately elms that lined the streets were all gone and main street has never looked the same.
One woman was killed when a large tree fell on her car. Miraculously she was the only casualty. Prayers for all those who have experienced damaged homes in Dolgeville.