36.9 - Oddly quiet: no rain!
There were a few places around Waterville where, yesterday afternoon, there was still evidence of very high water on Thursday night: Hanover Road had apparently been flooded (in the usual place) and on Route 315, in front of the Petersons, warning cones and barrels were still there. Even though the water had subsided, you could tell from the broken grasses and debris that water had swept right across the road.
This is one of those rare mornings when the Utica Observer-Dispatch's online edition hasn't been updated. WKTV News Channel 2 has this story:
Mudslide in Town of Newport Closes Rt 28 Between Newport & Middleville
Mother Nature slammed the Town of Newport Thursday night with over an inch of rain, which casued serious mudslides Friday morning. More than 200 feet of trees and mud are blocking the roadway. No one was injured. However, hundreds of people are without power because of it. Three utility poles were knocked over because of the mudslides, along with 10 sections of power lines. National Grid crews hope to have a handle on the situation by 4 pm. (Friday) This is an area that the State Department of Transportation has to keep an eye on.
Sherburne received 2.54 inches of rain!
Apparently, Waterville was lucky!
(Is there anyone in the community, now, who keeps a regular daily record of rainfall?)
But there's there's not going to be enough precipitation today to cause delay in reaching the
Women's Club Bake Sale at 9:00 A.M. at Foodking!
or the "Toddler's Tango" , at 1:30 this afternoon, at the Library.
Some villagers will be on the road, heading for the Fine Arts & Craft Show at the Sauquoit Valley Middle School from 10 'til 5, and others aiming Northwest for a book-signing in the Oneida Sky Gallery at the Turning Stone to say hello to historian and author Tony Wonderley whose new book, "Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth and History" will not only be a good read, but has a few familiar drawings in it.
If you're just taking the day off and savoring it,
one relaxing minute at a time,
HAVE a GREAT DAY!
Some villagers will be on the road, heading for the Fine Arts & Craft Show at the Sauquoit Valley Middle School from 10 'til 5, and others aiming Northwest for a book-signing in the Oneida Sky Gallery at the Turning Stone to say hello to historian and author Tony Wonderley whose new book, "Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth and History" will not only be a good read, but has a few familiar drawings in it.
If you're just taking the day off and savoring it,
one relaxing minute at a time,
HAVE a GREAT DAY!
