LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The National Weather Service activated a flash flood watch for Livingston and several surrounding counties. According to our news partners News10 NBC, thunderstorms are expected during the late afternoon and evening in Western and Central New York on Sunday. Some of the storms are expected to have torrential downpours. "A slow moving cold front will help to generate strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and … [Read more...]
Flash Flood Watch Now in Effect for Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The National Weather Service put a flash flood watch in effect for Livingston County following this morning's thunderstorm. According to the National Weather Service, the watch will remain in effect through the evening of June 15. "With heavy rain already occurring earlier this morning, it will not take much rainfall to cause flooding in some area creeks and streams," said the National Weather Service. "Urban areas and … [Read more...]
Avon Ducks Flood Damage Due to Year of Prevention Work
AVON – After over a year of constant work to bulk up municipal drainage and retention ponds, the village escaped this year's May rains unscathed. In 2014, flash flooding undermined the overpass on Littleville Road. On Mother's Day, 2015, flash flooding badly damaged Ashantee Road, Genesee Street, Spring Street, Wadsworth Avenue, Avon-Geneseo Road, Pole Bridge Road, and River Road. This year, the Village was well prepared to handle rains during … [Read more...]
Flash Flooding Expected in Livingston County
UPDATE: Flash flooding uprooted a culvert on Lima Road in Geneseo. UPDATE: Avon Ducks Flood Damage Due to Year of Prevention Work. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for several towns in and around Livingston County. The warning will be active in Geneseo, Letchworth State Park, Avon Mount Morris Honeoye Falls, Conesus, Bristol and Lima until 9:45 p.m. "Scattered to numerous thunderstorms … [Read more...]
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A flash flood watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to 10 p.m.Tuesday evening. This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western and north Central New York. According to the National Weather Service, a slow-moving cold front will cross Western New York during the day on Thursday, and numerous showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of this front will likely produce significant rainfall. South to … [Read more...]
Van Son Family Holds Fundraiser to Buoy Flood Repairs
AVON – The Van Son family, whose home continues to be threatened by flood damage, is holding a fundraiser to help rebuild their property. The Van Son family home at 4738 Littleville Road has been threatened since Mothers Day by the backyard slowly sliding away from the foundation towards the nearby Conesus Lake outlet, and Ted Van Son Jr. says that the family still needs trucks and dirt to rebuild the bank before winter. "First, we need it … [Read more...]
SUNROOM EXCLUSIVE: Avon Flash Flood Special
SUNROOM – Publisher Josh Williams and Editor in Chief Conrad Baker talk about the extreme Mother's Day flooding and the last 24 hours of how they teamed up to deliver the news to the readers faster and better any other source. Homes and roadways have been lost again for the second year in a row of 100-year flooding. Josh and Conrad talk about their process and teamwork during this emergency and what they risked to deliver the news to … [Read more...]
Van Son Family Home Teetering on River Bank after Flood
AVON – Ted and Edna Van Son have lived at 4738 Littleville Road for nearly 30 years. After Sunday's Mother's Day flash flood, they are not sure if it will still be standing next week. Ted Van Son Jr. says that though the inside of the house was not damaged by the rushing waters, at 5 a.m. Monday morning a landslide down the Conesus Lake outlet dropped their backyard down 3 feet from where it was last night, exposing the foundation of the … [Read more...]
Flash Flood Causes Mother’s Day Mess for Avon
AVON – History repeated itself less than a year after a 100-year flood destroyed Avon's roadways. Some fortunately suffered only minor damage to lawns and gardens, while others struggled just to get home to survey the damage, which included water-filled basements and houses and the loss of generations of family treasures. "We went through this last year," said Lisa Goodwin, struggling to walk on a dry path to her son's home on Wadsworth … [Read more...]
Disaster Strikes as Flash Flood Washes out Spring Street and Others
AVON – A portion of road near the Genesee and Spring Street intersection was washed out by flash flooding at about 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Several residences in the vicinity are knee-deep in flowing water. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 7 p.m. Northern Livingston County and South Central Monroe County. “At 4:43 p.m. EDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in Avon,” says the Warning, … [Read more...]