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Current Issues The rain persists to fall across New York. Eastern Wayne County recently received 5 inches of rain in less than 2 1/2 hours resulting in area flooding. Other counties in the state have been declared disaster counties by FEMA due to flooding. These counties include: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Deleware, Erie, Hamilton, Herkimer, Ontario, Saratoga, Schoharie, Steuben, Ulster, Washington, and Yates. There is an excellent resource available at your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office, The Disaster Handbook, volume 1 and 2. In volume 2, in which two sections could be extremely useful as we encounter heavy rainfall. Chapter 9 is entitled "Floods." Section 9.4 offers a Flood Fact Sheet and Section 9.6 highlights "Flood Safety Precautions." Also, Chapter 8 addresses "Lightening and Thunderstorms."
University of Maine fact sheets - Flooding and Food safety. Turn Around Don't Drown Campaign Floods
and Flash Flood Fact Sheet Special
Considerations for Agricultural Producers Building Dikes to Prevent Minor Surface Flooding Preparing to Evacuate Your Farm Pesticide Storage Concerns during a Flood News Archives |
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