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Weathering another storm
Many areas hard hit just 11 days earlier by historic flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene found cleanup efforts literally washed away by new flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Posted on September 9, 2011.
Rushing waters of the Mohawk River rise at 8:45 a.m. today in front of the Water's Edge Lighthouse Restaurant at 2 Freemans Bridge Road in Glenville.
Mud from overnight flooding on the Cayadutta Creek in Fonda clogs up Main Street in the village near the post office.
Crews from the state Department of Transportation clean up Main Street in Fonda after overnight flooding along the Cayadutta Creek..
Debris from the Cayadutta Creek remains along Main Street in Fonda after its flood waters abated.
Flooding from the Mohawk River overwhelms Park Street at the Montgomery County Department of Public Works.
Debris from last week's flooding along the Mohawk River is partially submerged by the latest round of flooding on Park Street in Fonda.
Water streams out of a storm sewer in from of a Center Street home in Fonda that apparently was put up for sale in the wake of two bouts of severe flooding in the span of less than two weeks.
Ducks swim around the flooded parking lot of the Montgomery County Annex Building on Park Street in Fonda.
Three days after a flood-shortened Fonda Fair wrapped up, the fairgrounds are once again underwater.
The Dairy Bar, an ice cream stand across from the Fonda Fairgrounds, is inundated by water from the Mohawk River once again.
On Thursday morning a Stockade resident who lives on Ingersoll Ave. watches the river crest in front of his home.
Stockade resident Pete Stabinski talks to his neighbors this morning along Ingersoll Avenue. Many were stuck in their homes waiting for the waters of the Mohawk River to recede.
Schenectady police direct people away from entering Freemans Bridge at the intersection of Erie Boulevard and Maxon Road Extension this afternoon. Flooding concerns prompted the closing of bridges in Schenectady County.
Schenectady police direct people away from entering Freemans Bridge at the intersection of Erie Boulevard and Maxon Road Extension this afternoon. Flooding concerns prompted the closing of bridges in Schenectady County.
Onlookers watch the swiftly flowing Mohawk River near Freemans Bridge Thursday afternoon. The bridge was closed along with several others due to the elevated, rushing waters.
The water level rises along the Water's Edge Restaurant in Glenville this afternoon. Water was more than halfway up the boat ramp next to the restaurant and was encroaching on the lower outside dining area.
Onlookers watch the swiftly flowing Mohawk River near Freemans Bridge Thursday afternoon.
Crews from the state Department of Transportation monitor floodwaters at Lock 9 where the approach to the bridge on Route 103 that spans the Mohawk River washed away in Rotterdam Junction.
A large section of Route 103 on the Glenville side of Lock 9 collapsed into the Mohawk River due to rising flood water Thursday.
State Department of Transportation trucks block the entrance to the Lock 9 bridge that carries Route 103 over the Mohawk River between the town of Glenville and Rotterdam Junction.
Cars drive west in the eastbound lane of Route 890 to get back to Route 5 after the bridge carrying Route 890 over the Mohawk River was closed Thursday afternoon.
A section of Route 103 approaching the Lock 9 bridge over the Mohawk River was washed away by flooding.
This photo taken Thursday shows a section of Route 103 approaching the Lock 9 bridge over the Mohawk River that was washed away by flooding.
Flooding along the Mohawk River once again caused problems Thursday at Lock 10 in Cranesville.
Flooding along the Mohawk River once again caused problems Thursday at Lock 10 in Cranesville.
Flooding along the Mohawk River once again caused problems Thursday at Lock 10 in Cranesville.
A Glenville police officer stands watch over a roadblock at the intersection of routes 103 and 5 leading to the Lock 9 bridge over the Mohawk River.
The swollen Cobleskill Creek flows through the dairy barns and other facilities at the Cobleskill Sunshine Fairgrounds on Thursday.
Canajoharie's waterfront park is under water Thursday as seen from the Route 10 bridge over the Mohawk River.
The Montgomery County Annex Building and homes along Park Street in Fonda are inundated by flooding Thursday afternoon.
