Travel advisory issued as Steuben County cleans up flood damage
HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. (WETM)— Cleanup efforts are taking place in Steuben County after excessive flooding and rainfall caused damage to the community.
Community members say that the flooding came fast with little time to prepare.
'We had an overflow from the culvert across the street, which was quite sudden, and I was blocking doors and trying to redirect the water from coming into the house,' said Daniel Bronk, a Hammondsport Homeowner.
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'First, I got a tornado alert on my phone, and I realized the big storms are coming,' said Kim Smith, a Hammondsport homeowner.
Hammondsport has experienced storms in the past, but many in the community have never seen this much flooding.
'We've had some pretty good storms, but this is the first one where it completely breached and came over the roadway,' said Bronk.
Safety officials say that they are doing their best to keep people safe.
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'Today we're just basically working with our highway departments our emergency first responders, to try to make sure that the roads are cleared from the debris and open from the traffic,' said Tim Marshall, Steuben County Director of Public Safety.
A travel advisory is still in effect, and public safety officials are asking people not to travel to the affected areas.
'Right now, the basic thing that we're trying to advise folks is to try and allow those road crews in there and get their work done, don't go out, don't sightsee today, it's not the day to be out there, kinda looking around,' said Marshall.
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