Tompkins County, NY
Ithaca
Flood Watch Report
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Cause of Flooding:
- Rainfall (Water pooling from direct rainfall)
What is Flooded:
- Other
What is Flooded: Road is destroyed (based on photo)
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Cause of Flooding:
What is Flooded:
What is Flooded: Road is destroyed (based on photo)
Photo Source: Tompkins County Flood Photographs Collection (History Center of Tompkins County) in the New York Heritage Digital Collections (https://nyheritage.org/collections/tompkins-county-flood-photographs). Photo Title: “Rt 38 near Twin Glens, the embankment on one side of the road completely washed away.” Photo Description: “View of Rt 38 from below, with a significant chunk of the embankment under the road washed away leaving a sheer drop into churned earth and large pieces of the road surface which have been broken off. A telephone pole has fallen onto the road from the left. There is a car visible on the road, and there are trees in the background.” Photo Date and Time: The year is based on the photo details from historic records. Actual date and time is unknown. The month and day (7th of July) is based on research found from: https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/0773e/report.pdf. Photo Location: Approximate location placed at Twin Glens in Ithaca based on photo title. Cause of flooding: Assumed from photo and research from https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/0773e/report.pdf. What is flooded: Based on what is shown in the photo.