Strong north winds began pushing water from Lake Ontario into yards and around homes on Edgemere Drive in Greece Sunday afternoon and evening.
Greece Police asked that there be no unnecessary travel on Edgemere Drive Sunday due to the flooding. Later, they closed Edgemere Drive from Dewey Avenue to Island Cottage Road, and another section from East Manitou Road to Lowden Point Road. On the section further back from the lake, the waters of Buck Pond were nearly up to the edge of the pavement.
A National Weather Service Lake Ontario shoreline flood warning for Monroe County expired at 11 p.m. Sunday.
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo spent much of the day touring neighborhoods in Greece and Parma where homes were surrounded by water that covered front yards and driveways. The roaring of waves hitting the shore was a constant sound through the day, and at least one homeowner reported their glass sliding doors facing the lake shattered by a wave.
Local fire departments stood ready to pump out basements and boaters were asked to avoid bays and ponds directly connected to Lake Ontario.
Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn had weekend jail inmates filling sandbags in Greece for people who needed to protect buildings and shoreline facilities. Towns along the lakeshore are continuing to provide sandbags to residents to protect their properties.