The International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board says today it’s continuing to hold the outflow from Lake Ontario at more than 367,000 cubic feet per second, the maximum it says it can do without risking flooding along the St. Lawrence River. After another telephone meeting on the Lake Ontario flooding situation, the board […]
The City of Rochester says it has no choice but to ban swimming indefinitely at Durand-Eastman beach, because there essentially is no beach anymore. The high waters and waves of Lake Ontario have torn away nearly all the sand, leaving water right up to the base of the hills above the shore. Paths that once […]
The Lake Ontario flood warning was canceled shortly before 4:00 a.m. by the National Weather Service, with meteorologists saying the northeast winds eased off sooner than expected. But the Town of Greece still has its emergency declaration in place as wind-driven waves flooded Edgemere Drive and other shoreline areas Tuesday evening. Police had Edgemere blocked […]