ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester area is dealing with localized flooding into Wednesday after several rounds of heavy rain on Tuesday.
The severe storms have moved out, but watch out for flooded roads, creeks, and backyards on your commute on Wednesday. You can see our latest forecast here. News10NBC’s photojournalist saw a car slipping as it drove into a flooded underpass on St. Paul Street in the city overnight:
We also saw flooding on Ridgeway Avenue in Greece, seeping into backyards:
On Elmgrove Road in Gates, first responders had to pull two cars out of floodwater after they got stuck on Tuesday night. News10NBC saw the road still closed due to flooding on Wednesday morning, with barriers up.
Emergency crews have been out all night, responding to flood-related concerns. As a reminder, it’s never safe to drive or walk into flooded water. The National Weather Service says just six inches of moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takes just 12 inches of rushing water to carry away most cars, and just two feet of rushing water can carry away SUVs and trucks.
Where are flood warnings up?
There are several flood warnings up across the Rochester region. On Monroe County’s east side, there’s a flood warning up through 7 p.m. on Wednesday. For parts of the Finger Lakes area, it’s up through 8 p.m…