Village Weathers Storm as Flood Waters Recede Fri.

On the third and final day a Winter storm that packed high winds, coastal flooding, rain and snow took aim at the area and took its time pulling away out to sea, residents living South of Montauk Highway reported another round of flooding on Friday after getting hit badly with flooding Wednesday night into Thursday.

This flooding added insult to injury in an area hit hard after Hurricane Sandy on October 29.

And as the storm finally made its way out to sea during the day on Friday, it took with it the higher-than-normal high tides that flooded the streets in South Lindy from the Village to Venetian Shores and the Venice.

And despite the concerns the Village had about Thursday night's high tide, officials told Lindenhurst Patch late on Friday afternoon the flooding overnight into Friday wasn't as bad as Wednesday into Thursday.

Ray Fais, emergency manager for the Village told Patch on Thursday, "We were inches from flooding in houses."

On Friday he said, "The flooding wasn't as bad as yesterday," but it did, once again, recede slowly.

"Today the tide didn't depart as quickly, but for the most part we were okay," he said, noting as the storm departs on Friday evening the Village should be out of the woods in terms of flooding.

"There no reports of any damage or anyone having to be rescued," Village Administrator Shawn Cullinane also told Patch on Friday.

The storm drains did their job, and Fais said the Village's Department of Works crews didn't have to clear sand from the Shore Road Park outflow.

"It was emptying," he noted.

By Friday afternoon "the streets were free of puddles," Fais said, except for a few places where water always pools, like at the end of South Wellwood Avenue.

He also indicated the Village was in the process at looking at elevating a portion of the roadway at the end of South Wellwood.

And Cullinane told Patch in February the Village was looking at a road-raising project for the end of South Wellwood, from Spring Street to the Marina (Lindy Docks).

This would be paid - in part, if not all, depending how far the money could be stretched, Cullinane said - with $200,000 in funding that was secured last Fall by NYS Assemblyman Bob Sweeney, (D, Lindenhurst), through the State’s Community Capital Assistance Program.

As for the few inches of wet snow that fell overnight and accumulated on grassy surfaces, Cullinane there was really no salting or sanding needed in the Village.

"We didn't see it as an issue," Fais said, though to ensure safety for the kids heading to school the DPW's salt trucks went out at "normal time" on Friday morning.

Related Coverage:

• Watch: Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer on Recent Flooding
• Bellone: 'We Want That Breach to Be Closed Now'
• Post-Storm Flooding Plagues S. Lindenhurst
• No Cancelations to Friday's After-School Activities
• Residents Report More Flooding in South Lindenhurst
  
• Village Concerned about Thursday Night's High Tide
• Officials: Storm Hasn't Canceled or Postponed Any School Activities So Far
• Residents Report Flooding throughout South Lindenhurst
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• Town of Babylon 'Fully Prepared' for Winter Storm 
• Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Lindenhurst
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• Winter Storm Could Hit Lindenhurst Tues.
• Village Eyes More Roadwork in Spring

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