More than an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes Monday in the area, causing drainage problems in the village of Herkimer that led to flooding and short road closures.
A one-car accident where the driver was ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times also took place shortly after most of the rain had fallen.
Cassey Seaton, of Ilion, suffered non-life threatening injuries to his head, arms and legs when he lost control of his car at about 1:19 p.m. on State Route 5 between the villages of Herkimer and Ilion, according to state police reports. Seaton’s age and street address were not provided Monday by state police.
Seaton’s westbound car entered a rock-filled ditch, continued up the embankment and struck several small trees before it rolled over an estimated four times and came to rest back in the ditch, according to Richard Ward, assistant chief of the East Herkimer Fire Department.
The car ended up close to 200 yards from where it exited the road, and the driver was found an estimated 200 feet from the vehicle, Ward said.
Seaton was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. State police declined to release any further information Monday. The press release does not mention if he was wearing a seat belt or if wet road conditions contributed to the accident, saying the investigation is ongoing.
A trooper at the scene was also unable to provide information on the severity of the injuries.
Mohawk Fire Department also assisted at the scene and MOVAC transported the driver to the hospital.
Heavy rain also flooded portions of several village streets after debris clogged catch basins, according to Peter Macri, Department of Public Works superintendent.
Crews worked to clear debris from catch basins at the intersection of North Bellinger and West Albany streets.
Ethel Miller said just before 2 p.m. the water was waist deep. Miller, 71, of Ocala, Fla., is in the area for her annual vacation at Rock Hill Road in Mohawk. A veteran of Florida storms, Miller has become more than familiar with hazardous weather and its potential impact.
“This is nothing new to us,” she said. “We get the tornadoes and hurricanes.”
The 400 block of Prospect Street and North Main Street near Weber Avenue had similar clogs, but all of storm water had been drained within 30 minutes. Macri said.
The fast-moving storm dumped 1.21 inches of water, according to Macri, and the catch basins couldn’t keep up with the flow and amount of debris.
But this is not the first time these particular sections have flooded after a rain storm.
With sections of the storm drainage system in the village having been built 80 years ago, Macri said his department works each year to address problem areas.
The sections that flooded Monday afternoon often need the most work, he said, as they are major runoff sections for the northern portion of the village.
System feeding lines run from the north through the main drainage streets toward the Mohawk River, Macri added.
Solutions range from clearing debris when a heavy rain hits to rebuilding catch basins, at a cost of close to $200. Crews even cleaned basins on Prospect Street and rebuilt them, but flooding returns when storms drop enough rain fast enough.
“It didn’t cure it,” he said of the cleaned and rebuilt basins. “It helped it.”
Roots from older trees that clog storm pipes also can cause problems, and DPW crews will be checking the line along North and South Bellinger streets to see if their is some blockage, Macri said.
In some cases of heavy drain, though, the answer is to continue to respond to blocked basins and clear the debris manually.
“Like draining a bath tub,” Macri said.
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More than an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes Monday in the area, causing drainage problems in the village of Herkimer that led to flooding and short road closures.
A one-car accident where the driver was ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times also took place shortly after most of the rain had fallen.
Cassey Seaton, of Ilion, suffered non-life threatening injuries to his head, arms and legs when he lost control of his car at about 1:19 p.m. on State Route 5 between the villages of Herkimer and Ilion, according to state police reports. Seaton’s age and street address were not provided Monday by state police.
Seaton’s westbound car entered a rock-filled ditch, continued up the embankment and struck several small trees before it rolled over an estimated four times and came to rest back in the ditch, according to Richard Ward, assistant chief of the East Herkimer Fire Department.
The car ended up close to 200 yards from where it exited the road, and the driver was found an estimated 200 feet from the vehicle, Ward said.
Seaton was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. State police declined to release any further information Monday. The press release does not mention if he was wearing a seat belt or if wet road conditions contributed to the accident, saying the investigation is ongoing.
A trooper at the scene was also unable to provide information on the severity of the injuries.
Mohawk Fire Department also assisted at the scene and MOVAC transported the driver to the hospital.
Heavy rain also flooded portions of several village streets after debris clogged catch basins, according to Peter Macri, Department of Public Works superintendent.
Crews worked to clear debris from catch basins at the intersection of North Bellinger and West Albany streets.
Ethel Miller said just before 2 p.m. the water was waist deep. Miller, 71, of Ocala, Fla., is in the area for her annual vacation at Rock Hill Road in Mohawk. A veteran of Florida storms, Miller has become more than familiar with hazardous weather and its potential impact.
“This is nothing new to us,” she said. “We get the tornadoes and hurricanes.”
The 400 block of Prospect Street and North Main Street near Weber Avenue had similar clogs, but all of storm water had been drained within 30 minutes. Macri said.
The fast-moving storm dumped 1.21 inches of water, according to Macri, and the catch basins couldn’t keep up with the flow and amount of debris.
But this is not the first time these particular sections have flooded after a rain storm.
With sections of the storm drainage system in the village having been built 80 years ago, Macri said his department works each year to address problem areas.
The sections that flooded Monday afternoon often need the most work, he said, as they are major runoff sections for the northern portion of the village.
System feeding lines run from the north through the main drainage streets toward the Mohawk River, Macri added.
Solutions range from clearing debris when a heavy rain hits to rebuilding catch basins, at a cost of close to $200. Crews even cleaned basins on Prospect Street and rebuilt them, but flooding returns when storms drop enough rain fast enough.
“It didn’t cure it,” he said of the cleaned and rebuilt basins. “It helped it.”
Roots from older trees that clog storm pipes also can cause problems, and DPW crews will be checking the line along North and South Bellinger streets to see if their is some blockage, Macri said.
In some cases of heavy drain, though, the answer is to continue to respond to blocked basins and clear the debris manually.
“Like draining a bath tub,” Macri said.
