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Alert for drivers as we deal with some flooding issues in the Hudson alley after the rain we saw yesterday. That's right. News trial's Lisa. La Rocca joins us live this morning from B route 59 in Clarkstown, Lisa. What are you seeing? Yeah. Well, look behind me, you can see that it's closed off. We're right at Bobby Lane on route 59 right by the Rockland Auto Mall to just kind of give you an idea and you can see it's all closed off. And unfortunately, and we're right by the Palisades Mall. This is right in front. This is a fairly busy roadway so this could put a kink in the morning commute. Now, apparently this had to be shut down because of the rains yesterday. They reopened it and, and more flooding, you know, we just, the ground is just so saturated with all the rain that we've had last week, all that flooding we had. And then again, yesterday, we had closures all over the Hudson Valley. So, unfortunately, this is the end result. So right now and you can, it's dark, but you can maybe kind of see how the water is, is kind of reflecting off the police cars that are flashing up there. So do not, please not try to go around barriers, they're here for a reason. So for right now, this will be closed down again. I'm not sure how long it's going to be clearly until they can get that water lower and it's safer for cars to go through. So we will be out here and just kind of keep an eye on things and let you know, hopefully things will open up soon. But we'll let you know right now we're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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But first a traffic alert this morning connected to the weather. We are still dealing with lingering flooding issues in the Hudson Valley. After all the rain that came down yesterday caused a lot of issues. News to Lisa Rocka joins us live this morning from Route 59 in Clarks Town, Lisa. Good morning. Good morning to you guys. Good morning everyone. So we're right by the right in front of the Palisades Mall. Let me show you what's going on here. You can see uh police are here on scene. They have just opened up the roadway because there's down there. But the police just said we're opening it up because Route 59 is such a busy area. However, there's still a good bit of flooding down there. So we, they have cones down there and you see a police officer, they have a cruiser down there. So what they're doing is slowing people down so that they know that the water is there as they're approaching, they have to slow down as they go through there's and so that kind of allows, you know, so people are not having to go around and redirect it. So if you come this way, you'll see the flashing lights, you'll see the cones, you'll be able to go through, but you need to slow it down because there's still a good bit of water down there. So they kind of have people going sort of on the edge of it until it goes down more. Not a fun morning again to be outside. Not as bad as was yesterday. Of course, it was pouring rain, but it's foggy. It's drizzly. Roads are, are wet. So just give yourself a little extra time as you're making your way around. Be careful, you get slippery roads. So again, road is open, however, you still have police here who are slowing everyone down. So just be aware if you normally come through this way, we'll keep an eye on it for you. Let's go back to the studio.

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But right now we get to an alert for drivers. We're still dealing with some flooding issues across the Hudson Valley. Yeah, it's caused a lot of issues. News 12 Lisa Laro joins us live this morning from route 59 in Clarkstown, Lisa. Some delays happening there. It's a bit of a problem over here. Take a look at this has been a problem since yesterday. They had it closed down because of flooding, then they reopened it, then they had to close it again. So now what they're doing is you see police here, room 59 is a busy area. It's right in front of the Palisades Mall. This spot right here we're talking about, they're still flooding down there. So what they've done is as soon as this truck moves out of the way, they have cones down there. So they're trying to slow people down. This is a way of at least allowing traffic to flow through. So it's not as much of an inconvenience as having everything shut off, but it's still a little dicey down there. So they have the cones, they have police there with the flashing lights. So they're hoping that that will help people slow down as they go through and then go through the water down there. So that was what the police officer told me. That was the plan to try to keep traffic moving, but keep it safe at the same time. So just know if you're coming this way and you, normally there's water down there, there's flooding. So just go slowly as you go through here, you see the flashing lights. That's a good indication that you need to kind of slow down. In the meantime, like Matt was saying roads are wet. It's foggy. It's just not a fun day to be outside this morning and drive. So just give yourself extra time as you make your way around and be careful. We're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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The weather has us with a traffic alert this morning as we deal with some flooding issues that persist in the Hudson Valley news travels. Lisa Lara joins us live this morning from Route 59 in Clarkstown. How's it going there? Lisa, sick of this weather. Just drizzly foggy. Just look, I can describe it. Take a look and we're seeing it. It's somewhat improving here. So this is Route 59. This section is right in front of the mall. It was closed down yesterday then because of flooding, they reopened it, then they had to shut it back down again. But as you can see, this is a really busy roadway. So what they've done is now they just kind of have some cones. You see how everybody is slowing down. That's because there's still a bit of flooding down there. So they put these cones up so that people will slow down as they go through the water. It's not quite enough where they shut it down. They're trying to keep this area open, but it can still be a hazard. So they kind of put a little bit of a block down there. So people will slow down as they go through and you're not going through a big funnel or big flooding and getting stuck or skidding. And so it's still a little bit of a hazard. So you just need to be extra careful if you normally come this way. Unfortunately, as you make your way around today, it's foggy. It's drizzly, the roads are wet. So you're just going to have to be extra careful as you're driving really all over the Hudson Valley. This is the only bit of flooding that we know. I mean, yesterday you saw we were at the Bronx River Parkway was shut down. It's been so much rain that unfortunately it just wreaked havoc on our roadways. So again, if you're coming through here with 59 busy area, just be aware, slow down as you go down through there in front of the mall, just know that there is ponding a good bit of ponding down there, somewhat of flooding and just take it slow and careful. So we'll be out here, we'll keep you updated on how things are looking here.

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We do have an alert for drivers out there this morning as we continue to deal with flooding issues across the Hudson Valley news trials. Lisa La Rocka joins us live this morning from Route 59 in Clarkstown. There was some issues there and now just some delays, Lisa. Exactly. And Matt really nailed it when he said gloomy dreary. That's just what it's like out here. Foggy, drizzly. Take a look. This is Route 59 busy Roadway right in front of the Palisades Mall. So let's let these guys go by so we can show you what's happening. So this area, you see all the cones here, this area was flooded, it was shut down yesterday. They reopened it, then they shut it down again, then they sort of reopened. I mean, it's so busy so they want to be able to let traffic go through, but there's still some flooding down there over the overpass. So if you can see down there, there's some cones and you might be able to see the water kind of rippling. So what they did was they just sort of put cones up there to hopefully slow drivers down and for the most part, we've seen them do that so that when they go through that water, they kind of slow down and nobody is skidding and it's not as dangerous. So it was just a way to be able, they felt like the water had gone down just enough where they could do that and keep the roadway open. So you just kind of need to be aware of that. In the meantime, as you're driving around, you can see it's foggy, the roads everywhere, still wet, still ponding in a lot of spots. So just be extra careful as you're heading out again. Just be aware if you this way right in front of, in front of the mall, just be aware, kind of slow down as you get there down by those cones and you should be good to go. So we'll continue to, but at least it's open and that's the good thing. Otherwise, that's a real pain for in this area. So we'll continue to watch this for you and let you know how the water continues to go down. Hopefully, we're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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Right now on News 12, all about rain and flooding causing some trouble on the roads on this busy holiday week. Plus travel is on the rise. This holiday weekend will take a look at the NTA New Year schedule. They need you to donate. Now, the New York Blood Center explains why donations are so important this time of year. Good Friday morning. And thank you for joining us here on these 12 and streaming on the News 12 app. I'm Rachel Jen and I'm Tara Joyce. Good to be with you as we look at the weather this morning. It's still not great. Believe me, we want it to improve just like you do patchy fog still out there and some drizzle and that rain sticks around on and off throughout your Friday. We have highs in the fifties. 53 degree will be where we max out too bad. We can't get some sunshine to go along with that. Your full forecast with Matt Hammer is coming up in just a few minutes. He stretches it out to the New Year and the 10 day starting now with the traffic alert as we deal with some flooding issues that remain in the Hudson Valley and East Twelves. Lisa Laro is keeping an eye on conditions. She joins us live from Route 59 in the ground. Good morning, Lisa. Yeah. Good morning to you guys. Good morning everyone. It seems like conditions are improving a bit, although it's still dreary and foggy and drizzly just not a fun morning to be out. But right here along Route 59 is a busy roadway right in front of the Palisades Mall. So this was shut down yesterday, then reopened and had to be shut down again because of flooding. So what they finally were able to do, the water started to go down, see down there where the cones are, what police did they were here earlier, they kind of set up because there's still water down there. So that hopefully as cars go through, you see how they're starting to slow down, the water is just enough where they are able to pass through, but they want people to kind of slow down as they go through. So that's what they did set the cones up. So they were able to open up this very busy area. I mean, you can see how traffic is moving up. So instead of having everything, hey, Happy New Year to you just shutting, instead of shutting everything down, able to keep traffic moving. But again, you just need to be aware if you normally come through this way and if you don't if you're driving around the Hudson Valley again and you can see what it's like outside, just very foggy, drizzly. All the roads are wet. They're still ponding on a lot of the roadways. So, just kind of be aware, much better than we were yesterday where we actually had closures in the Bronx River parkway where we were that has gone away. But like here still ponding still can be slick and dangerous. And so please just take it slow but nothing that you can't handle. And we'll keep watching this. Let you know how things are looking. We're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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An alert for drivers as we continue to see the effects of all the rain we've had recently in the Hudson Valley news trials. Lisa La Roca has been keeping an eye on conditions. She joins us from route 59 in Clarkstown. Hi, Lisa. Hey, good morning to you guys. Good morning. Everyone still kind of a nasty better than yesterday, that's for sure. I mean, it's foggy drizzly and conditions are improving, driving drying out, but we still have some ponding to worry about. Like right along here on route 59 right in front of the Palisades Mall. Take a look at some of the videos so you can get a closer look at the ponding. This was an area that had to be shut down yesterday and they reopened it and they close it again and because of that ponding there and then finally able to reopen it again. But they've got some cones down there to let drivers know you still need to slow down as you get to it because as you can see, there's a good bit of water there. So just a mess just because of the heavy rain that we saw overnight last night. So as we said, certainly better, certainly improving and not as bad as it was yesterday. But as you may your way around today, just make sure you keep that in mind that you're going to come up against some ponding a little bit of leftover flooding kind of foggy conditions. So keep that in mind as you make your way around getting some morning waves from people as they make their way this morning. But you should be good to go. Just as long as you take it slow and just kind of keep aware, you'll be all good and we'll keep an eye on this for you. We're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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An alert for drivers due to the weather that's been lingering across the area. All that water is really creating headaches as in some spots, ponding, puddling still persists and rock joins us live this morning. From Route 59 in Clarks down. You've been keeping an eye on conditions there, Lisa. Yeah. And you know, it's getting better. I mean, certainly better than what we were dealing with yesterday. But just some things you still need to kind of be careful of like right here. Route 59 right in front of the palace area. So unfortunately, not the best spot for some flooding. Take a look at some of the video so you can get a closer look of what they're dealing with here. This area had to be shut down yesterday because of flooding. They reopened it and they had to close it again overnight because of more flooding. So it's now open. But as you can see there's some flooding there. So what they did was just kind of put some cones there to make sure the drivers slow down as they go through the water. So this was a way to just to keep this busy area open, but just some things to keep aware of as you make your way around today, like I said, much, much better than it was yesterday. Just drizzly foggy, just kind of a yucky kind of day, but nothing that you can handle. So just be aware of these sort of ponding flooded areas and you should be good to go and just be safe out there. So we'll keep an eye on this for you. But if you do come this way, just know when you go through, just slow down a little bit. So you don't get stuck in that water. We're in Clarkstown. Let's go back to the studio.

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Police partially reopened the road shortly before 5:30 a.m. this morning but they are urging extreme caution since there is still heavy ponding.

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Route 59 in Nyack reopens but under caution as heavy ponding remains

Police partially reopened the road shortly before 5:30 a.m. this morning but they are urging extreme caution since there is still heavy ponding.

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