Submerged in the Deluge
- Tuesday, 02 May 2023 13:06
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 02 May 2023 14:51
- Published: Tuesday, 02 May 2023 13:06
- Joanne Wallenstein
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Severe rainstorms deluged Scarsdale on Saturday and Sunday April 29 and 20, closing roads and submerging cars.
At Scarsdale High School, the school was hosting in the NYS Speech and Debate Tournament on Sunday April 30 and three cars parked in what is known as “the drinking lot” were engulfed in deep water when the parking lot flooded. See below for photos of the cars on the night of April 30 and on the morning of May 1 when two of the cars were still drying out.
The Bronx River Parkway flooded under the bridge at Fenimore Road and was closed and remained under water on Monday May 1, 2023.
George Field Park, a seven acre retention basin that is designed to catch and release flood water, did its job. See below for photos of the park filled with water on the night of April 30 – and back to normal on May 1, 2023. But even Westchester’s largest retention pond did not help to prevent flooding on the adjacent street, Greendale Road, that was closed after it was submerged as well.
Stormwater management continues to be an issue in parts of the Village that are in the flood plain.