Penn Yan Cleans Up After Storm, Watches the Forecast

Cleanup continued Thursday in Penn Yan, Yates County, after Tuesday night's torrential rain sent buckets of water and mounds of mud streaming into the village. Rain remains in the forecast.

According to the Department of Transportation, all state roads are open in Yates County. Crews today started the process of repairing ditches, driveways and pipes on Routes 245, 364, 53 and 54, among others.

In Penn Yan, it was another day of shoveling mud and sorting through debris. Angel's Family Restaurant was one of many Main Street businesses damaged. They hope to reopen Saturday.

"There was no flood insurance. Luckily, we were able to salvage a lot of the food. The health department was called, because our freezers tipped over, but luckily, they didn't open, so we were able to salvage a lot from that. Our hot water heater survived, our air conditioner survived, so in light of everything, we're in a pretty good place. Lot of cleanup to do," said Angelique Neal.

Local insurance agent Tim Culver is an officer at the Masonic Lodge, which has no flood insurance. He was joined by an adjuster assessing the damage.

"We'll probably end up getting a denial letter in case down the road there's FEMA or anything like that, we could recoup some of our losses," Culver said.

While going through the building, someone smelled gas, leading to the building's evacuation. The fire department came in to check it out, before giving an all-clear.

Lt. Governor Bob Duffy, who owns a home on Keuka Lake, said he understands the concern of residents who don't have flood insurance. He says the state is looking in to it.

"For those that aren't insured, we are going to look at the resources available. That's a problem in every one of these storms and we're doing that right now. We're having people look at what we can provide and once we get the facts, we're going to share that will all of the leaders and homeowners here. I just don't want to make a promise I can't deliver on," Duffy said.

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Penn Yan Cleans Up After Storm, Watches the Forecast