Little Conesus Creek crossing over Pole Bridge Road. Photo taken on Pole Bridge Road looking north towards Lake Road in Avon NY. Submitted by Bryant Dunham.
An intense rainstorm caused flash flooding in area communities last week, forcing some roads to close and also impacting the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in Rush. The southern part of Monroe County and northern part of Livingston County received upwards of 4 inches of rain in a very short amount of time.
In Honeoye Falls, water flooded parts of Church Street near Ontario Street.
In Mendon, a portion of Route 251 between Mendon Center Road and Quaker Meeting House Road was closed due to a sinkhole on the shoulder of the road where a culvert runs underneath the road. Pavement on the westbound lane caved in. This area is just west of where Equicenter is located. In addition, a section between Sheldon Road and Rush-Mendon Town Line Road is also closed.
Flooding also turned the baseball fields in the hamlet of Mendon into a lake.
In Rush, the most significant damage took place on Lyons Road at Pinnacle Road in the town of Rush. A section of road over a storm drain collapsed leaving a massive hole in the roadway. The road in that area is closed.
In Wheatland, while multiple roads flooded there are no current road closures.
The Village of Avon declared a state of emergency during the event and some residents on Sackett Road were displaced when a foundation wall collapsed in their apartment building.
In the town of Avon, a bridge on Sackett Road was destroyed by raging water from a swollen Little Conesus Creek. The creek also flooded Pole Bridge Road.
Firefighters from Honeoye Falls Fire Department, Mendon Fire Department, Lima Fire Department, Rush Fire Department, Scottsville Fire Department, Mumford Fire Department, East Avon Fire Department and Avon Fire Department were kept busy pumping water out of flooded basements of homes.
Due to flooding damages from the rainfall, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum will be closed through the end of July. The museum, located on Route 251 in Rush, says the rainfall washed out significant parts of ground that support the railroad tracks, making it unsafe for any train rides. Crews will assess the full extent of the damage and figure out what repairs need to be done while the museum is closed. All ticket holders for June and July events will get full refunds.
