A number of communities are in a state of emergency after the storm Thursday night and Friday morning, including Saratoga County. 

Residents throughout the county saw closed roads and downed power lines after high winds and heavy rains. The town of Greenfield was one of the areas hardest hit.

Lake Desolation Road most likely would not be fully repaired for at least a few weeks after it was washed out early Friday morning.

“I came down [Thursday] night and this was not like this when I went to work,” said Kevin Clark, Greenfield resident.

Kevin rushed home Friday morning from his job on the overnight shift. 

“I didn’t know what to expect, I can’t believe it," Kevin said when he saw the road. "I have been coming up here since 1982 and I have never seen anything like this.”

Constance and Alan Clarke, no relation to Kevin, sped up from their home in Niskayuna.

“We got a call and they said, 'The bridge is out on Military Road and we want you to know a lot of the road is out on Sand Creek, and you might want to come up and take a check,'” Constance said.

Kevin, who lives on Lake Desolation Road in Greenfield, and the Clarkes, who own a seasonal cabin on Sand Creek Road in Day, all found the streets leading to their Saratoga County properties washed out.

“Oh my word, the road behind me here is disastrous,” Constance said.

“This is not the only problem, there are trees down and branches down. People are going around the detour up here just to get home,” Kevin said.

Local first responders and public works crews say the conditions have caused problems all over the northern portion of Saratoga County.

“I happened to live on this road and it was about three feet high, the water went down the road. It did a lot of damage,” said Jay Ellsworth, Greenfield Fire District chief.

The Town of Day’s deputy highway superintendent, Lehman Allen was already working to repair Sand Creek Road by early afternoon Friday.

"It is getting to be more and more normal. I don’t know if it is the global warming thing or what but it seems like that weather patterns are changing,” Allen said. “I’m trying to backfill the edges and get at least one lane open so the poor folks up there can get out.”

The efforts of Allen and his crew should allow the Clarkes easier access to their property.

“We had to zigzag around but we finally made it into the cabin. It’s fine but the road is pretty rough,” Constance said.

Kevin, whose property was also spared, says he’s relieved no one was harmed.