Thursday’s heavy rains and wins battered Oneida County, leaving behind a trail of flooding and other damage. Friday, residents across the county took time to assess the damage.
"This is the worst one I've seen,” said New Hartford resident Justin Sorrentino. “I've been through seven of these events, and this is the worst."
Many residents saw their basements and yards flooded in the wake of the storm. Homes near the Sauquoit Creek, which has seen similar flooding events in the past, saw some of the worst damage in the county.
One neighborhood near the creek is Hand Place, where Sorrentino lives.
"Everyone on the street here has water in the basement, they're pumping out right now,” Sorrentino said. “The house behind me, he lost everything in the cellar. The water was up to the first floor."
But some residents experienced more than just flood damage. One home in Chadwicks experienced electrical damage when a tree or limb was believed to have fallen on a power line.
"I believe the force was so strong, the shockwave came across to the power pole across the street, and like a whiplash type action, the force of that hit the mast of my home here, and ripped it right off the house,” explained Mike Dunn, a New Hartford resident who owns the property.
Other areas of the community also experienced heavy floods.
In Waterville, a sinkhole developed outside an apartment complex, while in the Town of Marshall, a creek shifted to run against a home.