West Point’s Garrison Commander, Col. Anthony Bianchi, said early on during Sunday’s storm, it was clear the effects would be severe.

“By five on Sunday, I said, 'We're going to go ahead and open up the emergency operation center, get things going,'" he said. "And we've been in there ever since.”

The flood damage is widespread at the academy. Debris is still strewn across parts of the base. Nearly a dozen buildings have been severely affected by the storm. Ground has been churned up and rendered unstable, and in the case of Washington Road, completely washed away.

The good news is, officials say, day-to-day operations haven’t been affected.

“The Department of Public Works and everybody else, they're doing their assessments and the key point there is we're trying to be deliberate and precise in how we collect their information," Bianchi said. "How we report information, that's going to allow us to prioritize our resources going forward, and our ability to ask for external support.”

Rep. Pat Ryan represents the area, and is a graduate of West Point. He said that he, along with other New York officials like Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, want the U.S. Department of Defense to provide funds for repair efforts.

“I don't want this to get caught in the bureaucracy and the red tape," Ryan said. "We've got to get this moving quickly because every day that we don't repair this, it gets harder to fix it. It disrupts, again, our national security and just day-to-day life in the region.”

Bianchi said the issues will not be a quick fix and that folks on base should still exercise caution.

“Some of the cement is still caving in because, again, everything’s settling, 40-plus hours post-storm," he said. "We have to be careful and be cognizant of that. Tree limbs are falling, be careful of that as well. And those are all just safety hazards you have to keep in mind.”

Ryan added that off-base repairs to the roadways in the region is also critical for the West Point community.