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Less than two weeks after flash floods hit Rye and Port Chester, a nor'easter put Westchester County under a state of emergency. We look at what the county's draft Hazard Mitigation Plan lists for those two places, including a search of Rye's actions for Kirby Pond, and what the plan's public tracker does not say about funding. The draft is still open for comments, and the county gave no deadline.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:18) Deep Dive: The county's draft storm plan
(4:00) What's Happening in Westchester: Bee-Line student OMNY expansion
(4:25) Close

Sources:
- News 12, Kirby Pond overflow live updates: https://westchester.news12.com/2026/09/26/live-updates-hudson-valley-communities-brace-for-powerful-weekend-storm/5WtjsBN3Bq1XzjBZDqQiPa
- Daily Voice, Port Chester flooding and water rescues: https://dailyvoice.com/article/village-defends-flooding-prevention-measures-after-water-rescues-drainage-issue-in-westchester/
- News 12, Port Chester braces for the nor'easter: https://westchester.news12.com/2026/09/24/port-chester-braces-for-noreaster-as-flooding-fears-return/2zaxmDleeE6FRhjl6M5OeG
- Westchester County, Hazard Mitigation Plan tracker: https://westchester.hazardmitigation.ny.gov/actions/dashboard
- Hudson Valley Press, student OMNY expansion: https://hudsonvalleypress.com/2026/09/09/westchester-expands-student-omny-program/

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