Weathering the Storm: What Our Readers Had to Say

If you were keeping up with us on the , formerly known as Hurricane Irene, Saturday night and into Sunday, you know what your local officials had to say about what was going on throughout the three boroughs.

But while we confirmed road closures, flooded streets and power outages with police, Department of Public Works and Office of Emergency Management officials, you should know that we also relied pretty heavily on you to give us a heads up about what was going on in your own neighborhoods so we could ask them about it.

Several readers emailed us directly, but many of you kept in touch through the Tri-Boro Patch Facebook page. Readers told us about the conditions as they were happening:

"Basement flooded. =("
Monica Grace Trinidad

"Roads are completely flooded -- river/lake flooded over and if the water rises high enough, it'll def reach our house."
Karen Wirtz

"Street and yard is flooded on main st in bloomingdale sloan park is trashed"
Jess Vanderhoff

"All looks well here on Rafkind so far!"
Dawn Kopec

"Not so good sump pump stopped basement getting flooded."
Keith Andreotta

"Far far from over I had to evacuate my apartment main st bloomingdale is now the river...just grab tbes and floaties and call it a water park :(" 
Renee Luvof HizLife Gubich

Others left messages of gratitude for the first responders and volunteers who ensured the safety of the area.

"Butler Fire Dept. is out in full force pumping basements in my neighborhood. Some neighbors were hit hard :o( 20 inches in my next door neighbors basement/garage :o( Thanks to all the volunteers who put their needs aside to help others. Restores my faith in the human race. stay safe people!"
Stacie Ess

"I know! They rocked last night! Couldn't believe they were up on a pole in that wind!"
Kristine Bogush 

"Sending out a huge thank you to Butler Electric for repairing a transformer at 3AM and responding so quickly! We were only without power last night for about 45 min...hoping we don't lose it again!!"
Courtney Hellman Nascimento

"Yes- they were in the woods near us tracking a failure around midnight in the downpour! Big thanks to BE!"
Larry Epstein 

"We are on High Street and all is well for us. Very thankful! Neighbor had a little in basement. Electirc stayed on all night."
Diane Gilmartin Davidson

We were happy to provide a forum for our readers on our Facebook page. We look forward to talking to you more there in the future.