On Route 156 in the town of Berne, part of the road is washed away, as well as part of the foundation of the local Agway, causing part of the building to crash into the ravine below.
Tish and Kurt Karpoy looked on in shock at what's left of a shop that's been a staple in the Berne community.
"I just can't believe it," Tish says. "When we get home and look at the pictures it's going to be like Oh My God."
"Two weeks ago we were here," Kurt says. "We always get stuff. It's a small place, you pay a little more but it's worth it."
Steve and Sue Lendrun purchased the historical building a little more than a decade ago. Their son tells us they're trying to be optimistic, as they wait to hear from their insurance company.
"They retired and bought the place. Trying to make ends meet and keep it going," Ron Lendrun. "I don't know what they're going to do now."
Roadways throughout the Hilltowns face heavy damage.
A massive hole is revealed along route 443 in Clarksville. Nearby, a car is covered with slabs of asphalt.
A washed away shoulder is marked by orange cones on route 157A in East Berne and crews work to repair 85 East in New Scotland and nearby Wolf Hill Road.
"You cannot come down this road at all," says Thomasina Tambasco of New Scotland. "The one lane bridge is closed and the road was just totally chewed up yesterday and gone."
Neighbors spent the day checking up on each other and assessing the damage, describing it as surreal.
"It's indescribable unless you see it," Lendrun says.
"It's unbelievable. No electric and everybody has got cellars full of water," Tish says. "It's devastating. It really is."
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple tells us that along with local lawmakers, the county is trying to get assistance from FEMA.
In the meantime, parts of many roads are still blocked off. Officials are urging you to head the warning and do not attempt to pass through a road block under any circumstances.
