TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — Route 611 in Monroe County is back open after flooding from Ida forced PennDOT to close the road in Pocono Township.
The parking lot of Smuggler's Cove near Tannersville is drying up. Wednesday night, it looked more like a lake.
Ida left a mark in Monroe County a few days after Tropical Storm Henri painted a similar picture in this part of the Poconos.
"It's unreal. I mean it's like on top of everything else, we really didn't need another flood and there's really nothing we can do about it. You can't touch the streams. You can't go near the riverbanks. It's all DEP stuff. I don't know what we do, honestly. It's expensive too. People have been here all night trying to be able to reopen. We will reopen on time but it's getting a little old," said Chris Sarajian at Smuggler's Cove.
Once Pocono Creek flooded its banks it was game over. The water flooded onto Warner Road and then eventually made its way onto Route 611 forcing PennDOT to shut it down through the night and into this morning. Other roads throughout the county were also closed but have since reopened.
Business owners on this area of Route 611 say they were a little more prepared this time around.
"We learned our lesson. we moved cars up onto higher ground," said Andrew Stratz at Halterman's Used Car Center. "It's just a mess."
People who came to check out the water can't get over the force of Mother Nature.
"It feels like the world is coming to an end. It's slowly coming to an end. I don't know, I didn't even know Pennsylvania could flood. It's like, how? It's scary to know two storms hit like that," Justine Santini said.
Smuggler's Cove and other local businesses plan to reopen at normal hours.
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