Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 29 at 7:23PM EDT until July 30 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 4:23pm
Expires:
July 30, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the
following counties, Columbia, Greene and Ulster.
* WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations remains ongoing. Numerous roads remain
closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all the
water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicates that between 5 and 9
inches of rain has fallen in the warned area. Flooding is
ongoing and expected to continue into tonight.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area through tonight.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hudson, Catskill, Saugerties, New Baltimore, Coxsackie,
Athens, Saugerties South, Cairo, Veteran, Stuyvesant,
Germantown, Centerville, Leeds, Jefferson Heights,
Cauterskill, South Cairo, Cairo Junction, Hamburg Light,
Limestreet and Kiskatom.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Ulster, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov