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Flash Flood Warning for Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Ulster, NY

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Columbia, Greene, Ulster
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FFWALY The National Weather Service in Albany has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Columbia County in east central New York... Eastern Greene County in east central New York... Northeastern Ulster County in east central New York... * Until 1015 AM EDT. * At 640 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated...

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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at [email protected]... On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.

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FFWALY The National Weather Service in Albany has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Columbia County in east central New York... Eastern Greene County in east central New York... Northeastern Ulster County in east central New York... * Until 1015 AM EDT. * At 640 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash 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.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 6:40AM EDT until July 29 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 4:17AM EDT until July 29 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Albany NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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