Weather Alert WatchOfficial-source alert index
NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:
Ended official alertUpdated

Flood Warning for Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY +1 more

This alert has ended.Kept for recent context. Do not use it as a current warning.

Official alert fields

What you need to know

Effective
Ended
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: 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 in urban areas. Where: A portion of east central New York, including the following counties, Albany,...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

Read official NWS bulletin

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the following counties, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady. * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...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 in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 549 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates that between 4 and 8 inches of rain fell in the warned area yesterday. Flooding is ongoing. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.2 inches are possible in the warned area through this morning. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Latham, Delmar, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Menands, Green Island, Waterford, Loudonville, East Glenville, Halfmoon and Verdoy. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Warning issued July 30 at 5:51AM EDT until July 30 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Warning issued July 29 at 8:02PM EDT until July 30 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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.

CAP status
Actual
Message type
Update
Last collected
Methodology and corrections