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WGUS61 KALY 291938
FFAALY
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
338 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN
WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN
SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN
RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN
COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN
DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN
WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCHENECTADY, MIDDLE FALLS, HANCOCK,
CATSKILL, WEST BRATTLEBORO, WARRENSBURG, NEW MILFORD, HUNTER,
CAMBRIDGE, STAMFORD, FLORIDA, NORTH EASTON, SANDISFIELD, WEST
GLENS FALLS, ARLINGTON, NORTH CREEK, ATHENS, STANFORDVILLE,
SARATOGA LAKE, BRATTLEBORO, NORTH RIVER, GRANVILLE, JOHNSBURG,
WOODFORD STATE PARK, AMENIA, STEPHENTOWN, KERHONKSON, NEW
LEBANON, NORTH ADAMS, BERLIN, THOMASTON, HUDSON FALLS, NEW PALTZ,
GAYLORDSVILLE, SUNDOWN, KNOX, HUDSON, STRATTON, GLENS FALLS,
TANNERSVILLE, PRATTSVILLE, ROTTERDAM, PAWLING, WINDHAM, GUILFORD
CENTER, ELLENVILLE, NAPANOCH, DALTON, BURNT HILLS, MILLBROOK,
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, WEST SHOKAN, BEACON, HOOSICK FALLS, BELLOWS
FALLS, BALLSTON SPA, CLIFTON PARK, BERNE, CAIRO, HULETTS LANDING,
OAKVILLE, PITTSFIELD, DUANESBURG, KINGSTON, COXSACKIE, WEST
HURLEY, PINE PLAINS, EAGLE BRIDGE, MARIAVILLE, WINGDALE,
WOODSTOCK, LONDONDERRY, GREAT BARRINGTON, SOUTH EGREMONT,
DELANSON, POUGHKEEPSIE, TORRINGTON, POWNAL, WESTERLO, DOVER
PLAINS, WHITEHALL, HAGUE, PRESTON HOLLOW, GREENWICH, ALBANY,
MECHANICVILLE, BENNINGTON, SARATOGA SPRINGS, TROY, WATERFORD,
TERRYVILLE, BOLTON LANDING, ALTAMONT, AND FORT EDWARD
338 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION, THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION, THE NORTHERN TACONICS INCLUDING THE RENSSELAER PLATEAU,
THE MID HUDSON VALLEY, EASTERN CATSKILLS, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
TACONICS AND HELDERBERGS OF EASTERN NEW YORK, BENNINGTON AND
WINDHAM COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT, THE BERKSHIRES OF WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS, AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES MAY REACH AS
HIGH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST
PERSISTENT DOWNPOURS.
DESPITE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS, SUCH HIGH RAINFALL RATES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY
IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND WHERE HEAVY RAIN
REPEATEDLY IMPACTS A GIVEN AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS IN THE FLOOD WATCH,
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OF 2-4 INCHES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GREENS, BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
CONNECTICUT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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