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FFAALY
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
244 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, STANFORDVILLE,
WOODSTOCK, MILLBROOK, WEST SHOKAN, NORTH ADAMS, NAPANOCH, HUDSON,
HUNTER, ARLINGTON, SOUTH EGREMONT, PRATTSVILLE, WEST HURLEY,
DOVER PLAINS, TERRYVILLE, ELLENVILLE, PITTSFIELD, COXSACKIE,
BEACON, DALTON, ATHENS, KINGSTON, PINE PLAINS, CATSKILL,
POUGHKEEPSIE, PAWLING, NEW LEBANON, NEW PALTZ, SUNDOWN, AMENIA,
CAIRO, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, TORRINGTON, SANDISFIELD,
KERHONKSON, WINGDALE, THOMASTON, WINDHAM, FLORIDA, TANNERSVILLE,
HANCOCK, NEW MILFORD, AND GREAT BARRINGTON
244 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY, EASTERN CATSKILLS, AND THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN TACONICS IN EASTERN NEW YORK, LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT, AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL RATES MAY FLOOD
LOW-LYING, POOR DRAINAGE, URBAN, AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES PERSIST WILL ESPECIALLY BE
VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE
OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST
AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH RAINFALL RATES REACHING OR
EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
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. STEADY RAIN CONTINUES INTO
WEDNESDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. THREE DAY RAINFALL TOTALS LIKELY RANGE FROM 1
TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS, LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TACONICS DUE TO UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENTS.
- 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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