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FFAALY
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
207 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONDONDERRY, STRATTON, BENNINGTON,
STAMFORD, BELLOWS FALLS, WOODFORD STATE PARK, BRATTLEBORO,
POWNAL, WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND GUILFORD CENTER
207 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW 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. AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE MORE AT RISK FOR FLASH
FLOODING. RAIN SHOULD TAPER TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE INCREASE TO 3 TO 5
INCHES FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN VERMONT, WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
TOTALS POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF RAIN OCCUR.
- 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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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 NEW MILFORD, PITTSFIELD, GREAT
BARRINGTON, WINDHAM, AMENIA, GAYLORDSVILLE, HUNTER, SUNDOWN,
SANDISFIELD, NEW LEBANON, FLORIDA, WOODSTOCK, COXSACKIE, PINE
PLAINS, KERHONKSON, SOUTH EGREMONT, CAIRO, WINGDALE, CATSKILL,
KINGSTON, MILLBROOK, TORRINGTON, WEST HURLEY, NEW PALTZ, NORTH
ADAMS, OAKVILLE, BEACON, ARLINGTON, TERRYVILLE, THOMASTON,
DALTON, STANFORDVILLE, HUDSON, ATHENS, PAWLING, NAPANOCH,
HANCOCK, WEST SHOKAN, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, POUGHKEEPSIE, DOVER
PLAINS, ELLENVILLE, TANNERSVILLE, AND PRATTSVILLE
207 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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...THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE
THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST AND CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW
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. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MOST
AREAS IN THE FLOOD WATCH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN CATSKILLS, BERKSHIRES, AND LITCHFIELD
HILLS.
- 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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