This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Northampton County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 4:26AM EDT until July 29 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 162,445 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY · ≈ 250 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 ESE Hunter, NY
From 911 Call Center a vehicle was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of state route 23A and NY 214 in the town of Hunter.
- News Syracuse.com
Update: Flash flood warning active for Albany and Schenectady counties until Wednesday morning
- Bulletin NWS Albany NY
Flash Flood Warning issued
Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY
- Storm report NWS BGM storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Livingston Manor, NY
Trained spotter has family in Livingston Manor that evacuated their home due to flooding.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS BGM storm report Storm report
- NWS BGM storm report Storm report
- facebook.com News
- The Weather Channel News
- The Eyewall | Substack News
Flooding risks grow between Philadelphia, New York City, and southern New England Tuesday
- WSTM News
Soggy system in CNY for several days, minor flood risk and a big temperature drop
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.