This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 →
Flood Warning issued July 29 at 10:58AM EDT until July 29 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Albany, NY; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Ulster, NY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 748,798 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; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Ulster, 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.
Interactive affected-area map
Albany, NY; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Ulster, NY · ≈ 1,200 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 — 1 ENE Amsterdam, NY
Flooded road closed at the intersection of Regina Lane and Bylina Lane in Amsterdam, NY.
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 5 E Phoenicia, NY
Public posted video of flash flooding in Willow NY.
- News B95.5
Capital Region Flooding: Roads Closed, Evacuations, Travel Alerts & What You Need To Know
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 WSW Feura Bush, NY
Flooding on NY 32 both directions between LaGrange Rd and Lower Flat Rock Rd (New Scotland) All lanes closed.
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS ALY storm report Storm report
- NWS ALY storm report Storm report
- WRGB News
Flooding in wider Capital Region clogs up traffic Wednesday morning
- WNYT.com News
- NWS Albany NY Bulletin
- NEWS10 ABC News
- Syracuse.com News
Update: Flash flood warning active for Albany and Schenectady counties until Wednesday morning
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.