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Part of: Northampton County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flood Warning issued July 29 at 8:02PM EDT until July 30 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
This is a severe-significance 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
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 125,446 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS ALY
Area Forecast Discussion
Areal flood warnings remain in effect for the Capital District and Taconics where heavy rain caused road closures, though the flood watch expired as rainfall decreased.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albany NY 131 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... Update: As of 8:20 PM EDT...Flood watch was allowed to expire as scheduled at 8 PM, as rainfall rates have decreased and additional rainfall amounts are not expected to be high enough to lead to significant or widespread additional flooding. However, areal flood warnings have been continued for much of the Capital District and portions of the Taconics where the heaviest rain fell today and many roads remain closed due to flooding.
Previous: Flood Watch continues for western New England, and eastern NY excluding the southern Adirondacks, west-central Mohawk Valley and Schoharie County until 8 pm for possible flash flooding some small streams creeks and areal river flooding.
Some changes to hourly PoPs/weather with only a slight chance of thunderstorms the rest of the afternoon into early tonight. Additional rainfall in the watch area a half an inch to two inches with some locally higher amounts along and east of Catskills, the southern Greens and the northern Berkshires.
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.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Bands of showers/isolated thunderstorms will pro…
- News WRGB
Flooded homes, closed roads, boil water advisories; torrential rain floods the area
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLOOD — 1 SW Hagaman, NY
Amsterdam: Crescent Avenue Bridge closed due to rising creek. Brookside Avenue closed due to flooding and water reaching nearby homes.
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 SSW Castleton-on-Huds, NY
Flooding on NY 9J both directions between Knickerbocker Rd and NY 150 in Schodack all lanes closed.
Show 8 earlier updates
- WPTZ News
Heavy rain floods roads in Albany area, prompting state of emergency
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- NWS Albany NY Bulletin
- NWS ALY storm report Storm report
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- spectrumlocalnews.com News
Flash flooding drives people from homes, destroys historic mill, disrupts travel and cancels events
- WNYT.com News
- NEWS10 ABC News
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