This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 5:41PM EDT until July 29 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Columbia, NY; Rensselaer, NY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 177,857 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Columbia, NY; Rensselaer, NY · ≈ 280 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 BOX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Belchertown, MA
Ware Rd westbound flooded and impassable.
- 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.
- Storm report NWS BOX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Montague, MA
Section of Montague Street flooded out, 1st street flooded out, Avenue A flooded with numerous manhole covers blew off, Park Street at Unity Street and Griswold Street flooded out in the area of the Montague Machine shop, a garage on Federal Street (Rte 63) was also flooded. Relayed by amateur radio.
- Storm report NWS ALY storm report
FLOOD — 2 WSW Feura Bush, NY
Report of road closure due to flooding on NY 32 between Lower Flat Rock Rd and La Grange Ln.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- NWS Albany NY Bulletin
- b95.com News
Capital Region Flooding: Roads Closed, Evacuations, Travel Alerts & What You Need To Know
- Spectrum News News
- NEWS10 ABC News
State of emergency notices issued in Capital Region for flooding
- WRGB News
Flooded homes, closed roads, boil water advisories; torrential rain floods the area
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.