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Flood Warning — Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY
Flood Warning
Issued
10:42 AM CDT · Wed, Jul 29 2026
Expires
4:45 PM CDT · Wed, Jul 29 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KALY

Affected Areas

Berkshire County, MA Columbia County, NY Rensselaer County, NY

Official Bulletin

999
WGUS41 KALY 291542
FLWALY

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
1142 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

MAC003-NYC021-083-292145-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Berkshire MA-Columbia NY-Rensselaer NY-1142 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of western Massachusetts, including the following
  county, Berkshire and east central New York, including the
  following counties, Columbia and Rensselaer.

* WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
  Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
  passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1142 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
    is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
    Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Pittsfield, North Adams, Great Barrington, Hoosick Falls,
    Adams, Williamstown, Lee, Lenox, Sheffield, Cheshire,
    Stephentown, New Lebanon, Grafton, Berlin, Becket,
    Austerlitz, Otis, Sandisfield, Florida and Hancock.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4273 7344 4296 7342 4294 7327 4275 7328
      4274 7302 4270 7302 4270 7295 4267 7300
      4264 7295 4238 7301 4238 7307 4233 7306
      4231 7301 4231 7300 4225 7300 4214 7303
      4215 7307 4205 7306 4205 7350 4273 7346

$$

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