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Flood Warning — Columbia County, NY, Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY
Flood Warning
Issued
12:43 PM CDT · Wed, Jul 29 2026
Expires
6:30 PM CDT · Wed, Jul 29 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KALY

Affected Areas

Columbia County, NY Greene County, NY Ulster County, NY

Official Bulletin

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WGUS41 KALY 291743
FLWALY

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

NYC021-039-111-292330-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Columbia NY-Greene NY-Ulster NY-143 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the
  following counties, Columbia, Greene and Ulster.

* WHEN...Until 730 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
  remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
  excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are
  inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
    is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
    Between 4 and 8 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area. This areal Flood Warning replaces the Flash
    Flood Warning since rainfall rates have decreased, but many
    impacts still remain with flooded roads and elevated stream
    levels.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Hudson, Catskill, Saugerties, New Baltimore, Coxsackie,
    Athens, Saugerties South, Cairo, Veteran, Stuyvesant,
    Germantown, Centerville, Leeds, Jefferson Heights,
    Cauterskill, South Cairo, Cairo Junction, Hamburg Light,
    Limestreet and Kiskatom.
  - 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 4245 7389 4246 7378 4247 7377 4228 7378
      4208 7392 4208 7393 4207 7393 4206 7410
      4227 7401

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