Flash Flood — Albany, New York

2025-06-06 · near West Berne, Albany, New York

Event narrative

A 911 call center operator reported 4.35 inches of rain in Knox. Additionally, numerous flooding reports were relayed to NWS Albany throughout Knox. These included flooded residential basements on Berne Altamont Road, Sand Lane, Becker Road, and Pleasant Valley Road; flooded roadways including Township Road, Zimmer Road, Berne Altamont Road, Pleasant Valley Road, Bozenkill Road, and Bell Road; and one lane washed away on Lewis Road.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary stalled to the south of the ALY County Warning Area, in tandem with several mid- and upper-level disturbances generated widespread heavy rainfall and scattered thunderstorms across eastern New York on June 6 and 7. Prolonged, moderate to locally heavy downpours lead to widespread poor drainage and urban flooding with numerous roadways and residential roadways becoming inundated with standing water. Over the course of the two days, rainfall totals amounted to anywhere from an inch to three inches with isolated amounts of three and a half to nearly four inches in the Capital District. On June 6, one thunderstorm reached severe magnitude in eastern Duchess County, producing isolated tree damage on Deep Hollow Road.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.