Kingston, NY Weather

* 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

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

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

* WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the
following counties, Albany, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga,
Schenectady and Ulster.

* WHEN...Until 500 PM EDT Wednesday.

* 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 1056 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
is already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 7
inches of rain have fallen. This areas Flood Warning replaces
the Flash Flood Warning since rainfall rates have decreased,
but many impacts still remain with flooded roads and elevated
stream levels.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Cohoes,
Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Scotia, Hunter, Delmar,
Latham, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Duanesburg, Woodstock,
Menands, Westerlo and Ravena.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Esopus Creek at Mount Marion.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Moderate flood stage. Flooding affects
about 25 homes on Orlando Street, Buckley Street and Sandy Lane.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 19.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 21.1 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Esopus Creek at Cold Brook.

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water reaches roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this
evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

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

* WHEN...Until 400 PM EDT.

* 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.
Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1007 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Kingston, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, Hurley, Woodstock,
Livingston, Copake, Pine Plains, Clermont, Red Hook, Ancram,
Millerton, Staatsburg, Port Ewen, Saugerties South, Lake
Katrine, Stanfordville, Tillson, West Hurley and High Falls.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...The Greater Capital Region, the Lake George Saratoga
Region, the northern Taconics including the Rensselaer Plateau,
the mid Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills, southern and central
Taconics and Helderbergs of eastern New York, Bennington and
Windham Counties in southern Vermont, the Berkshires of western
Massachusetts, and Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Periods of moderate to heavy rain and a few thunderstorms
continue through this afternoon. Rainfall rates may reach as
high as 1 to 2 inches per hour within the heaviest and most
persistent downpours.

Despite recent dry conditions, such high rainfall rates in a
short period of time can result in flash flooding, especially
in urban and poor drainage areas and where heavy rain
repeatedly impacts a given area. An additional 1 to 3 inches
of rain is expected for most areas in the flood watch, with
locally  higher amounts possible of 3-5 inches across the
southern Greens, Berkshires and Litchfield County,
Connecticut.

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.