Queensbury, NY Weather

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

* WHERE...Portions of east central and eastern New York, including
the following counties, in east central New York, Rensselaer,
Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington. In eastern New York,
Fulton and Montgomery.

* WHEN...Until 800 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 205 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Glens Falls, Hudson Falls,
Mechanicville, Salem, Glenville, Milton, Ballston Spa, Fort
Edward, Corinth, Grafton, Cambridge, Greenwich, Broadalbin,
Hagaman, Edinburg, Northville, Round Lake and Fort Johnson.
- 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.