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Flash Flood Warning

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Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Several roads remain flooded and impassable.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Latham, Delmar, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Menands, Green Island, Waterford, Loudonville, East Glenville, Halfmoon and Verdoy.
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