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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY

June 18, 2026Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT for Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 111 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT
In force
111 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2026-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2026-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
965 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

553 
WGUS51 KALY 181849
FFWALY
NYC115-VTC003-182200-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0003.260618T1849Z-260618T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
249 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Washington County in east central New York...
  Northwestern Bennington County in southern Vermont...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  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...
  Salem, Manchester, Dorset, Manchester Center, Sandgate, Beartown, 
  East Rupert, West Rupert, West Sandgate, South Dorset, East 
  Dorset, Freedleyville, North Dorset, Eagleville, Greenwich 
  Junction, Rexleigh, Shushan, Fitch Point and East Greenwich.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4316 7342 4331 7312 4331 7309 4331 7305
      4330 7299 4329 7299 4329 7298 4330 7298
      4330 7292 4324 7292 4307 7333

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
999 
WGUS71 KALY 182040
FFSALY

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
440 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

NYC115-VTC003-182050-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260618T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington NY-Bennington VT-
440 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND 
NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat.

&&

LAT...LON 4316 7342 4331 7312 4331 7309 4331 7305
      4330 7299 4329 7299 4329 7298 4330 7298
      4330 7292 4324 7292 4307 7333

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 18, 2:08 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • 1) Tornado Watch 352 remains in effect until 3 PM for most of eastern NY and western New England excluding Ulster, Dutchess and Litchfield Counties. Severe thunderstorm potential continues through mid afternoon, with damaging wind gusts, a couple of tornadoes, and locally very heavy rainfall possible within the Watch area. 2) Strong winds ahead of, and behind the cold front through sunset with gusts of 40-50 mph expected within the advisory area, and 30-45 mph outside the advisory. 3) Isolated rain showers/thunderstorms possible Saturday and Sunday, otherwise mainly dry Friday with gusty winds continuing.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:08 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Albany NY
208 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
TOR Watch 352 remains in effect for most of eastern NY and
southern VT/western MA until 3 PM this afternoon.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Tornado Watch 352 remains in effect until 3 PM for most of
eastern NY and western New England excluding Ulster, Dutchess
and Litchfield Counties. Severe thunderstorm potential continues
through mid afternoon, with damaging wind gusts, a couple of
tornadoes, and locally very heavy rainfall possible within the
Watch area.

2) Strong winds ahead of, and behind the cold front through
sunset with gusts of 40-50 mph expected within the advisory
area, and 30-45 mph outside the advisory.

3) Isolated rain showers/thunderstorms possible Saturday and
Sunday, otherwise mainly dry Friday with gusty winds continuing.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

KEY MESSAGE 1...

Tornado Watch 352 remains in effect until 3 PM for most of
eastern NY/western New England outside of Ulster and Dutchess
Counties in NY, and Litchfield County in NW CT.

Clusters of showers/thunderstorms continue tracking east for
areas near and north of I-90, as well as into the eastern
Catskills. Instability/low level shear is maximized from Albany
northward into the upper Hudson Valley and southern VT. Latest
17Z/ALY sounding indicates ~1000 J/kg SB CAPE, along with 0-1 km
SRH ~ 396 m2/s2, indicating a low level environment favorable
for some potential rotation within any stronger updrafts that
develop. SRH/instability decreases to the west of I-87.

We expect remaining clusters of storms to continue for areas
near/north of I-90, and near/east of I-87 for the next 1-2
hours, with some potential for additional showers/storms farther
south from the SE Catskills into northern portions of the mid
Hudson Valley and Berkshires.

Additional isolated showers/thunderstorms will remain possible
through late afternoon, esp across the southern Adirondacks.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

Behind aforementioned line showers/storms, winds will shift
into the southwest and west and after a brief lull, will
increase once again, with gusts of 35-45 mph expected by late
afternoon, especially north of I-90 where some gusts may reach
50 mph. Winds should then gradually decrease after sunset.

KEY MESSAGE 3...

Upper level disturbance tracking north of region may trigger
isolated showers/thunderstorms for areas mainly north of I-90
Saturday afternoon, and again Sunday, when coverage may be even
slightly greater.

Otherwise, mainly dry for Friday. However, gusty west winds are
expected both Friday and Saturday afternoon, with some gusts
reaching up to 40 mph at times, especially within the Mohawk
Valley/Capital Region and Berkshires.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Band of showers/thunderstorms will bring brief period of
MVFR/IFR Vsbys/Cigs to the TAF sites through 19Z-20Z/Thu,
otherwise mainly VFR conditions are expected through the TAF
period.

Gusty south winds 10-20 KT ahead of the showers/thunderstorms
with gusts reaching 30-40 KT will shift into the southwest and
west, with additional gusts of 25-35 KT expected through sunset,
then decreasing to 20-25 KT overnight. West to northwest winds
will increase to 10-20 KT by late Friday morning with gusts of
30-35 KT by early Friday afternoon.

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...Wind Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NYZ032-033-
     038>043-048>054-082>084.
MA...None.
VT...Wind Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for VTZ013-014.

&&

DISCUSSION...27/24
AVIATION...24

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
143 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0131 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 S Canajoharie         42.89N 74.57W
06/18/2026                   Montgomery         NY   Public

            Tree down blocking road.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 1:56 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0131 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ENE Clifton Park      42.87N 73.77W
06/18/2026                   Saratoga           NY   Public

            Tree down on car. Photo from social media.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:00 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
200 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0159 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ESE Hagaman           42.96N 74.11W
06/18/2026                   Montgomery         NY   Trained Spotter

            Tree down/snapped.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:05 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
205 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0204 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NW Schenectady        42.81N 73.95W
06/18/2026                   Schenectady        NY   Public

            Tree down on wires.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:16 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
216 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ESE Clifton Park      42.84N 73.78W
06/18/2026  E60 MPH          Saratoga           NY   NWS Employee

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
238 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0236 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 E Clifton Park        42.85N 73.73W
06/18/2026                   Saratoga           NY   Public

            Large tree down at the intersection of Knox
            Blvd and NY 236.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 12:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren54 min
Jun 18, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more45 min
Jun 18, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more48 min
Jun 18, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYMontgomery3 hr
Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington23 min
Jun 18, 1:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYSaratoga3 hr
Jun 18, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington53 min
Jun 18, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington25 min
Jun 18, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer39 min
Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer34 min
Jun 18, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia50 min
Jun 18, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Schoharie26 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.