Flood, Northern Washington
- When
- May 1, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in New York, May 1, 1996
Heavy rain on Tuesday evening April 30 caused the Hoosic River to flood. County route 103 was flooded between route 67 and the covered bridge.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
Heavy rain on Tuesday evening April 30 caused the Hoosic River to flood. County route 103 was flooded between route 67 and the covered bridge. Several homes were also affected by the flood waters in Washington and Rensselaer Counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Western Rensselaer
- When
- May 1, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Rensselaer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Eastern Rensselaer
- When
- May 1, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Louisiana, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 1, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5551023, 5551024, 5551025.