Flood, Northern Saratoga
- When
- April 22, 8:00 PM EST to April 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Saratoga forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New York, April 22 to 27, 2000
A series of rainstorms combined with the final snow melt of the season to produce a large runoff of water acorss the southern Adirondacks. This runoff once again swelled the upper portion of the Hudson river above its flood stage between April 22 and April 27.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A series of rainstorms combined with the final snow melt of the season to produce a large runoff of water acorss the southern Adirondacks. This runoff once again swelled the upper portion of the Hudson river above its flood stage between April 22 and April 27. The gage at Schuylerville peaked at 1.4 feet above the 90 foot flood stage and for the second time this month, the Stillwater Flats was inundated with water. No significant damage was reported to the National Weather Service with this flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Dense Fog in California, April 22, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, April 22 to 26, 2000
- High Surf in California, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, April 22, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, April 22 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Connecticut, April 22, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, April 22, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 2000
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: 5140506.