New York, 2005

Flood in New York, January 14, 2005

January 14, 2005 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 14, 3:11 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 3:11 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
311 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG ANNA FRONT PUSHING THROUGH FCA. RETURN TO NEAR OR
BELOW NORMAL TEMPS NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME LK RESPONSE FRI NT AND AGAIN
SUN INTO MON ASSOC WITH 2NDARY CDFNT.
&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...POWERFUL CDFNT SURGING ACRS THE
FCA ATTM.  ON A SLK-IPT-ROA LINE ATTM. WL REACH RUT-SCH-BGM BY 09Z
AND BE E OF MOST OF FCA BY 12Z. STRONG FRONTOGENISUS ALONG FRONT
WILL PRODUCE PD OF 1/3 TO 1 INCH OF RN IN 1-4 HRS. LEADING EDGE IS
LINEAR AND MAY BE ACCOMP BY WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH. SO FAR NO
C-G LTNG ALONG IT. RAPIDLY ADVECTING CD AIR WILL CHANGE PCPN TO SNOW
WITH BRIEF MIX BEFORE IT ENDS. MANY AREAS WILL SEE A FAST 1-2 MAYBE
3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MRNG. WITH 50 DEG WX ACRS HIGHLANDS OVER 24
HRS AND MANY AREAS PAST 12 HRS SNOW MELT IS ESCALATING...AND QUICK
SHOT OF HEAVY RAIN COULD SEND SOME STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. AFT
THIS SYSTEM MOVES OFF SHORE MUCH COLDER AMAS MOVES IN WITH FAIR WX
THIS AFTN INTO SAT. ONLY DEPARTURE WILL BE -SHSN FM LK EFFECT TNGT
AND SAT...BUT IT IS ONLY WORKING WITH CONDITIONAL INSTAB UNDER
NIZIOL SCHEME AND ITS CAPPED AT TIMES...MAINLY 240-280 VECTOR IN THE
S ADIRONDACKS. SUN SECONDARY ARCTIC CDFNT PUSHES S AND LIES E-W ACRS
FCA SUN NT. IT WILL FOCUS AND INCR LK RESPONSE. IT WILL ALSO INCR
CLDS SUN AND SUN NIGHT FM N TO S.
&&

.LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...SECONDARY ARCTIC CDFNT WLL
FOCUS A LK EFFECT RESPONSE MONDAY INTO THE TUG HILL SWINGING SOUTH
ACRS FCA MON NT.  IN ADDITION PASSING 500 HPA SHORT WV WILL FURTHER
ENHANCE THE RESPONSE. LARGE SFC HIGH WILL FM OH VLY TO NEW ENG WILL
DOMINATE MIDWEEK. AT FIRST QUITE COLD...THEN MODERATING WITH
DEPARTURE OF 500 HPA TROF AND ARCTIC SFC HI. &&

.AVIATION (06Z FRI TO 06Z SAT)...IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE
BTWN 06Z AND 18Z FOR KGFL/KALB/KPOU...AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES
THROUGH ERN NY ENDING THE BALMY WEATHER. CIGS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE 400 FOOT TO 1000 FOOT RANGE WITH VISIBILITIES BETWEEN 1 AND 3
MILES.  THE PCPN WILL TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR KGFL AND
KALB BTWN 12Z AND 15Z...AFTER 15Z THE PCPN WILL CHANGE TO A
RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE MID HUDSON VALLEY (KPOU). THE WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE W/NW BTWN 12Z AND 14Z AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS IN THE
30-35 KNOT RANGE. AFTER 18Z CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY LIFT TO VFR
LEVELS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 5-10 KNOTS FROM THE NW/N
AFTER 00Z WITH THE SKIES CLEARING.
&&

.HYDROLOGY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. WARM
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY CAUSED SNOWPACK TO RAPIDLY MELT. OVER NEXT 4-6
HOURS MOST AREAS WILL HAVE A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. SOME
STREAMS ARE ICE COVERED...SO SOME ICE JAM PROBLEMS ARE POSSIBLE
TODAY. AT THIS TIME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT MANY STREAMS
MAY SEE VERY SHARP RISES THIS MORNING. &&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM UNTIL NOON-CTZ001
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2PM-CTZ001
MA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON-MAZ001
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2PM-MAZ001-025
NY...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON-NYZ032-
     033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2PM-NYZ032-033-041>043-047-
     051-054-058-061-063-082-
VT...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON-VTZ013>015
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2PM-VTZ013>015
&&

SYNOPTIC...SNYDER
MESOMET...WASULA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 14, 2:53 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 14, 3:40 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
340 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005

NYZ039>043-047>052-058-059-063-083-084-140915-

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG WINDS MOVING ACROSS
SCHOHARIE...MONTGOMERY...ALBANY...GREENE...ULSTER...SCHENECTADY...
SARATOGA...WARREN...WASHINGTON AND FULTON COUNTIES...

AT 332 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS IN EXCESS OF
45 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12
MILES WEST OF LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF GALWAY TO
GILBOA TO 18 MILES WEST OF PHOENICIA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 9 MILES WEST OF WARRENSBURG TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMSTERDAM
TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROXBURY TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ROSCOE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LANESVILLE...WESTERLO...WEST GLENS FALLS AND
VOORHEESVILLE BY 345 AM EST
OLIVEBRIDGE...WEST SHOKAN...KERHONKSON AND MOUNT TREMPER BY
350 AM EST
HARTFORD AND WOODSTOCK BY 400 AM EST

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL APPROACH A HALF AN INCH IN LESS THAN A HALF AN
HOUR WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS.

WASULA
Special weather statement, Jan 14, 4:25 AM EST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
425 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005

MAZ001-025-NYZ041-043-050-052>054-058>061-063>066-084-VTZ013-014-
141000-

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG WINDS MOVING ACROSS
BENNINGTON...ALBANY...COLUMBIA...GREENE...ULSTER...DUTCHESS...
RENSSELAER...SARATOGA...WASHINGTON...BERKSHIRE AND WINDHAM
COUNTIES...

AT 419 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS IN EXCESS OF
45 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WHITEHALL TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLENVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WHITEHALL TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETOWN...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEW BALTIMORE...HIGH FALLS...CENTER BRUNSWICK AND
WYANTSKILL BY 430 AM EST
PLATTEKILL...MODENA...WALLKILL AND VALATIE BY 435 AM EST
HIDDEN VALLEY AND SHAFTSBURY BY 440 AM EST

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL RANGE
FROM A THIRD OF AN INCH TO AN INCH.

WASULA

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Eastern Ulster

When
January 14, 5:14 AM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Esopus Creek exceeded the 7.0-foot flood stage at the Allaben gage, cresting at 8.50 feet, 08:00 AM on the 14th.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5435816.