New York, 2006

Flood in New York, January 15, 2006

January 15, 2006 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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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, 10:32 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 10:32 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 10:53 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1053 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-151200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
1053 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM SUNDAY.
REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ON SUNDAY. REFER TO THE
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL
AND WIND REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 14, 6:49 PM EST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK

TROOP E

0647PM     SAT JAN 14 2006

#1 0000001 000

EHOR WLSR

00206    FILE 28   SP HORSEHEADS NY1070100                   JAN 14-06

TO       DESTINATION(S) AGENCY TITLE

AUTH
Local storm report, Jan 14, 7:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
745 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

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

0654 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SE GLENFORD           41.98N 74.10W
01/14/2006                   ULSTER             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN ON RESERVOIR ROAD NEAR
            INTERSECTION OF RTE 28 AND 28A.

&&

JPV

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Western Ulster

When
January 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Western Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.217, -78.750

Flooding occurred on the Esopus Creek at the west gage of the Ashokan Reservoir on January 15. Flood stage is 591.0 feet. A flood crest of 591.28 feet occurred on January 15, at 12:00 PM.

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

More

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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: 5489208.