New York, 2006Flood in New York, January 18 to 19, 2006
January 18 to 19, 2006 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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
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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 18, 9:35 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 9:35 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
225 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006
CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ038-039-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-
VTZ013>015-191200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
225 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK
VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...EASTERN CASTKILLS...
TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND LITCHFIELD HILLS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. REFER TO THE FLOOD WATCH AND
WEATHER MESSAGE STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF FLOODING AND OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
NYZ032-033-041-042-082-083-191200-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
225 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND
LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. REFER TO THE
WEATHER MESSAGE STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
CTZ013-NYZ040-043-049-050-052-053-059-060-064>066-084-191200-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
225 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN MOHAWK
VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS TODAY. REFER TO THE
FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 18, 8:39 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
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- When
- January 18, 2:30 PM EST to January 19, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -78.750
Flooding occurred on the Esopus Creek at Cold Brook on January 18 and January 19. Flood stage is 11.0 feet. A flood crest of 13.43 feet occurred on January 18, at 7:30 PM.
- 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.
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 18, 20061 death · $1.6 million · 85 kt wind · 41 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 2006$5.5 million · 60 kt wind · 35 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, January 18, 20061 injured · $240,000 · 56 kt wind · 13 events
- High Wind in Connecticut, January 18, 2006$250,000 · 58 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Maine, January 18, 2006$70,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 18, 2006$110,000 · 58 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, January 18, 2006$95,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, January 18 to 19, 2006$100,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Vermont, January 18, 2006$55,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 18, 2006$50,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Maryland, January 18, 2006$45,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in New Hampshire, January 18, 2006$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
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: 5489207.