New York, 2006

Flood 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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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 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, Jan 18, 2:25 PM EST, 5 minutes before
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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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Western Ulster

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.

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

Every storm in New York in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2006

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: 5489207.