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.

  • Tornadoes
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  • 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 18, 4:40 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 4:40 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 5:07 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
507 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038-039-041-042-047-048-051-054-058-
061-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-191200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
507 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT FOR FURTHER 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...SPOTTERS
PLEASE REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH
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-
507 PM EST WED JAN 18 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 18, 6:49 PM EST, 26 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK

TROOP A

0647PM     WED JAN 18 2006

#1 0000001 000

AHQT WLSR QHQT QTRF WAPT ASAP APAP TBUF THQT

00293    FILE 28   SP BATAVIA NY1180100                      JAN 18-06

TO       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

         ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER

DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: SNOW STORM

COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: GENESEE COUNTY

                    GENESEE CO SO ISSUED A NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL ORDER

                                            FOR ALL OF GENESEE COUNTY

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): RT 77 SOUTH OF RT 33 T/DARIEN

                                            CLOSED

DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 630PM

DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED: UNKNOWN

EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:

HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS AND

BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW.  MOST AFFECTED: NORTH/SOUTH ROADS

AUTH PHONE #: 585 343-2200

AUTH TPR JEANNE KENNY                               BAILEY 644PM

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Northern Washington

When
January 18, 7:15 PM EST to January 19, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.467, -74.933

Flooding occurred on the Metawee River at Granville on January 18 and January 19. Flood stage is 7.0 feet. A flood crest of 10.85 feet occurred on January 19 at 4:31 AM EST.

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: 5489275.