After a frigid end of December and beginning of January, an unseasonably warm airmass was pumped into New York on January 12th on southerly winds. The temperatures reached the 50s and 60s during the day.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
After a frigid end of December and beginning of January, an unseasonably warm airmass was pumped into New York on January 12th on southerly winds. The temperatures reached the 50s and 60s during the day. Showers also developed in the warm airmass ahead of a cold front and were heavy at times, with some locations receiving one to three inches of rainfall. The combination of warm temperatures and heavy rainfall caused river ice to dislodge and resulted in ice jams in spots. Flooding occurred due to a combination of ice jam movement and heavy rainfall. Several roads were closed or damaged and a water rescue had to be performed near the Hoosic River in Rensselaer County. After the strong cold front passed, many ice jams and their associated flooding froze back in place, resulting in road closures continuing for several days in some areas.
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 12, 6:32 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 414 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 NYZ032-033-038-042-082-131200- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Northern Warren- Northern Fulton- 414 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western and southern Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Storm Warning. In addition, rapidly falling temperatures tonight will lead to a flash freeze, causing any standing water to freeze in place. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Storm Warning. Wind chill values of 20 to 30 below zero are possible Saturday night into Sunday morning. Wind chill headlines will likely need to be issued. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any flooding and ice jams to the National Weather Service as well as rainfall, snowfall and ice accretion amounts. NYZ039>041-043-047>054-083-084-VTZ013>015-131200- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Washington- Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer- Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham- Eastern Windham- 414 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the greater Capital District including the Saratoga and Glens Falls areas, Washington County, the central Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. In addition, rapidly falling temperatures late tonight into early Saturday will lead to a flash freeze, causing any standing water to freeze in place. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any flooding and ice jams to the National Weather Service as well as rainfall, snowfall and ice accretion amounts. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-131200- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia- Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess- 414 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the central and southeastern Catskills, mid Hudson Valley, the Berkshires and northwestern Connecticut. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. In addition, rapidly falling temperatures on Saturday will lead to a flash freeze, causing any standing water to freeze in place. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any flooding and ice jams to the National Weather Service as well as rainfall, snowfall and ice accretion amounts.
The Albany radar (KENX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:49 UTC.
8 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Route 51 bridge in Ilion was closed near Fourth Street due to an ice jam on Steele Creek.
Flooding from the combination of heavy rain and an ice jam resulted in the closure of Central Nassau Road between Town Garage Road and Route 66.
Water was reported over Route 30 in spots between Wells and Northville due to an ice jam. The road was closed.
Water was reported over Route 30 in spots between Wells and Northville due to an ice jam. The road was closed.
An ice jam on the Hoosic River broke loose and flooded River Road with ice and water near the covered bridge over the Hoosic River.
An ice jam on the Hoosic River broke loose and flooded Route 103 with ice and water between Route 67 and the covered bridge over the Hoosic River. A water rescue was performed for a vehicle stuck in moving water.
Flooding continued along Route 103 between Route 67 and the covered bridge over the Hoosic River due to an earlier ice jam breaking loose. Flood waters slowly receded as the ice jam moved downstream, but water remained over the road until the 15th.
Flooding continued along River Road near the covered bridge over the Hoosic River due to an earlier ice jam breaking loose. Flood waters slowly receded as the ice jam moved downstream, but water remained over the road until the 15th.
Flooding occurred along the Hudson River between Warrensburg and The Glen due to an ice jam. People were stranded in houses on Glen Creek Road and one family was evacuated. The water eroded a portion of River Road in the town of Thurman and flooded the Glen Hudson campsite, prompting an evacuation of the owners. The water and ice also spread onto Cronin's Golf Course. To the south, water and ice flowed over the Route 418 bridge, resulting in an extended closure for the better part of 12 days. Stony Creek Road was also flooded near Cameron Road.
Water from an ice jam on the Mohawk River backed up into Riverside Park and portions of Schenectady's Stockade District near the river. Water covered Ingersoll Avenue and froze in place. The ice broke a basement window of a residence.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2018
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: 735793, 735794, 735795, 736022, 735606, 735609, 735613, 735614, 735790, 735792.