New York, 2023

Flood in New York, January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Waves of rainfall, which at times were heavy, Thursday evening (January 12th) into Friday morning (January 13th) combined with runoff from southern Vermont may have been the cause of a culvert overflowing and collapsing in the town of Hoosick Falls.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 happened

The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.

Waves of rainfall, which at times were heavy, Thursday evening (January 12th) into Friday morning (January 13th) combined with runoff from southern Vermont may have been the cause of a culvert overflowing and collapsing in the town of Hoosick Falls.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Rensselaer

When
January 13, 8:40 AM EST to 10:40 AM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, 0.86 mi SE of Hoosick to 1.45 mi ENE of Hoosick
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.860, -73.340

Route 7 closed between Route 22 and South St. in the town of Hoosick due to a culvert overflowing and collapsing.

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.

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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: 1074357.