New York, 2024

Flooding and High Wind in New York, January 9 to 19, 2024

January 9 to 19, 2024 · NWS ALY · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

A strong storm system brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, flooding and high elevation wet snow to eastern New York from the afternoon hours on January 9 into the early morning hours on January 10, 2024. Between 3 and 7 inches of snow fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks along with a light accumulation of sleet and freezing rain before changing over to plain rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • 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
11

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.

A strong storm system brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, flooding and high elevation wet snow to eastern New York from the afternoon hours on January 9 into the early morning hours on January 10, 2024. Between 3 and 7 inches of snow fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks along with a light accumulation of sleet and freezing rain before changing over to plain rain. On the warmer side of this system, between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across areas south and east of Albany resulting in some minor flooding. In addition, localized wind gusts between 45 and 60 mph resulted in some downed trees and power lines.

Key impacts: travel delays, power outages.

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 9, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 9, 7:36 AM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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Event by event

4 winter weather, 4 high wind, 3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Herkimer

When
January 9, 12:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When
January 9, 12:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Warren

When
January 9, 12:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Warren forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeast Warren

When
January 9, 1:00 PM EST to January 19, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Warren forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hamilton

When
January 9, 4:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wires were downed along portions of Route 28 near Long Lake.

High Wind, Eastern Rensselaer

When
January 9, 4:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Rensselaer

When
January 9, 4:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree and wires were downed along New York Route 2.

High Wind, Eastern Columbia

When
January 9, 4:00 PM EST to January 10, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was downed along Route 22 near Hillsdale.

Flood, Dutchess

When
January 9, 11:00 PM EST to January 10, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Dutchess County, 1.99 mi SSW of Dutchess Jct to 1.26 mi S of Dutchess Jct
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.442, -73.980

A portion of Route 9D near Beacon was closed due to flooding.

Flood, Dutchess

When
January 10, 1:00 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Dutchess County, 0.92 mi NE of Arthursburg to 1.2 mi ENE of Arthursburg
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.639, -73.766

New York Route 82 was closed between Emans Road and Beaver Road in Lagrangeville due to flooding.

Flood, Albany

When
January 10, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Albany County, 0.92 mi NNE of North Bethlehem
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.683, -73.845

Water was reported over U.S. Route 20 between Fuller Road and Schoolhouse Road in Guilderland.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2024

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1156380, 1156381, 1156382, 1156383, 1156384, 1156385, 1156386, 1156387, 1156394, 1156395, 1156396.