Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:58PM EDT until July 21 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Highland,
Staatsburg, Fairview, Port Ewen, Tillson, Lloyd, Esopus, Norrie
Heights, Union Center, Plutarch, Haviland, Rifton, Dashville,
Ellerslie, Highland Landing and Dewitt Mills.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at
[email protected]... On Facebook at
www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.
Area Description:
Dutchess, NY; Ulster, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
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