Overview
- A slow‑moving storm dropped historically large totals over roughly 48 hours, with nearly a foot of rain in parts of Columbia and Rensselaer counties and about 5.5–8 inches measured in Albany-area gauges.
- Flash flooding on Wednesday forced water rescues and evacuations across multiple towns and left no reported deaths or serious injuries as crews began pumping basements and opening shelters.
- The floods destroyed a centuries‑old grist mill in Castleton-on-Hudson and damaged the local water plant there, prompting a boil‑water advisory and pleas to reduce water use.
- Roads and other local infrastructure were washed out or rendered unsafe, with some repairs estimated to take months and cost from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars.
- Officials are conducting detailed damage assessments to determine eligibility for state or federal aid while meteorologists warn saturated soils could lead to renewed flooding from an approaching storm expected Sunday into Monday.