NWS Albany NYFF.W 0029August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ulster, NY
The National Weather Service office in Albany issued a flash flood warning for Ulster in New York, which was in force until 10:15 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 29th flash flood warning the NWS office in Albany issued in 2026. New York had 40 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 23 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New York's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albany NY
- Area
- Ulster
- State
- New York
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:14 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KALY FF.W 0029
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New York since 2008Every warning type in New York
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The notice as issued
FFWALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Ulster County in east central New York... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Shandaken, Seager, Frost Valley, Oliverea, Mapledale, Branch, Belle Ayr, Big Indian, Highmount, Pine Hill, Hardenburg, Bushnellsville and Turnwood.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.