NWS Albany NYFA.W 0006July 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Berkshire, Columbia and Rensselaer, MA and NY
The National Weather Service office in Albany issued a flood warning for Berkshire, Columbia and Rensselaer in Massachusetts, New York, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on July 29. It was the 6th areal flood warning the NWS office in Albany issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 3 flood warnings in July 2026, against 5 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Massachusetts's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albany NY
- Area
- Berkshire, Columbia and Rensselaer
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:42 a.m. EDT, July 29, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. EDT, July 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KALY FA.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Massachusetts, including the following county, Berkshire and east central New York, including the following counties, Columbia and Rensselaer. * WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1142 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pittsfield, North Adams, Great Barrington, Hoosick Falls, Adams, Williamstown, Lee, Lenox, Sheffield, Cheshire, Stephentown, New Lebanon, Grafton, Berlin, Becket, Austerlitz, Otis, Sandisfield, Florida and Hancock. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.