64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$7.4M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Columbia County, New York: 64 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #403 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Columbia County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Columbia County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 64 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Columbia County archive, flash flood makes up 7.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #403 for this hazard and #24 within New York, putting it in the 86.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Columbia County with 23 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | COLUMBIAVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | RED ROCK | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | ANCRAM | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | BARTON CORNERS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | RED ROCK | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | NEW CONCORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | CANAAN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | CHATHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | CHEVIOT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2018 | RED ROCK | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 102
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Torrential rain caused flashed flooding in Canaan during the evening hours of August 30th, resulting in an estimated $280,000 in damage due to washed out roads and trees falling onto roads. Majority of damage was West of County Route 5, as well as portions of State Route 295. Flooding was also reported in the town of New Lebanon, where County Route 9 was closed north of Route 20.
During the late evening hours and early morning hours of May 6 and 7, thunderstorms with torrential rain produced flash flooding across the northwest portion of Columbia County. A mud slide covered the Conrail tracks at Stuyvesant. Roads were also flooded in Stockport, Stuyvesant, West Ghent and Greenport. In the Town of Stuyvesant, State Highway 9J, Land Road, Hollow and Allendale Roads and County Highway 46 were flooded. Mud slides also covered portions of State Highway 9J. Other flooded roads included, State Highway 66 in West Ghent and County Highway 25 in Stockport. Numerous basements in this portion of the county were also flooded.
Several roads were closed in various portions of Columbia County due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall.||In Hillsdale, Rodman, Wolf Hill, and Pumpkin Roads were closed due to significant flooding. A high volume of water, seven feet deep and backed up over a 20 acre swamp, was believed to have burst from a beaver dam, sending a cascade of water down Wolf Hill Road.||In addition, School Street in Chatham was also closed due to flooding.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Columbia County, New York?
64 flash flood events are recorded in Columbia County between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Columbia County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Columbia County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Columbia County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Columbia County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/columbia-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.