41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Schenectady County, New York: 41 recorded events between 1996 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #797 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Schenectady County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Schenectady County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 41 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 Schenectady County archive, flash flood makes up 9.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #797 for this hazard and #43 within New York, putting it in the 73.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Schenectady County with 17 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2020 | EAST GLENVILLE | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 4, 2020 | BRAMAN CORNERS | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 4, 2020 | SCOTIA | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 4, 2020 | AQUEDUCT | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 4, 2020 | CARMAN | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 17, 2019 | SCHENECTADY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | SCHENECTADY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2016 | AQUEDUCT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2016 | SCHENECTADY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2016 | SCHENECTADY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 73
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Flash flooding resulted in numerous road closures across Schenectady County during the late afternoon and evening hours.||Several roads were also washed out, including, but not limited to, State Route 160 and culverts near the New York State Thruway overpass in Pattersonville, Crawford Road, North Kelly Road, and the bridge at Kelly Station Road and Route 7.||Additional damage occurred to a section of Route 5S near Rotterdam Junction.||In addition, Interstate 90, the New York State Thruway, was closed between exits 26 and 27 due to flooding, with several vehicles disabled in the flood waters.||Other roads that were closed included, but were not limited to, Guilderland Road at Cleveland Road, Route 147 between Charlton Road and West Glenville Road, Junction Road, Creek Road and Shun Pike Road near Esperance.||High water also scoured out a railroad embankment and the tracks that a train was on, stranding the train until the track could be repaired.
Heavy rain from repeated clusters of thunderstorms led to flash flooding in portions of Schenectady. This flooding led to several cars being stranded within rapid rises of water, along with ensuing water rescues. ||Weaver Street in Schenectady was particularly hard hit.
Several roads were closed due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall in Schenectady including portions of Weaver Street, Jay Street, Union Street and Broadway. Vehicles were stuck in the flood waters. At least one person had to be rescued after getting trapped on the roof of her minivan under the Weaver Street bridge.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Schenectady County, New York?
41 flash flood events are recorded in Schenectady County between 1996 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Schenectady County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Schenectady County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Schenectady 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 Schenectady County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/schenectady-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.