Jul 9, 2008
The passage of a cold front, along with very warm and moist air in place, led to the development of scattered thunderstorms across portions of east central New York during Wednesday afternoon on July 9th.||Localized flash flooding was reported in Rensselaer County due to thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 122701). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rensselaer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.