Jul 16, 2000
In the wake of the July 15 rainstorm, the air mass remained very humid and unstable across eastern New York. Widely scattered thunderstorms developed late on July 16. Most of these were in Rensselaer county and produced addtional heavy rainfall. Torrential thunderstorm rains produced flooding in the town of Petersburg with some secondary roads reported washed out.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5165236). 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.