Jun 13, 1996
On June 13, a very moist and unstable atmosphere was situated over eastern New York. This produced torrential rain from training thunderstorms which resulted in flash flooding at Berne in northwest Albany County. Several roads were washed out during the late afternoon including: state route 443, state route 157A, Cole Hill Road, Irish Hill Road, Wolf Hill Road and Beaver Dam Road.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5561402). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Albany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.