Aug 17, 2018
A series of disturbances ahead of a cold frontal boundary brought rounds of heavy rainfall and strong to severe thunderstorms to the region during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, August 17th. As a result of these disturbances, numerous trees and wires were downed across the region. There were also reports of flash flooding in Columbia county, New York. Rainfall from the event ranged from 1 to 5.36 inches. A Federal Disaster Declaration was declared due to the flooding in Columbia and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 781817). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.