Power Outage in Cohoes, NY

A power pole was reported down.

Two medium sized trees were downed near the Hamlet of Fuera Bush, one of them on power lines.

A power pole was snapped on Broadway in the City of Cohoes.

Trees and power lined were downed on Wemple Road. Time was estimated by radar.

Many trees snapped in half and were sheared off at the top. There was also additional trees uprooted, powerlines down, and some street signs bent in half and pulled out of the ground.

The National Weather Service confirmed a microburst (straight line wind damage) near Colonie. Damage was in a narrow path that began near the intersection of Kings Road and Cordell Road, east-southeast to Morris Road. Along this path, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, roofs were damaged, a flag pole was bent, at least one power pole was snapped and a large overhead door was buckled inward.

Power lines were downed.

Multiple trees were reported down in Loudonville as a result of thunderstorm wind. One large tree was downed at the corner of Knob Hill Road and Dorwood Drive, which also damaged a fence. Power lines were downed and burning as a result of the downed tree as well. Additional downed tree limbs were located near the intersection of Maxwell Road and Old Niskayuna Road and one car was crushed as a result of the downed tree limbs. Pea sized hail also accompanied the strong winds.

Trees and wires were reported down in Colonie due to thunderstorm winds. Power outages were reported in the area as a result of the downed wires.

A tree and power lines were reported down on Sawmill Road in East Berne due to thunderstorm winds.

Trees and wires were downed on New Salem Road near the Punkintown Fairgrounds in the New Salem section of New Scotland due to thunderstorm winds. A large pine tree was downed on a house and power lines were ripped from a home.

Several trees and power lines were downed at the Alpine Meadows Golf Course in Greenfield due to thunderstorm winds. A large tree was downed across the tee box of the par-4 first hole.

An emergency was declared by the New York Power Authority at the Visher Ferry Power Dam at Lock 7 because floodwaters engulfed an earthen embankment which is part of the dam.||Moderate flooding occurred on the Mohawk River at Cohoes. The Cohoes river gage located on right bank at School Street powerplant in Cohoes exceeded its 20 foot flood stage at 5:32 am EST August 29th, its 21 foot moderate flood stage at 8:50 am, crested at 21.86 feet at 1 pm, and dropped below flood stage at 12:15 am August 30th.

An emergency was declared by the New York Power Authority at the Visher Ferry Power Dam at Lock 7 because floodwaters engulfed an earthen embankment which is part of the dam.||Moderate flooding occurred on the Mohawk River at Cohoes. The Cohoes river gage located on right bank at School Street powerplant in Cohoes exceeded its 20 foot flood stage at 5:32 am EST August 29th, its 21 foot moderate flood stage at 8:50 am, crested at 21.86 feet at 1 pm, and dropped below flood stage at 12:15 am August 30th.

Large trees were reported downed and a power pole snapped near the intersection of County Road 405 and County Road 403 in South Westerlo due to strong thunderstorm winds.

A tree was reported down at the New Scotland Town Hall Building in New Scotland due to strong thunderstorm winds.||In addition, New Scotland Road, or Route 85, was closed between Fisher Boulevard and Caldwell Boulevard in Slingerlands due to fallen power lines.

Law enforcement personnel reported that trees were blown onto a power line along Beaver Dam Road.

Power lines down.

A hot and humid airmass was in place, providing enough energy for scattered thunderstorms to develop across the region. The hardest hit area was in the town of Whitehall, New York which saw repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours of August 24th. An impressive 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across the far northeast portions of Washington County, resulting in 8 flooded roadways, 21 flooded structures, 1 water rescue, several cars partially submerged and the Whitehall Junior-Senior High School being significantly damaged by the flood waters. The school superintendent estimated that it would cost 16 million dollars to repair the damages from the flood waters. Overall, 40 homes and 13 businesses or non-profit organizations sustained damage totaling 1.5 million dollars. There was also about 1,200 power outages as a result of the storms in Washington County. A Physical Disaster Declaration was declared for Washington County as a result of the storms. There was also one isolated report of trees down in Albany county from a separate storm.

Isolated thunderstorms developed in a humid unstable airmass during the afternoon hours of August 4. One thunderstorm became briefly severe as it produced wind gusts in Altamont, Albany County, strong enough to take down large limbs and power lines on Route 146. Lightning from another storm struck the deck of a home causing a small fire that was quickly extinquished by the Colonie Fire Department.