Power Outage in Alplaus, NY

Two separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, snow, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake.||Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed with some localized amounts of 4 inches. The combination of the rain and snowmelt in some places resulted in some flooding and some creeks to overflow their banks.||Strong pre-frontal and post-frontal winds occurred with this event with widespread wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph. Such winds resulted in some downed trees and power lines as well as minor damage to some structures. A few power outages occurred as a result.||Snow showers in the wake of the cold front brought mainly light accumulations. However, a pocket of more moderate snow occurred across the northern and central Taconics with snowfall amounts in the 4 to 8 inch range.||Much colder air built into the region in the wake of the front which, combined with the strong winds, led to wind chill values as low as 15 to 25 degrees below zero in some areas. A few warming centers opened up across the region as a result of the cold.||Key impacts: minor flooding, tree damage, power outages.

December 23, 2022

A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022. Generally, one to three inches of rain fell across eastern New York with the heaviest amounts located over portions of Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie and Washington counties.

September 13, 2022

A slow moving frontal system produced widespread heavy rainfall and flooding across eastern New York from April 7-8, 2022. Rainfall amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches were common, though a few localized areas received upwards of 4.50 inches. Periods of light to moderate rainfall began during the daytime hours on April 7 with the steadiest and heaviest rainfall arriving during the evening hours on April 7 into the overnight hours on April 8 before ending.||This heavy rainfall led to over a dozen rivers to exceed minor flood stage with a few rivers reaching moderate flood stage. For some, it took days after the event for waters to recede. ||In addition to the heavy rainfall and widespread flooding, strong winds developed across portions of the Taconics with peak gusts in the 35-50 mph range.||The combination of rain and wind led to only sporadic power outages. As a result of the heavy rain and flooding, a Travel Advisory was issued for Montgomery County during the overnight hours of April 7.

April 07, 2022

A strong cold front pushed across eastern New York during the late afternoon and evening hours on December 11, 2021. Seasonably mild air ahead of this front resulted in the development of a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms which pushed eastward bringing strong to locally damaging winds across the region. Widespread wind gusts within and in the wake of these showers and thunderstorms were between 40 and 60 mph.||Damage to trees, power lines and structures were concentrated across portions of the Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and Lake George Saratoga region. Power outages occurred across eastern New York with Hamilton County the hardest hit based on percentage of tracked customers impacted.||Winds eased into the early morning hours on December 12, 2021.

December 11, 2021

A coastal storm brought a prolonged period of moderate rainfall across portions of eastern New York, mainly on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. While the rain was not falling particularly heavily, persistent rainfall rates of 0.25 to 0.50 of an inch an hour occurred for several hours across portions of Ulster, Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady counties. This resulted in rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches across the region. Minor flooding began as early as the late morning hours on October 26, but the greatest coverage of flooding occurred during the afternoon and evening hours as roads began to close. Rivers, creeks and streams also began overflowing their banks leading to additional flooding. Rain ended during the overnight hours, slowly allowing waters to recede. However, roads damaged by the flooding remained closed into the daytime hours of October 27.||Gusty winds between 30 and 40 mph also accompanied the storm which resulted in a few downed trees and some power outages.||New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for selected counties across New York State including Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie and Ulster.

October 26, 2021

Pleasant Valley Elementary School and Mont Pleasant Middle School were dismissed at 12:30 p.m. “due to a power outa… https://t.co/xNHkF9CkNg

@dgazette - November 03, 2021 18:22

‼️‼️ Pleasant Valley and Mont Pleasant will be dismissing at 12:30 p.m. today due to power outage at both location… https://t.co/wIQRwZXwuD

@SCSchools - November 03, 2021 16:09

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@1800LAW1010 - March 28, 2021 15:01

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@LineintheStreet - February 17, 2021 04:34

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@JC121982 - February 17, 2021 01:19