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Nearly a foot (30 centimeters) of rain fell in parts of Columbia
and Rensselaer counties near Albany during a 48-hour period
ending Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said.
Albany, the state capital, was hit with 8 inches (20
centimeters) of rain over the same period.
First responders in Albany and several other towns said they
rescued people from their homes and vehicles on Wednesday as
waterways and streets flooded. Crews also pumped out waterlogged
basements. There were no reports of deaths or injuries, and the
flood waters were receding Thursday.
Photos and videos posted online showed stranded cars with water
up to their door windows, local farmland inundated by the heavy
rains and fast-moving floodwaters spilling over roads.
The grist mill owner, Andy Klein, said a neighbor banged on his
front door at about 8 a.m. Wednesday in Castleton-on-Hudson,
warning him of the flooding. An abutting creek swamped his
property with waters 3 to 4 feet (91 centimeters to 122
centimeters) deep and destroyed the oldest part of the mill next
to his home.
“It’s just a horrible event,” he said. “The mill’s been there
for hundreds of years, and (a) very sad event. I’m a big fan of
history, and I just watched a building being torn apart.”
The water plant in Castleton-on-Hudson sustained damage during
the flooding, leading to an advisory for local residents to boil
their water and reduce water usage, officials said.
Heavy rains earlier this week swamped other areas of New York as
well as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, flooding streets and
leading to water rescues.
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