Severe Weather

Large swaths of the Northeast are under flood watch through Wednesday evening as heavy rain pummels the region.

Parts of the train tracks between New York City and Albany are flooded and covered with debris, according to Amtrak Northeast.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking residents to stay prepared as severe thunderstorms are set to hit the North Country and extreme heat advisories are in effect statewide.

The oceanic conditions that create the planet’s most powerful hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific, fueled by warm water that now extends far below the ocean surface. These expanding hot spots can supercharge the strongest storms.

The rainfall throughout New York has broken records at some of the gauges across the state that measure precipitation.

Cleanup efforts are under way after heavy rains caused damaging floods in large parts of the Northeast on Sunday.

Intense rain Sunday led to road closures, power outages and emergency responses throughout the WAMC listening area.

The University at Albany has been tapped to partner on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration severe weather research effort. The Cooperative…

Wednesday’s powerful storms downed trees and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in the WAMC listening area.The storm that brought heavy rain and…

A state of emergency was declared Saturday night after severe thunderstorms swept through the Town of Hoosick and Village of Hoosick Falls in Rensselaer…