KINGSTON, N.Y. â Heavy rains and high winds could cause flooding and power outages in the region beginning Thursday and continuing into Christmas Day, forecasters say.
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flood watch and a wind advisory for much of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskills. The agency said heavy rain falling on a deep snowpack will lead to significant melting, which could result in flooding.
"The snowmelt combined with one to three inches of rain, with locally higher amounts of up to six inches in the eastern Catskills, could cause urban flash flooding," the watch states. "Flows in rivers may increase quickly with some rising above flood stage on Friday."Â