Flooding wreaks havoc across Greene County
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July 29, 2026
The Mansion Street viaduct in Coxsackie flooded, leaving a vehicle stranded and submerged up to its roof.
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GREENE COUNTY―A state of emergency was declared in Greene County on Wednesday as widespread flooding wreaked havoc from the mountaintop to the rivertowns.
Rain began coming down on Tuesday afternoon and over the next 24 hours up to eight inches or more had fallen in parts of the county that was put under a flash flood warning by the National Weather Service in Albany.
Among the areas that were hit the hardest was Coxsackie where the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Dive/Swift Water Rescue Team was deployed with the Coxsackie Fire Department to rescue a woman, her granddaughter, and a dog and cat from a house surrounded by rising water.
The Mansion Street viaduct flooded, leaving a vehicle stranded and submerged up to its roof. Multiple sections of roadways remained impassable, including Mansion Street in front of Bethany Village and Peter Bronk Road where the bridge shifted from its base. The Village of Coxsackie, which like several other local municipalities declared its own state of emergency, asked all residents to shelter in place.
Greene County Emergency Services put out a lengthy list of known roadway issues around 11:30 a.m. and warned that conditions were continuing to change rapidly.
“Please obey all road closure signs and barricades, avoid flooded areas, and never attempt to drive through standing or moving water,” the county advised.
In Hunter, Route 214 at Route 23A flooded with possible roadway damage, as did Route 83 at Route 214. In New Baltimore, Main Street at Mill Street sustained heavy damage with a missing culvert and Cornell Park is closed until further notice due to damage. In Jewett, Route 23C between Mallory Road and Schribner Road experienced flooding and roadway damage, and Route 13 between Route 52 and Route 23C has a missing culvert. And the list goes on.
The American Red Cross has established emergency shelters at the Hunter Elementary School and Greenville High School for anyone impacted by the flooding.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
