TROY — Minor flooding hit the Capital Region and Hudson Valley between Friday and early Saturday morning after nearly a week of persistent rain.
Hudson River water levels in Troy reached 21.5 feet — a low flood stage — shortly after 5 a.m. on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Albany.
Esopus Creek levels at Mount Marion around 2:45 p.m. on Friday surpassed flood stage for the second time in a week. As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, it was at 20.8 feet — down slightly since peaking at 21.07 feet at 2:30 a.m. The threshold for minor flooding in that Ulster County hamlet is 20 feet…