Flash Flood — Orange, New York

2023-07-09 · near Highland Mills, Orange, New York

Event narrative

Woman found dead after being swept away by flood waters.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary remained over the area which produced multiple rounds of torrential rainfall form heavy thunderstorms from July 9th through July 10th. CAPE values of 2500 to 3500 J/kg and PWAT values of near 1.8 allowed heavy thunderstorm development to produce rainfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour at times. There were parts of the area that receive anywhere from 3-5 inches of rain in a several hour period with some spots seeing upwards of 8 inches. This allowed for the issuance of a localized Flash Flood Emergency for portion of the Lower Hudson Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1122104. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.