Flash Flood — Putnam, New York

2024-06-30 · near Sodom, Putnam, New York

Event narrative

Police reports occupied vehicle stuck in flood water.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front allowed for widespread thunderstorm development on June 30th. MUCAPE values of 2000-3000 J/kg with PWATs near 2 allowed for thunderstorms to produce heavy rainfall with rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour. These thunderstorms moved through the Lower Hudson Valley and Connecticut resulting in 1 to 2 inches of rain, most of which fell over a one to two hour period. This resulted in localized flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192533. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.