Flash Flood — St. Lawrence, New York

2024-08-09 · near Rensselaer Falls, St. Lawrence, New York

$3.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Emergency Mgmt. reported widespread flash flooding across the area with numerous roads closed or washed out due to severe flash flooding. This included, but was not limited to US Route 11 in numerous locations. Some homes and bridges were also damaged with a few swift water rescues noted. The hardest hit areas were around Canton, Colton, Potsdam and Stockholm.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of TS Debby tracked through St. Lawrence County during the afternoon/early evening of August 9, 2024. This produced a 50-75 mile swath of excessive rainfall from 3 to 7 inches which led to widespread flash flooding. Subsequent information indicated over 100 roads damaged or washed out with several bridges damaged and/or destroyed. Some flood damage to homes also occurred in a few locations along with several swift water rescues.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1202882. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.