Flash Flood — Sullivan, New York

2010-10-01 · near Rockland, Sullivan, New York

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads throughout the county, including Rockland. A vehicle fatality occurred at about 5:00 AM on the morning of October 1st in the Town of Neversink. The driver was traveling to work and was swept by floodwaters into Willowemoc Creek. The body of the 55 year old woman was found the next morning along the shore of the Neversink Reservoir.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure system interacting with abundant tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain across central New York. Steady and occasionally heavy rain fell across much of the region, causing flash flood problems, as well as minor to moderate flooding of the larger main stem rivers. The rain and flooding began on September 30 and continued into the overnight and next day (October 1), especially across parts of the Catskills. Higher amounts of rain fell across Delaware county in the western Catskills, where 6 to 8 inches of rain caused more serious flood problems.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 264461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.