Heavy Rain — Putnam, New York
2011-06-22 · near Sodom, Putnam, New York
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A short-lived thunderstorm produced torrential rain and poor visibility in the town of Southeast. A motorcyclist, travelling too fast for the existing conditions on I-84 near the I-684 interchange, did not see the vehicle in front of him stopping and crashed into the rear of the slower moving vehicle. The motorcyclist sustained fatal injuries.
Wider weather episode
Thunderstorms moving across the area produced heavy rainfall, which resulted in poor visibility and led to a fatal motor vehicle accident.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 329868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.