Flood — Orange, New York

2011-08-28 · near Monroe, Orange, New York

Event narrative

Route 208 near Monroe was closed due to flooding.

One 52 year old man drove through flood waters around 3 barricades and drowned in the Town of Tuxedo.

Wider weather episode

Irene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City. Irene then moved across Southeast New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border later that evening. Copious amounts of tropical moisture within the storm produced extended periods of heavy rainfall, which resulted in widespread moderate to major flooding across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 347666. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.