Flood in Orange County, New York

Flood September 8, 2011 · Orange County, New York

$6.3M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cardinal Dr. was closed at Peacock Circle in Washingtonville due to flooding. In Mt. Hope, Seybolt Ave. was washed out and two ft. of water infiltrated numerous homes in the Hidden Valley development off of Guymard Turnpike. Property damage amount is estimated. Total reported rainfall amounts in Orange County ranged from 4.56 inches in Port Jervis to 8.30 inches in Warwick.

The wider storm

The combination of showers and thunderstorms in association with a slow moving cold front and deep tropical moisture moving up the east coast from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, produced a prolonged period of rainfall, which led to flooding across portions of the Lower Hudson Valley.

Began near Otisville (41.4692, -74.5479).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 358681. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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