Flood — Clinton, New York

2013-06-11 to 2013-06-13 · near Standish, Clinton, New York

$1.8M

Property damage

Event narrative

Flooding of the Saranac River and its tributaries caused the closure of over a dozen roads in Saranac, Riverview, and Redford due to inundation and washouts.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving area of low pressure traveled southwest to northeast across northern New York on June 10 to 11, producing a swath of rainfall in excess of 3 inches over northern Franklin County and western Clinton County. Previous rainfall had saturated soils and elevated river levels beginning in late May. Rain ended on June 11, however rivers continued to flood through June 12.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 452605. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.