Flash Flood in Lewis County, New York

A weak surface low drifted across the North Country and produced slow moving thunderstorms. The thunderstorms produced three-quarter inch hail near Turin and Port Leyden. The storms also dropped very heavy rains'radar estimating between eight and nine inches in some locations. The Village of Port Leyden in the Town of Leyden was hardest hit. More than a dozen roads in the Town were completely washed out with numerous others damaged. A sewer line and secondary water line were destroyed with a 'Boil Water' advisory issued. About a dozen homes were damaged. A basement wall collapsed in one resulting in a total loss. Several dozen people had to be evacuated at the height of the storm. A State of Emergency was declared and the resulting damages were enough to warrant the county inclusion in a State Disaster Declaration.