Flash Flood — Orange, New York

2004-08-30 · near West Portion, Orange, New York

Event narrative

The remnants of a tropical system combined with a stalled frontal boundary acted to ignite slow moving thunderstorms on the evening of August 30th. These thunderstorms moved over Western Orange County NY for several hours. Hourly radar rainfall estimates in the 3-5" range were observed at times. The hardest hit areas were Port Jervis and Deer Park, where flooding was severe enough to initiate states of emergencies. Houses were damaged, roads were destroyed, and buildings collapsed throughout Western Orange County. Damage estimates were 2.2 million in public and 1.8 million in private property.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5419004. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.