Flash Flood — Madison, New York

2006-06-27 to 2006-06-28 · near Countywide, Madison, New York

Wider weather episode

Tropical moisture streamed northward into upstate New York ahead of a frontal system which slowly moved westward into the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the 27th. This brought an initial round of heavy rain to Madison County by Tuesday morning causing significant flash flooding in the northern portion of the county. The rain abated for a short time during the day Tuesday the 27th before another batch of heavy rain fell Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning as the front moved back east and combined with a low pressure system moving up the eastern seaboard. Total rainfall for the three day period ending Wednesday was between 4 and 8 inches. This scenario caused major flash flooding in Madison County, impacting many areas of the county starting at around Midnight EDT Wednesday and lasting into Wednesday morning. Hardest hit areas were south of Route 20, including Georgetown, Lebanon, Hamilton, and De Ruyter. Colgate University also had major flooding. A state of emergency was declared for the county. There were 12 bridges washed out, numerous roads flooded, and dozens of people rescued from the flood waters. 50 people had to be evacuated from the flood waters. No one was killed by the flooding with damage estimated at around 25 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5516313. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.