Flash Flood — Oneida, New York

1999-07-04 · near Countywide, Oneida, New York

Wider weather episode

An organized area of thunderstorms developed over the northern Great Lakes in association with an upper level disturbance and warm front. The thunderstorms moved southeast into a warm, humid and unstable airmass, entering the southern Tug Hill Plateau and western Mohawk Valley after midnight. The thunderstorms produced strong winds and heavy rain. Across Oneida, eastern Otsego and eastern Delaware counties numerous roads were washed out. Many streams and creeks rose out of their banks flooding countless basements across these counties. There was also extensive structural damage to bridges and buildings. A state of emergency was declared for Oneida county and the towns of Roxbury and Stamford in Delaware county. A rain spotter in Roxbury reported 3.84 inches of rain in just two hours. Flood waters washed out part of the Adirondack Scenic Railway line in Holland Patent.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5712769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.