Flash Flood — Tompkins, New York

2015-06-14 to 2015-06-15 · near Trumbulls Corners, Tompkins, New York

$1.5M

Property damage

Event narrative

Flooding caused the washout of numerous bridges in the area. Several homes were flooded to the first floor. The Shelter Valley mobile home park was evacuated.

Wider weather episode

A warm front stalled across New York and northern Pennsylvania, providing the focus for repeating clusters of thunderstorms in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier NY regions. A tropical-like airmass was in place allowing for a stripe of 2-4 inches of very heavy rain to fall in a narrow band extending from near Watkins Glen to areas north of Binghamton. Severe flash flooding was encountered with numerous roads and culverts destroyed by raging water. In some areas, homes, schools and other businesses were flooded. Cumulative damage estimates across the affected areas were about $10 Million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 583045. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.