Flash Flood — Onondaga, New York

2015-06-30 · near Coleville, Onondaga, New York

Direct deaths

$500K

Property damage

Event narrative

Severe urban flash flooding occurred in the City of Syracuse. A man was swept to his death after stepping into an open manhole on East Fayette Street. Heavy rainfall caused the manhole cover to be blown off by excessive water pressure in the storm sewer system.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonably strong storm system tapping into above normal moisture sources across the Great Lakes and Northeast triggered multiple heavy rain producing thunderstorms across the region. Localized torrential rainfall in central New York caused serious urban flash flooding in the Syracuse, NY metropolitan area. Damages are estimated between three and five million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 596765. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.