Flash Flood in Onondaga County, New York

Flash Flood June 30, 2015 · Onondaga County, New York

Death

$500K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Coleville (43.0799, -76.1820).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 596765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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