Flash Flood — Richmond, New York

2019-08-07 · near Oakwood Hgts, Richmond, New York

Event narrative

A car was stranded in high water near Amboy Road in the Bay Terrace section of Staten Island.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed across the New York City metro area ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches. Multiple rounds of showers and storms exacerbated the flash flood threat, with many locations receiving 1-3 inches of rain, much of which fell in only a few hours. A CoCoRaHS observer on Staten Island reported 2.26 inches of rain with this event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 855255. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.