Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
Bergen County
Ft Lee 02 1500EST
1530EST
Flash flooding of roadways due to
torrential downpours from
thunderstorms.
Passaic County
Clifton 24 1850EST
1900EST
A man fell into a swiftly flowing
tributary of the Passaic River around
8 pm EDT and was killed. Heavy rains of
up to 3 inches had fallen in the area
during Friday and Saturday (the 23rd
and 24th) which caused the stream to
run more swiftly than normal. M39IW
Hudson County
Jersey City 29 1800EST
1900EST
Cars submerged by thunderstorm flash
flooding. Rescues performed.
Hudson County
Bayonne 29 1850EST
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Sussex County
Vernon 01 1330EST
Thunderstorms with intense cloud to
ground lightning caused havoc across
Sussex County during the afternoon and
evening of June 1st. At about 2:30 PM
EDT, lightning struck a home on
Cardinal Road in Vernon, igniting a
fire. The fire was under control
within an hour, however the house
was nearly destroyed. In Andover,
lightning sparked a roof fire at a
Rolling Hills Apartment. Meanwhile
in Frankford along North Shore Road,
a large tree fell onto the middle
portion of a homes roof during the
evening of June 1st. A woman outside
the home at the time confirmed that
lightning was the cause of the
downed tree. A telephone pole was
downed on Running Hills Drive along
with several downed wires on Route
94 due to lightning strikes. State
Police, during the late evening of
June 1, directed traffic at a failed
traffic light at Ross’s Corner, where
Routes 15, 206 and 565 meet. Minor
power outages were reported in the
Sparta area. There were no injuries
reported across the county.
Sussex County
Vernon 01 1337EST
Thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in the Vernon Valley area
during the early afternoon of June 1st.
Sussex County
Sussex 01 1435EST
A gust front arrived in Sussex, New
Jersey ahead of the parent
thunderstorm. As a result of the
strong winds, trees and power lines
were knocked down in the Sussex area
during the afternoon of June 1st.
Sussex County
Newton 01 1700EST
A strong thunderstorm blew through
Newton, New Jersey (Sussex County)
around 6:00 PM EDT on June 1st.
Lightning struck a tree and some
gusty winds downed some branches.
Heavy downpours in association
with the thunderstorm caused some
brief but minor street flooding.
Hunterdon County
Countywide 01 1745EST
A severe thunderstorm, which blew
through Hunterdon County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June
1st, knocked down power lines all
across the county.
Hunterdon County
Flemington 01 1810EST
Trees were knocked down in Flemington,
New Jersey during the early evening of
June 1st as a severe thunderstorm blew
through Hunterdon County.
Monmouth County
Allentown 01 1830EST
Severe thunderstorms rolled across
parts of Monmouth County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. Strong
winds from the thunderstorms downed
power lines on Yardville-Allentown
Road around 8:30 PM EDT.
Somerset County
Millstone 01 1840EST
A severe thunderstorm, which rolled
across Somerset County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June 1st,
downed trees and power lines in the
Millstone area.
Mercer County
Ewing Township 01 1840EST
A couple of severe thunderstorms
rolled across Mercer County, New
Jersey between 7:40 PM EDT and 8:30
PM EDT on June 1st. Strong winds
associated with the thunderstorms
downed power lines all across the
county. In addition to the downed
power lines, trees were knocked
down on Barry Road in Hopewell
Township.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Mercer County
Princeton 01 1900EST
A home, off Meetinghouse Court near
Griggs Farm development, was struck
by lightning around 8 PM EDT on
June 1st producing smoky conditions.
Also around 8 PM EDT, there was
smoke reported at the Quaker Bridge
Mall, which was at an escalator due
to a power outage. No injuries were
reported in either events.
Morris County
Dover 01 1900EST
During the early evening hours of
June 1st, lightning struck a home at
80 Maple Avenue in Dover, forcing
the family from their home and
sparking a fire in the homes attic.
No injuries were reported as a result
of the lightning strike and fire,
however some 2,500 customers in
Dover were left without power during
the storm.
Somerset County
Rocky Hill 01 1900EST
During a thunderstorm at about 8 PM
EDT, lightning struck the chimney
of an apartment building on Spring
Road in Montgomery Township. Two
of the apartments suffered some
damage and its occupants were
relocated, however no injuries
resulted.
Morris County
Schooleys Mtn 01 1900EST
A home at 1 Stuart Court in
Washington Township was struck
by lightning during the evening
of June 1st. The lightning
strike caused a fire to the roof
line, and 4 occupants were
evacuated from the dwelling with
no injuries reported.
Mercer County
Ewing Township 01 1900EST
2000EST
Law enforcement reported street
flooding on Stokes Avenue in Ewing
around 8 p.m. EDT. The road was
rendered temporarily impassable,
but the water receded by 9 p.m.
EDT. The storm total from Mercer
County Airport was 1.10 inches,
most of which fell within an hour.
Burlington County
Countywide 01 2000EST
Thunderstorms during the evening
of June 1st caused havoc across
Burlington County, New Jersey and
nearby counties. Lightning sparked
a house fire in Medford, which
destroyed the home. No one at the
home was hurt, however a Medford
firefighter was taken to a nearby
hospital as he suffered from
dehydration. Also, a shed fire
occurred in Mount Laurel on
Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road, and
a house fire occurred on Avon Court.
Both fires were caused by lightning
strikes, and both structures
sustained severe damage. Meanwhile,
two house fires occurred on King
Avenue in Evesham when lightning
struck a utility pole at 11:37 PM
EDT, dropping a power line in front
of both homes. This energized the
water lines into each home and
sparked small fires. There were no
injuries reported and the dollar
amount in damage was not available.
Lightning strikes also damaged
computer systems at the Burlington
County Central Communications
building and also at the National
Weather Service Office in Mount
Holly, NJ. Numerous wires were
downed throughout Medford, Evesham
and Mount Laurel from the intense
cloud to ground lightning strikes.
Some 60,000 customers were without
power in Burlington, Camden and
Gloucester Counties.
Salem County
Carneys Pt 01 2008EST
Trees and power lines were knocked
down at 9:08 PM EDT on June 1st in
Carney’s Point Township, New Jersey
when thunderstorms rumbled across
Salem County.
Gloucester County
Bridgeport to 01 2010EST
Turnersville
Severe thunderstorms rumbled their way
across Gloucester County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. As a
result of strong winds associated with
the thunderstorms, trees and power
lines were knocked down from Logan
Township to Washington Township.
Camden County
Gibbsboro 01 2040EST
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
parts of Camden County around 9:40
PM EDT on June 1st. Damaging winds
produced by the thunderstorms downed
trees and power lines in Gibbsboro
to near the Turnersville area.
Burlington County
Evesboro 01 2045EST
Winds from severe thunderstorms
downed trees and power lines across
portions of Evesham Township, New
Jersey on eastward, during the
evening of June 1st.
Gloucester County
Verga 01 2200EST
At around 10:00 PM EDT in the
Millburn, New Jersey area, the
fire department at Gero Park was
struck by lightning, which damaged
several pieces of electronic
equipment, including computers and
communications equipment, and a small
hole was discovered in the roof of the
building. Earlier in the evening, at
about 7:45 PM EDT, lightning struck
a Great Hills Road home, where light
smoke was observed coming from the
attic of the home, and two circuit
breakers had been tripped from the
electrical surge. No injuries were
reported from either event.
Gloucester County
2 SSE Paulsboro 02 2120EST 0.8 250
A fast moving thunderstorm tracked
northward during the evening of June
2nd across southern New Jersey, then
merged with additional thunderstorms
arriving from the west as it entered
Gloucester County about 10:20 PM EDT.
The merging thunderstorm produced an
F0 tornado in East Greenwich Township,
New Jersey. The National Weather
Service Office in Mount Holly, New
Jersey conducted a storm survey and
confirmed that a weak tornado with
65 mph winds touched down. The path
length of the tornado was three-
quarters of a mile and the path
width was mostly around 100 yards,
but at its maximum it reached 250
yards. Numerous trees were knocked
down and snapped in a six block
area. Three homes sustained major
damage from downed trees, and another
twenty homes had minor damage. Roofing
material from a house on County Lane
Road was found a quarter of a mile
away near the Mount Royal Firehouse.
Camden County
Haddonfield 03 0307EST
0500EST
Runoff from the heavy rain that fell
around Midnight EDT on the 3rd caused
some minor flooding along the Cooper
River. The Cooper River at Haddonfield
was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from
307 a.m. EDT through 6 a.m. EDT on the
3rd. It crested at 2.84 feet at 345
a.m. EDT on the 3rd. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates averaged between
1 and 2 inches. Actual storm totals
included 1.80 inches in Pennsauken
and 1.22 inches in Somerdale.
Gloucester County
Mullica Hill 09 1455EST
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
knocked down trees in Mullica Hill, New
Jersey at 3:55 PM EDT. Also at the same
time, a large tree was knocked down in
Woodbury, New Jersey. While not severe,
the same thunderstorm produced hail to
the size of peas in Glassboro between
4:00 PM EDT and 4:15 PM EDT.
NJZ024 Eastern Cape May
18 1800EST
28 2100EST
A seven-year-old boy drowned during the
evening of the 18th in Ocean City after
getting caught in a rip current. M7IW
Warren County
2 W Alpha 19 1638EST
A severe thunderstorm, which rumbled
across parts of Warren County, New
Jersey during the early evening of
June 19th, downed trees and power
lines near the town of Alpha at
5:38 PM EDT.
Monmouth County
Roosevelt 23 1603EST
1608EST
A severe thunderstorm tore down trees
and wires in the southwestern part of
Monmouth County. Most of the reported
wind damage was in Millstone Township
and Roosevelt Borough.
Hunterdon County
Allerton 23 2000EST
A 59-year old male camper was
apparently struck by lightning and died
while resting in a hammock during the
evening of June 23rd. The man was in
a hammock, in Round Valley Reservoir,
which was anchored to several trees. It
is believed that the lightning bolt hit
the tree, struck the ground, then
traveled into the man. M59UT
Monmouth County
Roosevelt 23 2200EST
Lightning struck a home in Roosevelt,
setting the house on fire. The extent
of damage to the home was not known,
however no injuries were reported.
Ocean County
1 N Metedeconk 24 1430EST
A total of 1,100 customers lost power
during the afternoon of June 24th in
Point Pleasant as wires were knocked
down from lightning strikes.
Monmouth County
South Portion 24 1700EST
1900EST
Thunderstorms with heavy rain dropped
a Doppler Radar estimated two to four
inches of rain across southern
Monmouth County. This caused poor
drainage flooding and flooding of
smaller creeks in the county. Street
flooding also occurred in Sea Bright.
Gloucester County
Central Portion 24 1720EST
1930EST
Camden County
Southeast Portion 24 1735EST
1930EST
Burlington County
West Central Portion 24 1800EST
2000EST
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flooding of roadways and small streams
from central Gloucester County
northeast through central portions of
Burlington County. Doppler Radar storm
total estimates average 2 to 4 inches
in this area. In Gloucester County,
several roads were closed in and around
Pitman with up to three feet of water
on them. Roadway closures in Burlington
County occurred in Burlington,
Pemberton and Southampton Townships.
Measured storm totals included 4.20
inches in Glassboro (Gloucester
County), 2.89 inches in Medford
(Burlington County) and 2.59 inches in
Wrightstown (Burlington County).
Cumberland County
Southeast Portion 25 0315EST
0515EST
Cape May County
Northwest Portion 25 0355EST
0600EST
Repeating thunderstorms with torrential
downpours dropped a Doppler Radar
estimated six to ten inches of rain
across southeastern parts of Cumberland
County and northwestern parts of Cape
May County. This caused considerable
roadway and field flooding as well as
some stream flooding. Storm totals
included 6.25 inches in Millville.
Warren County
Millbrook to 27 1930EST
Carpenterville 30 1803EST
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second to fourth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Warren County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood in Belvidere and Phillipsburg,
but the second highest on record (since
1955) at Tocks Island. President
George W. Bush declared Warren County
a disaster area. Sporadic periods of
heavy rain started on the 23rd, but
the most widespread and heaviest rain
fell from the night of the 27th into
the morning of the 28th. Event totals
in Warren County averaged three to
eight inches, but storm totals
exceeded ten inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York State.
The Delaware River at Tocks Island was
above its 21 foot flood stage from 906
a.m. EDT on the 28th through 1043 a.m.
EDT on the 30th. It crested at 33.87
feet at 915 a.m. EDT on the 29th, the
second highest crest on record. Farther
downstream at Belvidere, the Delaware
River was above its 22 foot flood stage
from 1145 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
303 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 27.16 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream at
Phillipsburg, the Delaware River was
above its 22 foot flood stage from
830 p.m. EDT on the 27th through
703 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 37.09 feet at 1215 p.m. EDT on
the 29th, the fourth highest crest on
record.
Hunterdon County
Countywide 28 0400EST
30 1935EST
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth highest crest on
record for the Delaware River along
Hunterdon County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Hunterdon County a disaster
area. One man in Lambertville drowned
when he walked into flood waters.
Sporadic periods of heavy rain started
on the 23rd, but the most widespread
and heaviest rain fell from the night
of the 27th into the morning of the
28th. Event totals in Hunterdon County
averaged four to eight inches, but
storm totals exceeded 10 inches in
parts of the Upper Delaware Basin in
New York State.
The Delaware River at Riegelsville
(Bucks County) was above its 22 foot
flood stage from 451 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 632 p.m. EDT on the 30th.
It crested at 33.62 feet at 300 p.m.
EDT on the 29th, the fourth highest
crest on record. Farther downstream
at Frenchtown, the Delaware River was
above its 16 foot flood stage from
827 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 835
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
22.90 feet at 500 p.m. EDT on the
4th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Stockton, the Delaware River was
above its 18 foot flood stage from
4 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 620
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
25.35 feet at 7 p.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Lambertville the Delaware River was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
805 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
401 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 19.08 feet at 6 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. Inland the South Branch of
the Raritan River at High Bridge was
above its 10 foot flood stage from
107 p.m. EDT through 422 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 10.11 feet
at 2 p.m. EDT. Farther downstream at
Stanton, the South Branch of the
Raritan was above its 8 foot flood
stage from 750 a.m. EDT through 927
p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at
9.33 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT.
M?IW
Mercer County
Countywide 28 0611EST
30 1752EST
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth or fifth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Mercer County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Mercer heavy rain started on
the 23rd, but the most widespread and
heaviest rain fell from the night of
the 27th into the morning of the 28th.
Event totals in Mercer County averaged
three to six inches, but storm totals
exceeded 10 inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York
State. The hardest hit municipalities
were Trenton and Ewing with the Island
and Glen Afton sections of Trenton
affected the most.
The Delaware River at Washington’s
Crossing was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 825 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 912 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 22.54 feet at 700 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. The Delaware River at
Trenton was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 746 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 652 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 25.09 feet at 845 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fifth highest crest
on record. Inland the Assunpink Creek
at Trenton was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 711 a.m. EDT a.m. through
1231 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It
crested at 7.49 feet at 1030 EDT.
Camden County
Haddonfield 28 0629EST
1030EST
A nearly stationary frontal system
produced sporadic periods of heavy
rain occurred across New Jersey from
the 23rd into the morning of the 28th.
A low pressure system that developed
along the Atlantic seaboard combined
with the front and caused the most
widespread and heaviest rain to occur
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The heavy rain caused minor
flooding along the Cooper River. Tidal
flooding also occurred along the
Delaware River. Flooding though was
worse farther north along the Delaware
River. Event totals in Camden County
average three to six inches. The Cooper
River at Haddonfield was above its 2.8
foot flood from 729 a.m. EDT through
1130 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested
at 2.92 feet at 930 a.m. EDT. Storm
totals included 3.79 inches in Blue
Anchor.
Somerset County
Countywide 28 0649EST
29 1021EST
Sporadic periods of heavy rain occurred
across New Jersey from the 23rd into
the morning of the 28th. The most
widespread and heaviest rain occurred
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The culmination of the heavy rain
caused mainly minor flooding along the
main stem rivers in Somerset County on
the 28th and 29th. Flooding was worse
along the Delaware River. Event totals
in Somerset County averaged three to
six inches.
Along the main stem of the Raritan
River at Manville was above its 14
foot flood stage from 543 p.m. EDT
on the 28th through 310 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 15.76 feet at
930 p.m. EDT on the 28th. Farther
downstream, the Raritan River at Bound
Brook was above its 28 foot flood stage
from 1007 p.m. EDT on the 28th through
247 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
28.24 feet at 1128 p.m. EDT on the
28th. The North Branch of the Raritan
River at North Branch was above its
12.3 foot flood stage from 1033 a.m.
EDT through 520 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
It crested at 13.93 feet. Farther
downstream at Raritan, the North Branch
of the Raritan River was above its 10
foot flood stage from 115 p.m. EDT
through 608 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It
crested at 10.72 feet at 345 p.m. EDT.
Farther downstream at the village of
South Branch, the North Branch of the
Raritan River was above its 7 foot
flood stage from 749 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 202 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
It crested at 9.95 feet at 845 p.m.
EDT on the 28th. The Millstone River at
Griggstown was above its 10 foot flood
stage from 1231 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1121 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 10.54 feet at 4 p.m. EDT on
the 28th.
Sussex County
Montague to 28 0730EST
Flatbrookville 30 0500EST
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second or third highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Sussex County. The crest was the
second highest on record (since 1955)
at Tocks Island (Warren County) and
the third highest crest on record at
Montague. President George W. Bush
declared Sussex County a disaster
area. Sporadic periods of heavy rain
started on the 23rd, but the most
widespread and heaviest rain fell from
the night of the 27th into the morning
of the 28th. Event totals in Sussex
County averaged four to six inches,
but storm totals exceeded ten inches
in parts of the Upper Delaware Basin
in New York State.
The Delaware River at Montague was
above its 25 foot flood stage from
830 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 345
p.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
32.16 feet at 1015 p.m. EDT on the
28th, the third highest crest on
record. Farther downstream in Warren
County, the Delaware River at Tocks
Island was above its 21 foot flood
stage from 906 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1043 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 33.87 feet at 915 a.m. EDT
on the 29th, the second highest crest
on record. The flow from the Delaware
River slowed the run-off from the Flat
Brook and caused flooding along the
brook. The Flat Brook at Flatbrookville
was above its 6 foot flood stage from
545 p.m. EDT through 1152 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 6.25 feet at
815 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
Salem County
Carneys Pt 29 0217EST
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
parts of Salem County, New Jersey
during the very early morning hours of
June 29th. The strong winds produced
by the thunderstorm downed trees in
Carney’s Point, New Jersey at 3:17 AM
EDT.
Gloucester County
5 NW Glassboro 29 0243EST
During the very early morning hours of
June 29th, a severe thunderstorm rolled
across Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Trees and power lines were downed at
3:43 AM EDT from South Harrison
northeastward through Deptford
Township.
Camden County
Audubon 29 0256EST
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
downed trees in Gloucester Township,
New Jersey and Audubon, New Jersey
(both in Camden County) at 3:56 AM EDT
on June 29th.
Burlington County
Cinnaminson to 29 0303EST
Palmyra
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
northwestern Burlington County, New
Jersey during the very early morning
hours of June 29th. Trees and power
lines were downed at 4:03 AM EDT in
Cinnaminson. Riverside and Palmyra as
a result of strong winds.
Gloucester County
Turnersville 29 2130EST
A severe thunderstorm affected a
portion of Gloucester County, New
Jersey during the evening of June 29th.
The severe thunderstorm produced
nickel to quarter size hail in
Washington Township, near
Turnersville, at 10:30 PM EDT.
Burlington County
Rancocas 29 2145EST
Penny size hail fell in Westampton
Township.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
Rio Arriba County
Canjilon 01 1255MST
1315MST
About 15 to 20 minutes with email hail
and intermittent larger hail reported
at the Canjilon Ranger Station.
Guadalupe County
Pastura 02 1512MST
Union County
Grenville 02 1550MST
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Intl Arpt 06 1453MST
Union County
3 N Capulin to 12 1440MST
Capulin 1445MST
Large hail reported from the Volcano
National Monument south into Capulin.
Harding County
5 S Yates 12 1500MST
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt 14 1517MST
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt 14 1908MST
NMZ004>007 Sangre De Cristo Mountains–Northeast
Highlands–Harding–Far Northeast
Plains
15 1355MST
1926MST
Gusty winds developed as a strong upper
level trough moved over northern New
Mexico. In some cases the peak gusts
were aided by outflow winds from high
based virga showers.
Los Alamos County
2 S Los Alamos 22 1230MST
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos 22 1255MST
1305MST
San Miguel County
9 WSW Mineral Hill 22 1405MST
San Miguel County
17 N Pecos 22 1430MST
San Miguel County
2 N Mineral Hill 22 1432MST
Union County
6 N Folsom 22 1420MST
Union County
13 NE Folsom 22 1505MST
Quay County
3 SSW Ragland 22 1745MST
1750MST
Numerous 2 to 3 inch tree limbs snapped
off.
Mora County
12 N Wagon Mound 23 1530MST
Santa Fe County
2 SE Edgewood to 23 2145MST
Edgewood 2150MST
Storm produced swath of penny to half
dollar size hail near
San Miguel County
Las Vegas 24 1130MST
San Miguel County
12 NE Trementina 24 1640MST
Heavy rain and pea size hail also
reported.
Colfax County
13 NE Cimarron 24 1832MST
Bernalillo County
8 N Albuquerque Intl 26 1845MST
Bernalillo County
9 NE Albuquerque Intl 26 1909MST
Bernalillo County
12 NE Albuquerque Intl 26 1909MST
A storm with heavy rain produced high
winds over northeast sections of
Albuquerque. The Sandia Peak Tram
system reported gusts to 90 mph at the
top of the tram (10300 feet) and 70
mph wind at the base terminal (6900
feet).
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 27 2000MST
2120MST
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 27 2010MST
2120MST
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 27 2048MST
2105MST
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 27 2053MST
2110MST
Strong storms moved across Rio Rancho
and north central Albuquerque with
heavy rain and a swath of hail. Parts
of Rio Rancho, Corrales and the
Albuquerque North Valley had rains of
about 2 inches in 60 to 90 minutes.
Several dirt roads were unpassable or
washed out in Rio Rancho. Los Rios Road
on the east side of Highway 528
suffered the worst damage as the runoff
reclaimed the arroyo that had been
filled as a road in new housing
development situated on the sandy slope
of the mesa between Corrales and Rio
Rancho. Ponding problems developed
along Edith Blvd in the Albuquerque
North Valley filling streets to curb
full and reaching several inches into a
few homes.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences 01 1742MST
1756MST
Otero County
Alamogordo 22 1540MST
Otero County
Alamogordo 22 1545MST
1745MST
Strong thunderstorms developed over the
southern Sacramento Mountains and along
the eastern heights of Alamogordo. One
storm in particular dropped about an
inch and a half of rain in 40 minutes
over Marble Canyon, which drains into
eastern Alamogordo. Other storms added
heavy rain and several inches of
drifting small hail to that section of
town. Strong winds blew shingles off
houses, but flooding was the main
problem. Roads along the eastern heights
turned into raging torrents which flowed
westward into the center of town. Mud
flowed into numerous houses and several
vehicles were swept into arroyos. A gas
main was broken which led to the
evacuation of residents in the vicinity.
The state of NM put the damage total at
about $1.3 million.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
Carlsbad 10 1410MST
1417MST
Pea to nickel size hail fell in
northern portions of Carlsbad,
specifically at the intersection of
Canal and Pierce.
Lea County
Tatum 21 1819MST
A NWS cooperative observer recorded a
58 mph wind gust on his home
anemometer. No damage was reported.
Eddy County
Carlsbad 22 2050MST
2300MST
The public reported one foot of water
flowing over some of the local roads
in Carlsbad.
Lea County
1 S Hobbs 29 1700MST
NEW YORK, Central
Steuben County
Bath 01 1820EST
2200EST
Several road washouts due to
thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. A
trailer park had to be evacuated.
Onondaga County
Plainville 19 1057EST
Trees blown down and several roofs
damaged.
Steuben County
Thurston 22 1925EST
Trees blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Steuben County
Caton 22 1945EST
Trees blown down by strong thunderstorm
winds.
Steuben County
Lindley 22 1950EST
Trees blown down by strong thunderstorm
winds.
Chemung County
Elmira 22 2010EST
Trees and wires blown down by strong
thunderstorm
Delaware County
Cooks Falls 26 1300EST
28 2300EST
Record flooding occurred on the Beaver
Kill Creek at Cooks Falls. The Beaver
Kill rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 26 at 200 PM EDT, then fell below
flood stage temporarily, before rising
above flood stage again June 28th at
500 am EDT. The Beaver Kill Creek
crested at 20.54 feet June 28th at
around 11:00 am EDT. The previous
record measured from flood marks was
20.3 feet October 10, 1903
Sullivan County
5 W Liberty 26 1445EST
2300EST
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning
the 25th moved slowly west, to a
position from just north of New
England, south-southwest across the
Adirondacks through central New York
and then down the spine of the
Appalachians by Monday morning the
26th. Tropical moisture moved westward
and engulfed nearly all of New York
State and most of northern and
eastern Pennsylvania by Monday morning.
This resulted in a widespread area of
moderate to heavy rain across
all of central New York and northeast
Pennsylvania including the Poconos and
Catskills by Monday morning the 26th.
The heaviest rain occurred in the
Poconos and Catskills where rainfall
amounts totaled between 1.5 and 4
inches by 8 am EDT Monday. In Sullivan
County, 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Monday morning, which saturated soils.
Another round of heavy rain showers
and thunderstorms moved back into the
northern part of the county during the
day Monday the 26th. This additional
heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
in Youngsville closing Route 52. There
were many streams overflowing their
banks in and around Youngsville Monday
afternoon and evening.
Steuben County
Jasper 26 1600EST
2300EST
Heavy rainfall washed out several roads
in the Jasper area Monday afternoon and
evening the 26th.
Delaware County
Colchester 26 1700EST
2300EST
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning the
25th moved slowly west to a position
from just north of New England,
south-southwest across the Adirondacks
through central New York, and then
down the spine of the Appalachians by
Monday morning the 26th. Tropical
moisture moved westward and engulfed
nearly all of New York State and most
of northern and eastern Pennsylvania
by Monday morning. This resulted in a
widespread area of moderate to heavy
rain across all of central New York
and northeast Pennsylvania including
the Poconos and Catskills by Monday
morning the 26th. The heaviest
rainfall occurred in the Poconos and
Catskills where rainfall amounts
totaled between 1.5 and 4 inches by
8 am EDT Monday. In Delaware county,
flash flooding began around 6 pm
Monday evening as another batch of
heavy rain concentrated extreme
rainfall again over much of Delaware
County during the day Monday. With the
soils saturated from Sunday and Sunday
night’s rainfall, major flash flooding
began. The town of Colchester took the
brunt early on and the residents
evacuated voluntarily. All roads in
the town of Colchester were closed
as of Monday evening.
Delaware County
Fishs Eddy 26 1800EST
29 0800EST
Major flooding occurred on the East
Branch of the Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy. The Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy peaked just above the
flood stage of 13 feet Monday evening
the 26th before falling back below
flood stage late Monday night. The
East Branch of the Delaware then rose
again Tuesday morning and exceeded the
flood stage at Fishes Eddy at 800 am
EDT Tuesday the 27th. The East Branch
then continued to rise Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday, cresting
at 21.45 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This was about a foot short
of the previous record of 22.49 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005
Broome County
West Portion 27 0345EST
0800EST
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the western
half of Broome County, including the
Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endicott areas. This rainfall, in
addition to Sunday and Monday’s
rainfall, caused numerous roads to
become flooded, especially in the
Vestal area. The rain tapered off
Tuesday morning after sunrise
allowing the flash flooding to abate
temporarily.
Cortland County
Countywide 27 0345EST
0800EST
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the county.
This rainfall, in addition to Sunday
and Monday’s rainfall, caused numerous
roads to become flooded across the
county. The flash flooding abated
during the mid to late morning hours
Tuesday the 27th as the rain tapered
off.
Sullivan County
North Portion 27 0400EST
28 1400EST
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into the Catskills ahead of
a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms from
eastern Pennsylvania into the
Catskills late Monday evening the
26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. By 8 am Tuesday, another 3 to
5 inches of rain fell across northern
Sullivan County which caused major
flash flooding. Additional rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into pressure
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
The additional rainfall brought
rainfall totals to between 6 and 12
inches in the far northern part of
Sullivan County. The extreme rainfall
caused catastrophic flash flooding to
become more widespread and affect
Livingston Manor, Roscoe,
Jeffersonville and other locations in
the northern part of the county. The
flash flooding was described as the
worst in at least 40 years and in some
areas it was the worst ever. Small
streams and creeks caused massive
flooding, inundating Livingston Manor
entirely, flooding numerous roads.
Over 1500 homes were flooded of which
30 were destroyed and over 700 heavily
damaged. Numerous bridges were flooded
as well as many businesses. Total
losses are estimated at around 100
million dollars. One person was killed
by the flooding when she was washed out
of her home by the flood waters.
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Madison County
North Portion 27 0435EST
1000EST
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 2 to 4 inches
of rain fell across much of Madison
County. This rain fell on saturated
ground from previous rains that
occurred Sunday and Monday leading to
major flash flooding in the northern
portion of the county. Widespread
street flooding was reported with
several homes experiencing crumbled
foundations due to high waters. The
rains tapered off by late morning
allowing the flooding to abate.
Delaware County
Walton 27 0745EST
29 1200EST
At Walton, record flooding occurred on
the West Branch of the Delaware River.
The river level rose above the flood
stage of 9.5 feet Tuesday June 27th at
8:45 AM EDT. The river rose above the
moderate flood level of 14 feet June 27
at 2:30 PM EDT. The river rose above
the major flood level of 16 feet June
28, 3:15 AM EDT. The crest was 16.85
feet June 28 4:30 AM EDT. The previous
record was January 19, 1996 where the
crest was 16.36 feet. The flooding near
Walton was described in the Binghamton
Press and Sun Bulletin as “Unlike the
flood of 1996, caused by overflowing
waters of the West Branch of the
Delaware River, this season’s flooding
damage was inflicted by fast-moving,
“rip-and-tear” waters in the many
streams and small tributaries that
wreaked havoc on surrounding land,
buildings, and equipment. In some
cases, stream corridors changed
directions, cutting right through
the middle of fields.” Quote is from
John Thurgood, Agriculture extension
leader for the Watershed Agriculture
Council.
Delaware County
Countywide 27 0810EST
28 1300EST
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 3 to 5 inches
of rain fell across Delaware County by
Tuesday morning. The rain fell on
saturated ground from previous rains
that occurred Sunday and Monday leading
to major flash flooding in Hancock,
Colchester and surrounding areas by
Tuesday morning. Hancock experienced
the worst flooding this town had ever
seen with most of the downtown
underwater. In addition, Walton,
Downsville, Delhi and Sidney also
became inundated with record flooding
as intense rainfall focused on these
areas later Tuesday. Numerous streams
and creeks were flooding homes,
businesses, roads, bridges and
government facilities. Despite the
major flash flooding that was occurring
Tuesday morning, the situation was
about to turn even more grim. The
front, which was across the eastern
Great Lakes Tuesday morning, moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system that moved up the eastern
seaboard by Tuesday night. This set the
stage for additional heavy rains from
Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning
deluging Delaware County with more
rains that brought three day totals to
8 to 15 inches. This caused even more
catastrophic flooding to most of the
county by Wednesday morning the 28th.
At least 200 structures were damaged
in Hancock alone, the entire business
district of Walton was under 6 to 7
feet of water. Several small streams
and the Susquehanna River combined to
cause major flooding in the village of
Sidney, NY. Many homes were flooded in
Sidney with up to 6 feet of water.
Amphenol Corporation in Sidney was
flooded by up to 5 feet of water
causing 40 million dollars worth of
damage. The flooding also caused
Interstate 88 to collapse early
Wednesday morning near Unadilla killing
two truck drivers. The flooding caused
189 million dollars worth of damage to
roads alone. Damages are estimated at
250 million dollars from the floods.
At least 1000 homes were damaged by
flood waters with 30 homes completely
destroyed. Hundreds of businesses were
damaged including major corporations
like Amphenol and Kraft foods. There
were at least 10 businesses destroyed.
Over 500 people were evacuated with
hundreds of people rescued from the
flood waters. At least 20 bridges were
flooded. During the height of the
flood, all roads were closed in
Delaware County as a state of emergency
was declared Tuesday. This flood will
go down as the worst flood on record
ever experienced by Delaware County.
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Steuben County
Addison 27 0900EST
1500EST
Heavy rains caused localized flash
flooding in the Addison and Cameron
areas where several roads were flooded.
Sullivan County
Callicoon 27 1000EST
29 1800EST
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Calicoon. The
Delaware River at Calicoon rose above
the 12 foot flood stage late in the
morning on Tuesday the 27th. The
Delaware River continued to rise
Tuesday and Wednesday cresting at a
record level of 20.37 feet at 700 pm
EDT Wednesday the 28th. This broke
the previous record of 17.80 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005.
Broome County
Conklin 27 1315EST
30 2359EST
Both Broome and Susquehanna County were
inundated with record flooding from the
Susquehanna River near Conklin. Not
only did the river rise to record
levels, this left all the local
tributary streams with no outlet.
There was deep water from the backwater
built-up in the communities of Conklin
and Kirkwood in New York and Hallstead
and Great Bend in Pennsylvania. Many
homes and several businesses, big and
small, were destroyed along the Route
11 and Route 7 corridors that parallel
the Susquehanna River. The Conklin
gage-house was flooded, and quit
briefly near the flood crest. The
river rose to the flood stage of 11
feet June 27th at 2:15 pro EDT. The
river rose to the major flood level
of 20.0 feet June 27 at 11:45 pro EDT.
The river crested at 25.0 feet on
June 28th at 11:30 am EDT. This broke
the previous record of 20.83 feet set
in 1948. The Susquehanna River at
Conklin remained above the major
flooding level of 20 feet through
the end of June.
Delaware County
Hale Eddy 27 1330EST
29 0800EST
At Hale Eddy, major flooding occurred
on the West Branch of the Delaware
River. The river rose to the flood
stage of 11 feet June 27th at 2:30
PM EDT. The river reached the
moderate flooding level of 13 feet
June 27th at 7:20 PM EDT. The river
rose to the major flooding level of
15 feet June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 19.1 feet June
28th at 2:00 PM EDT which was about
one foot short of the record
measured from flood marks of 20.3
feet October 10, 1903.
Otsego County
27 1400EST
28 1400EST
Widespread heavy rain moved through
Otsego County and upstate New York
during the day Monday with more
heavy rain Monday night and Tuesday
morning. This rainfall saturated
the soils before another more
widespread area of heavy rainfall
occurred Tuesday afternoon and
night. Tropical moisture combined
with a slow-moving front and low
pressure system moving up
the eastern seaboard to bring
extreme rainfall to Otsego County.
The serious flash flooding began
in Otsego County during the
afternoon of Tuesday the 27th and
continued until Wednesday afternoon
as a total of 6 to 12 inches of
rain fell by Wednesday the 28th.
The highest rainfall was near
Unadilla where the Susquehanna
River reached record levels. No
one was killed from the floods
in Otsego County. A state of
emergency was declared Tuesday
afternoon as all roads were
closed. The sewer plant in Oneonta
was flooded sending raw sewage into
the Susquehanna River. Hardest
hit areas were Leonardsville,
Cooperstown, Hartwick, Bridgewater
and Oneonta. Route 20 was under
nearly three feet of water in East
Winfield. Total damage is estimated
at 50 million dollars. This was
described as the worst flooding in at
least 45 years. A total of 75 roads
were flooded in the county.
Tioga County
Countywide 27 1410EST
28 1400EST
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into south central New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture brought heavy showers
and thunderstorms across much of
upstate New York Sunday through Tuesday
morning. Rainfall by Tuesday morning
totaled 1 to 2 inches in Tioga County.
This initial rainfall saturated the
soils before another round of heavier
rain moved into the county Tuesday
afternoon as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Tioga County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 6 inches. This heavy rain sent
nearly all streams and creeks over
their banks in what was described as
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. Flash flooding began in
Owego at 310 pm EDT Tuesday the 27th
with some businesses downtown taking on
water. By early evening, flash flooding
was affecting the Waverly area and soon
became widespread Tuesday night
especially in the Campville area as
another 1 to 3 inches of rain fell.
Numerous roads, bridges, businesses
and homes were flooded. A total of 5000
homes were affected with 500 homes
damaged and 10 destroyed. Hardest hit
areas were Tioga, Campville, Owego,
Nichols, Barton, and Apalachin. Total
damage in Tioga County is estimated at
around 100 million dollars. No one was
killed. A state of emergency was
declared for Tioga county Tuesday
evening.
Broome County
Binghamton 27 1430EST
30 2359EST
The Susquehanna River in Binghamton is
estimated to have crested at 25.0 feet
Wednesday June 28th, 11:00 AM EDT. The
top of the flood walls protecting
downtown Binghamton are at 25.6 feet.
The Susquehanna River lapped over the
top of these flood walls. This made for
dramatic photos, but there was no
serious flooding in the protected
areas. There were 3000 people evacuated
in Binghamton as a precaution. The
most serious flooding in Binghamton was
at Lourdes Hospital. The hospital was
evacuated and shut down. The lower
level of the hospital flooded. The
river remained above the flood stage in
Binghamton through the end of June.
Chenango County
Bainbridge 27 1445EST
30 2359EST
The communities of Bainbridge and
Sidney were inundated with major
flooding during this period The major
source of jobs in the valley is the
Amphenol Corporation. This plant closed
due to 4 to 5 feet of water that
damaged the plant. The Susquehanna
River at Bainbridge rose to the 13 foot
flood stage Tuesday June 27th at 3:45
pm EDT. The river continued to rise
above the moderate inundation stage of
20 feet on Wednesday, June 28th at 4:45
am EDT. The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 22 feet on
Wednesday, June 28th at 8:45 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
27.03 feet Thursday June 29th at 11:00
am EDT. The old record flood was March
29, 1914 at 23.10 feet. The gage was
first established in 1907. The river
remained above the flood stage
through the end of June.
Steuben County
Bath 27 1500EST
2100EST
Heavy rains caused flooding of
several roads in the Bath area
Tuesday afternoon and evening
the 27th.
Schuyler County
Burdett 27 1515EST
2200EST
Heavy rains caused flash flooding
along Route 414 in Burdett, Odessa
and the Town of Hector.
Broome County
Countywide 27 1600EST
28 1400EST
Tropical moisture streaming into
upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which moved
westward into the eastern
Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the
27th started the flash flood
problems in western Broome County
early Tuesday. The rain abated for
a time during the day Tuesday before
another batch of heavy rain fell
Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Broome County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 9 inches, especially in the
Conklin and Windsor areas, which were
particularly hard hit. This additional
heavy rain sent nearly all streams and
creeks over their banks in what was
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. The county’s
infrastructure was challenged as major
flash flooding began around 5 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. A total of at least 40
roads, 5 bridges, dozens of businesses
and over 1800 homes were flooded. At
least 800 homes in Broome County were
destroyed Damages are estimated at 200
million dollars. All major highways in
the Binghamton area were closed due to
the flooding including Interstate 81,
Route 17, Route 26 and Interstate 88.
At least 6000 people were ordered to
evacuate from both river and flash
flooding. The Nanticoke Creek and
Tracey Creek were among many creeks
and streams causing major flooding. A
state of emergency was declared Tuesday
evening for Broome County. The National
Guard was called out to assist in
numerous water rescues, evacuations and
to prevent looting. Hardest hit areas
were Conklin, Kirkwood, Chenango Forks,
Endicott, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endwell. In Conklin, 50 percent of the
business district was flooded. The
National Guard had to airlift 300
people to safety who were stranded by
flood waters as the evacuation shelter
at the local high school became
surrounded by flood waters. In Windsor,
there were at least 100 people in
shelters. Countywide over 3000 people
were in shelters. In addition to the
flash flooding, the Susquehanna and
Chenango Rivers, which flow into the
Binghamton area were at record high
levels Wednesday. The rivers challenged
the levee system that protects the
city of Binghamton as the water
overtopped and undermined the levee in
spots. Many homes, roads and businesses
along the Chenango and Susquehanna
Rivers were severely impacted by flood
waters from Windsor to Conklin,
Kirkwood, Binghamton, Vestal, Endwell,
Johnson City, and Endicott. The flood
was the worst in Broome County history
as the Susquehanna River broke previous
record stages by 3 to 4 feet with river
gauging going back almost 100 years.
Fortunately no one was injured or
killed in Broome County from the
massive floods.
Tompkins County
Caroline 27 1630EST
28 0400EST
Heavy rains associated with a cold
front and tropical moisture caused
flash flooding in the Caroline area.
There were several roads closed by
the flooding. A total of 2 to 5
inches of rain fell in Tompkins
County from Monday the 26th through
Wednesday the 28th. The heaviest rain
occurred in the Caroline area where
around 5 inches fell.
Chenango County
Countywide 27 1700EST
28 1400EST
A steady stream of tropical moisture
flowing north into upstate New York
ahead of a frontal system across the
eastern Great Lakes brought periods
of heavy rain and thunderstorms to
Chenango County from early Monday
the 26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. From 1.5 to 4 inches of rain
fell by Tuesday morning. This rain
saturated soils before another batch
of heavy rain fell Tuesday afternoon
into Wednesday morning as the front
moved back east and combined with a
low pressure system moving up the
eastern seaboard. This additional
rainfall caused most small streams
and creeks to burst their banks
beginning Tuesday the 27th in the
evening. The rain finally tapered
off early Wednesday morning the 28th.
A total of 4 to 7 inches of rain fell
across Chenango County which caused
numerous small streams and creeks to
overflow their banks. The serious
flooding began Tuesday evening around
6 pm EDT and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. Hardest hit areas were
Afton, Bainbridge, Norwich and
Sherburne. In Norwich, the Canasawcta
Creek flooded the entire west side of
the city with hundreds evacuated. In
addition, the entire business district
took on water. It is estimated that
one half of all homes and businesses
in Norwich had some flood damage.
Damages were estimated in the millions
as at least 300 homes were affected by
the flood waters. 200 people were
forced to evacuate, 10 people were
rescued from the floods. A total of
250 roads were flooded with 2 bridges
destroyed. One man was killed by the
flood waters.
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Chemung County
East Portion 27 1700EST
2300EST
Heavy rains caused several roads to be
flooded in the Southport and Chemung
areas Tuesday evening the 27th.
Sullivan County
Barryville 27 1700EST
29 1900EST
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Barryville. The
Delaware River at Barryville rose
above the 17 foot flood stage
Tuesday evening the 27th. The Delaware
River continued to rise Tuesday and
Wednesday cresting at a record level
of 28.97 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This broke the previous
record of 24.80 feet which occurred
just 14 months earlier in April 2005
Broome County
Vestal 27 1825EST
30 2359EST
The Vestal river gage on the
Susquehanna River is located 8 miles
west of the Binghamton Washington
Street Gage. Vestal is on
the left bank of the river and the
Town of Union Communities of Johnson
City, Endwell and Endicott are on the
right bank of the Susquehanna River.
Each community had extensive flood
losses, too numerous to list. Some of
the more notable losses are the many
homes in areas like the Castle Gardens
development which were recovering from
losses due to the April 2005 flooding.
The inundation of the Enjoi Golf
Course forced the cancellation of the
“BC Open”, a PGA Tour Event. This was
a further economic blow for many
businesses in the region. The Vestal
gage reached the flood stage of 18
feet June 27th at 7:25 pm EDT. It
rose to the moderate flooding level of
21 feet June 27th at 11:00 PM EDT. It
rose to the major flood level, June
28th at 4:00 AM EDT. The river gage
was flooded but continued sending
data even though the gage float was
as high as it could go. The gage
topped out at 32.98 feet, but the USGS
made a measurement of the watermark and
have the provisional crest at 33.5
feet. The old record for Vestal was
30.5 feet measured from watermarks
March 18, 1936. The April 3, 2005
flood crest was 28.87 feet. The local
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 6.87 inches. The river remained
well above the flood stage through the
end of June at Vestal.
Oneida County
Countywide 27 1830EST
28 1430EST
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
brought an initial round of heavy rain
to Oneida County by Tuesday morning.
From 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Tuesday morning. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday
before another batch of heavy rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
Total rainfall for the three day
period ending Wednesday was between 4
and 8 inches. This scenario caused the
worst flash flooding in Oneida County
in 20 years, impacting many areas of
the county starting at 730 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasting into Wednesday.
Hardest hit areas were Western,
Deerfield, Vernon and Verona, Kirkland,
Oriskany Falls and Steuben. There was
one bridge washed out with at least 17
roads flooded. In the town of
Deerfield, 22 homes were flooded by
the West Canada Creek. No one was
killed by the flooding with damage
estimates around 50 million dollars.
A state of emergency was declared for
Oneida County as numerous roads were
closed which included the New York
State Thruway.
Chenango County
Sherburne 27 1835EST
30 2359EST
Record flooding occurred at Sherburne
on the Chenango River. At the peak of
the flooding, there was three feet of
water on Main Street in Sherburne.
The river reached the flood stage of
8 feet June 27th at 7:35 PM EDT. The
river rose to the moderate flood level
of 9 feet June 28th at 9:45 PM EDT.
The river rose to the major flood
level of 10.6 feet June 28th at 1:00
AM EDT. The record crest was 11.35
feet June 28th at 12:45 PM EDT. The
old record was 11.2 feet set March 28,
1914. The third highest crest is 10.78
feet April 3, 2005. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.84
inches. The river at Sherburne remained
above the flood stage through the end
of June.
Delaware County
Delhi 27 2020EST
29 0000EST
At Delhi, New York, major flooding
occurred on the West Branch of the
Delaware River. The river rose above
the flood stage of 8 feet June 27th
at 9:20 PM EDT. The river rose above
the moderate flood level of 9.5 feet
June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT. The river
rose above the major flood level of
10.5 feet June 28th at 3:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 11.75 feet
June 28th at 6:45 AM EDT. The
record is 12.24 feet November 9, 1996.
Delaware County
Unadilla 27 2030EST
30 2359EST
The Susquehanna River at Unadilla rose
to the 11 foot flood stage Tuesday
June 27th at 09:30 pm EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 13 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 5:45 am EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 14.5 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 10:00 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
17.73 feet Thursday June 29th at 5:15
am EDT. The old record flood was March
18, 1936 at 16.60 feet. The gage was
established 1938. The river at Unadilla
remained above flood stage through the
end of June.
Broome County
Windsor 27 2045EST
30 2359EST
The Susquehanna River rose to the
flood stage of 15.5 feet Tuesday June
27th at 9:45 pro EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 18.5 feet
Tuesday June 27th at 11:46 pm EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation level of 20.50 feet
Wednesday June 28th at 12:45 am
EDT. The first crest was 23.72 feet
on June 28th at 1:00 pro EDT, and
the second crest was 24.27 feet. The
old record was 21.22 feet January 200,
1996. The gage was established in
1988. The Susquehanna River at
Windsor remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Cortland County
Cincinnatus 27 2131EST
28 1400EST
At Cincinnatus on the Otselic River,
only minor flooding occurred. The
river rose above the flood stage of 8
feet June 27th at 10:31 PM EDT. The
river crested at 9.59 feet June 28th
at 2:01 AM EDT. The record is 12.5
feet July 8, 1935. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.76
inches.
Broome County
Chenango Forks 27 2204EST
30 0900EST
Moderate flooding occurred at Chenango
Forks on the Chenango River. The river
rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 27th at 11:04 PM EDT. The river
rose to the moderate flood level of
12.6 feet June 28th at 7:22 AM EDT.
The river crested at 13.74 feet June
28th at around 4 pm EDT. The flood of
record is 20.3 feet July 8, 1935. This
June 2006 flood crest ranks 9th. The
local basin average rainfall for
June 26 to 29 was 5.82 inches.
Madison County
Countywide 27 2300EST
28 1300EST
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the
eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning
the 27th. This brought an initial
round of heavy rain to Madison County
by Tuesday morning causing significant
flash flooding in the northern portion
of the county. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday the
27th before another batch of heavy
rain fell Tuesday afternoon into
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
pressure system moving up the eastern
seaboard. Total rainfall for the three
day period ending Wednesday was between
4 and 8 inches. This scenario caused
major flash flooding in Madison County,
impacting many areas of
the county starting at around Midnight
EDT Wednesday and lasting into
Wednesday morning. Hardest hit areas
were south of Route 20, including
Georgetown, Lebanon, Hamilton, and De
Ruyter. Colgate University also had
major flooding. A state of emergency
was declared for the county. There
were 12 bridges washed out, numerous
roads flooded, and dozens of people
rescued from the flood waters. 50
people had to be evacuated from the
flood waters. No one was killed by
the flooding with damage estimated at
around 25 million dollars.
Chenango County
Greene 27 2300EST
30 1200EST
Near record flooding occurred at
Greene on the Chenango River. The
current record at Greene is 22.0 feet
set July 8, 1935. The river rose to
the flood stage of 13 feet June 28th,
12:00 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 17 feet June
28th at 5:00 AM EDT. The river
crested at 21.16 feet June 28th at
4:20 PM EDT.
Chenango County
Rockdale 28 0131EST
30 0700EST
Record flooding occurred on the
Unadilla River at Rockdale. The
flooding beat the old record by one
foot. The news stories about the
record flooding were centered on a
Mount Upton firefighter, who nearly
lost his own life in a swift water
rescue that sent a 5-year old boy to
the hospital. The firefighter was
swept into the Unadilla River, but
was wearing a flotation device and was
rescued himself. The other flood news
was the enormous amount of dairy
farmland and crops that were destroyed
by flooding. The river reached the
flood stage of 11 feet June 28th at
2:31 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 12 feet June
28th, at 5:45 AM EDT. The river rose
to the major flood category of 13 feet
June 28th at 10:00 AM EDT. The crest
was 13.96 feet on June 29th, at 12:00
AM EDT. The old record at Rockdale was
12.98 feet set December 31, 1942. The
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 5.92 inches.
Tioga County
Owego 28 0330EST
30 2359EST
Several neighborhoods in Owego became
virtual islands during this flood. The
Susquehanna River at Owego rose above
the flood stage of 30 feet June 28th
at 4:30 AM EDT. Moderate flooding (32
feet) began June 28th, at 7:30 AM EDT.
Major flooding (33 feet) began June
28th at 9:30 AM EDT. The crest of
35.85 feet was reached June 29th, at
01:30 AM EDT which set a new record.
The old record was 33.18 feet April
3, 2005. The January 20 1996 flood
crest was 32.97 feet. The river at
Owego remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Broome County
Deposit 28 0900EST
1800EST
At Oquaga Creek at Deposit, record
flooding occurred. The crest was 10.51
feet June 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM. The
old records are 8.98 feet July 4,
1970; 8.44 feet September 18, 2004;
and 7.61 feet April 3, 2005.
Steuben County
Bradford 28 1820EST
Large branches were blown down by
strong thunderstorm winds.
Cayuga County
Moravia 28 1925EST
Oneida County
Camden 28 2115EST
Trees were blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Seneca County
Waterloo 29 1619EST
Seneca County
Seneca Falls 29 1625EST
Steuben County
Corning 29 1640EST
Cortland County
Marathon 29 1640EST
Cayuga County
Auburn 29 1644EST
Chemung County
Elmira 29 1650EST
Cayuga County
Auburn 29 1650EST
Tioga County
Candor 29 1715EST
Tioga County
Spencer 29 1715EST
Tompkins County
West Danby 29 1729EST
Tioga County
Candor 29 1730EST
Tioga County
Apalachin 29 1805EST
Broome County
Endicott 29 1810EST
Delaware County
East Meredith 29 2003EST
Delaware County
Davenport 29 2008EST
Delaware County
Meridale 29 2008EST
Delaware County
Davenport 29 2008EST
Tioga County
Owego 30 1340EST
Steuben County
Hammondsport 30 1540EST
Steuben County
Bath 30 1540EST
Trees and wires were blown down by
strong thunderstorm winds.
NEW YORK, Coastal
Westchester County
Central Portion 01 1245EST
Trees and wires downed.
Orange County
Middletown 01 1315EST
Trees and power lines.
Orange County
Countywide 01 1400EST
1500EST
Lightning struck several structures
in Orange County, causing numerous
fires. House fires were reported in
Hugenot, Port Jervis, and Middletown.
Westchester County
Mt Kisco 01 1418EST
Putnam County
Carmel 01 1740EST
Trees and power lines downed by
thunderstorm winds.
Rockland County
Stony Pt 01 1800EST
1815EST
Lightning struck at least 6 houses
in Stony Point.
Richmond County
West Central Portion 01 1900EST
2000EST
Flash flooding on the West Shore
Expressway. Thunderstorms developed
in a moist and unstable atmosphere
on June 1st. Not only did the storms
produce very heavy rain and strong
winds, they were also prolific
lightning producers.
Richmond County
Richmond 01 2000EST
Lightning struck a police car,
narrowly missing a police officer
standing in front of the North Shore’s
120th precinct station house.
New York County
East Central Portion 02 1530EST
1630EST
Flash flooding occurred on the FDR,
causing it to be closed.
Queens County
Flushing 02 1530EST
1600EST
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
of roadways.
Richmond County
Countywide 02 1600EST
1700EST
Rainfall falling at the rate of nearly
two inches per hour caused flash
flooding of streets across Staten
Island. Hylan Blvd was affected the
worst with at least a foot of water
being observed flowing swiftly down
the street.
Anywhere between 2 and 4 inches of
rain fell across New York City from
late afternoon into the evening hours
on June 2nd due to thunderstorms that
tapped a very moist and unstable
airmass. Central Park recorded 3.53
inches of rainfall.
Orange County
2 S Maybrook 20 1625EST
Westchester County
1 W Mt Kisco 29 1415EST
Trees downed in addition to the
penny size hail.
Richmond County
Tottenville 29 1745EST
1750EST
Penny to nickel size hail was
observed.
Richmond County
Tottenville 29 1745EST
1750EST
Trees and power lines downed.
Richmond County
Huguenot 29 1800EST
1900EST
Flash flooding of roads submerged
vehicles. A few houses were surrounded
by 5 feet of water.
New York County
East Portion 29 1830EST
1900EST
Major flash flooding on FDR Drive.
Queens County
Bayside 29 1845EST
Slow moving thunderstorms produced a
wide array of severe weather. Flash
flooding, large hail, and damaging
winds were all experienced when
thunderstorms ignited in a very moist
and unstable airmass during the
afternoon and evening of June 29th.
Bronx County
Bronx 29 1815EST
Lightning stuck a person at Crotona
Park pool. Extent of injuries unknown.
NEW YORK, East
Ulster County
Lake Katrine 01 1300EST
A trained spotterreported penny-sized
hail at Lake Katrine.
Dutchess County
Hyde Park 01 1335EST
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at the Vanderbilt
National Historic Site in Hyde Park.
Ulster County
Highland 01 1335EST
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail in Highland.
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck 01 1405EST
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail at Rhinebeck.
Dutchess County
Stanfordville 01 1427EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wires blown down along Route
82 in Stanfordville.
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer 01 1811EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
numerous small trees blown down in
Rensselaer.
On the last day of May a north-south
stationary front over central New York
dissipated leaving residual moisture
and instability over upstate New York.
At daybreak on June 1, a slow-moving
cold front over the St Lawrence
Valley sliced into this unstable air
mass over upstate New York producing
afternoon thunderstorms, several of
which became severe, containing large
hail and damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Bolton 19 1400EST
Park/Forest Service personnel reported
trees blown down on Lake George’s Big
Burn Island and Hatchett Island. Minor
injuries were occurred when a tree
fell on a tent.
Washington County
Whitehall 19 1437EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires were blown down onto Route 12
in Whitehall.
Saratoga County
Northumberland 19 1457EST
Law enforcement personnel reported a
tree and wires blown down on Lindsay
Road at Route 32.
Washington County
Easton 19 1515EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires blown down on Hoge Road in
Easton.
Rensselaer County
Troy 19 1550EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wire were blown down in Troy.
Albany County
Bethlehem Center 19 1556EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown onto a power
line along Beaver Dam Road.
Columbia County
Stuyvesant 19 1605EST
Fire Department personnel in
Stuyvesant report that 5 trees were
blown down.
Ulster County
Saugerties 19 1621EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees and wires were blown down
in Saugerties.
Dutchess County
Washington Hollow 19 1740EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown down in
Washington Hollow.
Early in the day on June 19, low
pressure was over western Quebec
Province with a cold front trailing
southwestward to a weak wave over the
northern Great Lakes, then southward
to the central Mississippi Valley.
The air over eastern New York became
more unstable during the day as a
moderate west southwesterly breeze
brought more moisture into the
Northeast. Several severe
thunderstorms formed in the afternoon
producing damaging wind gusts.
Dutchess County
Pleasant Vly 20 1632EST
1732EST
A trained spotter reported
penny-sized hail at Pleasant Valley.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill 20 1655EST
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at Moores Mill.
Early in the day on June 20, a fairly
strong cold front lay in an arc from
near the mouth of the St Lawrence
Valley to just north of the Ohio
Valley. The front moved southeastward
to off the Atlantic Coast late at
night. The air mass covering eastern
New York was moist and unstable. As
the front moved across eastern New
York in the afternoon, it produced a
couple of severe thunderstorms
containing large hail.
Dutchess County
La Grange 25 1815EST 0.5 150
1835EST
An Emergency Manager reported that
a tornado occurred at Lagrangeville.
The tornado was on the ground between
15 and 30 seconds traveling half a
mile and cutting a path 150 yards
wide.
On June 24, a weak wave of low
pressure had moved northeastward
through New England. In its wake, it
left a stationary front boundary
along the New England coast. The air
mass over southeastern New York State
was moist and fairly unstable and there
was considerable environmental wind
shear over the region. On the evening
of June 25, a supercell thunderstorm
formed in Dutchess County. This
thunderstorm briefly produced an Fl
tornado, which was on the ground 15 to
30 seconds cutting a path a half mile
long and 150 yards wide in the vicinity
of Lagrangeville.
Fulton County
Bleecker 26 1745EST
An emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Bleecker.
From June 24 through June 25 an upper
level ridge strengthened off the
eastern Atlantic Coast. The increasing
southeasterly flow in the low levels
of the atmosphere along the New
England coast caused a nearly
stationary front near the Atlantic
Coast to drift northwestward into
New York State. During the afternoon
of June 25, this front lay from the
northern Champlain Valley to the
central southern tier of New York.
A band of heavy rainfall occurred just
to the southeast of this front. The
heaviest rainfall was from the
Catskills to the mid Hudson Valley.
A few thunderstorms formed along the
frontal boundary over east central
New York during the afternoon. One
thunderstorm became severe, producing
damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Pottersville 26 2300EST
27 0500EST
According to a newspaper report, a
woman suffered minor injuries near
Pottersville when the vehicle she was
driving fell through a section of
Olmstead Road that was undermined by
flooding Fish Creek. The flood water
was from the combination of heavy
rainfall and a breached beaver dam.
On June 26, a slowly-moving frontal
boundary left 3 to 4 inches of
rainfall in its wake as it drifted
northwestward across the Lake
George Northern Saratoga region of
eastern New York. The rainfall caused
a beaver dam near Pottersville to
burst which resulted in a washout of
a section of County Route 19, also
known as Olmsteadville Road. County
highway repair personnel said that the
heavy rainfall resulted in partial
damage to 7 roads in the county, and
they estimated that the damage was
about 40,000 dollars.
Herkimer County
Ilion 28 0245EST
0845EST
An emergency manager reported that
Fulmer Creek flooded a trailer park
in German Flatts, about 5 miles
southeast of Ilion. Twelve homes
were evacuated.
Herkimer County
Little Falls 28 0245EST
An emergency manager reported that
Routes 5 and 168 were closed due to
flooding and mud slides.
Herkimer County
Little Falls 28 0245EST
An emergency manager reported that
a house was lifted off its foundation
in Little Falls, due to a mud slide.
Fulton County
Stratford 28 0500EST
1100EST
An emergency manager reported that
flooding of the East Canada Creek
caused numerous evacuations across
the western portion of Fulton County
in the vicinity of Stratford and
Dolgeville. Route 29A was flooded at
Stratfortd.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 28 0500EST
1100EST
An emergency manager reported that
East Canada Creek was flooding and
that evacuations have occurred along
Main Street in the village of
Dolgeville. The water level rose to
the bottom the Route 29 bridge.
Montgomery County
Ames 28 0500EST
1100EST
An emergency manager reported that
widespread flooding along Brimestone
Creek occurred. West Ames Road and
Old Sharon Road, between Route 10
and Latimer and Shunk Roads, were
closed due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Charlotteville 28 0600EST
1200EST
A trained spotter reported that a
small bridge was flooded at
Charlotteville.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill 28 0600EST
1200EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 7 was closed due to
flooding from the Cobleskill Creek at
the east end of the village of
Cobleskill.
Schoharie County
Gilboa 28 0700EST
A trained spotter reported that
there was a mud slide across Stryker
Road in Gilboa.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie 28 0700EST
1300EST
A trained spotter reported that
evacuations occurred along Route 80,
which was closed due to flooding,
near the village of Fort Plain. A
state of emergency was in effect in
Montgomery County.
Schoharie County
Warnerville 28 0705EST
1305EST
A trained spotter reported that the
Cobleskill Creek flooded several
buildings and roads in Warnerville
including the Post Office.
Schoharie County
Richmondville 28 0745EST
A trained spotter reported that a
mud slide occurred in Richmondville.
Schoharie County
Gilboa 28 0750EST
1350EST
A trained spotter reported that
Campbell Road to Gilboa was closed due
to flooding from the Keyserkill Creek.
A State of Emergency was in effect in
Schoharie County.
Herkimer County
Ingham Mills 28 0815EST
1415EST
An emergency manager reported that
water was spilling from the Kyser Lake
Dam on East Canada Creek and that
evacuations were occurring downstream.
The National Grids buildings were
flooded.
Schoharie County
Broome Center 28 0842EST
1442EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 145 was flooded from
the Catskill Creek to the vicinity of
Broome Center.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 28 0900EST
1500EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that a building was washed into East
Canada Creek in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Ilion 28 0900EST
1500EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that around 200 people were evacuated
from Ilion, Dolgeville, Mohawk, and
Frankfort due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill 28 0917EST
1517EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 10 to the west of
Cobleskill was impassable due to
flooding.
Hamilton County
Indian Lake 28 0920EST
1520EST
A trained spotter reported that
Cedar River and Big Brook were
flooding.
Ulster County
Willow 28 0923EST
1523EST
A trained spotter reported that
may streams in the vicinity of
Willow were flooding.
Hamilton County
Benson 28 1000EST
1600EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 30 and Stoney Road were
closed due to flooding
Fulton County
Oppenheim 28 1023EST
1623EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in the area
surrounding Oppenheim were closed
due to flooding.
Greene County
Catskill 28 1115EST
1715EST
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in Greene County
were closed in, and near the towns
of Catskill, Cairo and Haines Falls
due to flooding.
An upper level ridge over the western
Atlantic Ocean which had been building
westward for a couple of days prior to
June 28 began to slowly retreat on
June 28 as an upper level trough over
the Mississippi Valley began drifting
very slowly eastward. A frontal
boundary which had drifted westward
into western New York on June 27 began
drifting eastward and was over east
central New York at daybreak on June
28. A small low pressure was in the
vicinity of the eastern Southern Tier
of New York State. This was a weak
cyclone of tropical origin. A band of
heavy rainfall occurred just to the
southeast of the front, The heaviest
rainfall was from the eastern Southern
Tier of New York State to the southern
Adirondacks. Three to 5 inches of
rainfall occurred in east central
New York over about a 24-hour period
from daybreak June 27 to June 28. And
from June 26 to 28, nearly 10 inches of
rain occurred in the southern
Adirondacks according to radar
estimates. Additional rainfall
occurred on the morning of June 28 as
the tropical cyclone moved northward
through eastern New York State.
The heavy rainfall produced widespread
flooding across east central New York
State. There was severe major level
flooding on portions of the Mohawk
River and some of its tributaries,
and moderate to near major flooding
on some of the Catskill Mountain
drainages. Record flooding occurred
on the Mohawk River at Little Falls
and on the Canajoharie Creek, A
record flood may have occurred on
the East Canada Creek between
Dolgeville and the Mohawk River. Also,
moderate to near major flooding
occurred at Kast Bridge, Hinckley,
and Schenectady, Flooding, mainly
minor, occurred along the Hudson River
and its tributaries, including Hope
(here moderate to near major flooding
was observed), Troy, Riverbank, and
Ft. Edward. In the Catskills,
flooding approached major levels near
Kingston on the Esopus. Elsewhere in
the Catskills, mainly minor flooding
was noted.
Readers are referred to the E-5
report from the National Weather
Service’s Albany office for details
on the flooding that occurred on
the main stem (gaged) rivers.
There was a considerable amount of
flood damage. However as of mid
summer 2006, when this report was
filed, the damage figure was very
preliminary. Damage was estimated to
be around 50 million dollars. About
8,000 customers of National Grid were
without power. In some cases, power
was intentionally cut to homes and
businesses to reduce the fire threat.
A 117-mile stretch of the New York
State Thruway was closed between
Interchange 25A and Interchange 34A
beginning at 11:45 am June 28, 2006
and lasting until 10:15 am June 29,
2006. Flooding from the Mohawk River
between Fultonville and Canajoharie
led to portions of the Thruway being
under five feet of water. This was
the worst flooding on the Barge Canal
during the navigation season since its
reconstruction in 1905. Forty-five
locks were closed. In some locations,
the flood waters deposited 100-foot
deep debris piles. Thirty-five
vessels were stranded in the canal
system. Freight and passenger rail
services were interrupted between
Albany and Buffalo.
Schenectady County
Niskayuna 29 1320EST
A former National Weather Service
employee reported that two 10-inch
diameter trees were blown down in
Niskayuna by Lock 7 and Rosendale
Roads.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill 29 1520EST
Newspaper personnel reported that
nickel-sized hail occurred at Moors
Mill.
Albany County
Altamont 29 1640EST
A member of the general public
estimated that penny-sized hail
occurred at Altamont.
Schenectady County
Rotterdam 29 1652EST
A trained spotter reported that
nickle-sized hail occurred at
Rotterdam.
Schenectady County
Scotia to 29 1653EST
Rotterdam
A trained spotter reported that
penny-sized hail occurred at Scotia.
Schenectady County
Schenectady 29 1705EST
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down onto cars
and a house on Campbell Avenue in
Schenectady.
Saratoga County
West Milton 29 1727EST
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down in
West Milton.
Fulton County
Stratford 29 1910EST
A trained spotter reported that
quarter-sized haft occurred in
Stratford.
Saratoga County
Malta 29 1940EST
A National Weather Service employee
reported a measured wind gust of 60
miles an hour in a thunderstorm at
Malta. After being nearly stationary
while deepening for several days, an
upper-level trough from the Great
Lakes to the lower Ohio Valley was
accelerating eastward at daybreak on
June 29. An associated weak low
pressure over Lake Erie trailed a
cold front through the Ohio Valley.
During the day, this system moved
rapidly eastward and touched off
thunderstorms in the warm, humid air
mass over eastern New York and
adjacent western New England from
mid afternoon through early evening.
There were many severe thunderstorms
containing large hail and damaging
wind gusts. The bulk of the severe
activity was in, or near the Capital
District.
Hamilton County
Hope Falls 29 1952EST
Park/Forest Service personnel
reported that quarter-sized hail
occurred in Hope Falls.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
4 SW Santa Clara 19 1205EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday. A
few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees and several large
branches near Santa Clara.
St. Lawrence County
Childwood 19 1210EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that downed several large
branches and a few trees near
Childwold.
Franklin County
Saranac Lake 19 1235EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday of
the 19th. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that knocked down several large
branches and resulted in minor power
outages in Saranac Lake.
Essex County
Wilmington 19 1245EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday on the 19th. A few
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees in Wilmington.
Clinton County
Schuyler Falls 19 1320EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday on
the 19th, that moved into the
Champlain Valley by early afternoon.
A few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed several large branches
at Schuyler Falls.
Clinton County
Plattsburgh 19 1340EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th and developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as they
moved into the Champlain Valley by
early afternoon. These thunderstorms
produced severe weather, in the form
of wind damage, across Clinton county,
including numerous trees and utility
poles blown over in Plattsburgh.
Essex County
Crown Pt 19 1350EST
Essex County
Moriah 19 1350EST
Essex County
Westport 19 1350EST
Essex County
Willsboro 19 1350EST
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th. This developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as
they moved into the Champlain Valley
by early afternoon. These
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, in the form of wind damage,
across Essex county, including
numerous trees and powerlines down
in Willsboro, Moriah, Crown Point and
Westport.
Essex County
Ticonderoga 20 1130EST
A mid-level atmospheric disturbance
and surface cold front moved across a
moderately unstable airmass during
midday of the 20th. This led to
scattered thunderstorms across the
Champlain Valley of New York,
including a severe thunderstorm in
Ticonderoga that produced penny size
(3/4 inch diameter) hail.
Essex County
Countywide 26 1215EST
2000EST
On the morning of the 26th … a deep
upper atmospheric trough was located
across the Mississippi River Valley,
while a quasi-stationary warm front
was across the Champlain Valley. This
combination allowed copious amounts
of moisture to advect northward from
the Gulf of Mexico into the Champlain
Valley in the form of rain on the
26th. Widespread rainfall totals
across the Champlain Valley in New
York were 1 to 3 inches, with a
concentrated area of 3 to 5 inches in
southeast Essex county. Some observed
rainfall totals included Schroon
Lake with 3.83 inches and Mineville
with 3.60 inches. Several roads were
flooded in the Ticonderoga–Schroon
Lake area, including Routes 9N and 22
and some basement flooding was
observed. Roads were flooded in
Minerva, including a washout on
Potterville Rd.
Essex County
Keene 28 0700EST
1200EST
On the early morning of the 28th, a
persistent deep upper atmospheric
trough was located across the
Mississippi River Valley, while
a cold front and weak area of low
pressure was slowly moving east
across New York. More steady
rainfall fell across Essex county
New York, an area that had
witnessed heavy rainfall for the
last several days. The end result
was several bankfull streams and
rivers with flooded fields as well
as some scattered flooding of roads,
including the Hulls Falls Road in
Keene, along the upper reaches of
the East Branch of the AuSable River.
St. Lawrence County
Chippewa Bay 30 1235EST
A strong mid-level disturbance, with
a cold temperature pool aloft, moved
across the Saint Lawrence Valley of
New York during the early afternoon
of the 30th. The instability generated
was enough to create isolated
thunderstorms across the region,
which produced Quarter size hail
(one inch diameter) at Chippewa Bay.
NEW YORK, West
Cayuga County
Cato 19 1050EST
Oswego County
West Monroe 19 1140EST
Showers and thunderstorms developed
ahead of a cold front during the late
morning and early afternoon hours.
The thunderstorm winds downed trees
in Cato and West Monroe. In Cato, a
roof was torn off a garage by the
wind.
Cattaraugus County
Allegany 19 1920EST
Thunderstorms accompanied the
passage of a cold front during the
evening hours. In the town of
Allegany in Cattaraugus county the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
Bolivar 22 1805EST
Allegany County
Andover 22 1840EST
Thunderstorms developed in a warm,
moist flow ahead of an approaching
cold front. The winds from one
thunderstorm downed trees and power
lines in Bolivar and Andover as it
crossed Allegany county.
Chautauqua County
Lakewood 28 1522EST
Monroe County
Penfield 28 1550EST
Cattaraugus County
South Dayton 28 1551EST
Monroe County
Webster 28 1600EST
Allegany County
Belmont 28 1615EST
Ontario County
Clifton Spgs 28 1640EST
Wayne County
Clyde 28 1730EST
Cayuga County
Cato 28 1805EST
Showers and thunderstorms accompanied
the passage of a cold front during the
afternoon hours. The thunderstorms
produced damaging winds and large
hail. Winds downed trees in Clifton
Springs, Webster, Belmont, and Cato.
A garage door was blown-in in Webster.
Hail up to 1.75 inch fell in Lakewood,
South Dayton, Clyde and Penfield.
Allegany County
Rushford 29 1504EST
Monroe County
Henrietta 29 1511EST
Thunderstorms developed across the
region as an upper level trough
crossed during the afternoon hours.
One and a half inch hail fell in
Henrietta. In Rushford, the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
West Clarksville 29 1525EST
A house was struck by lightning and
set ablaze in the town of West
Clarksville. The house was destroyed
and left unlivable. A family of three
was left homeless.
Erie County
Cheektowaga 30 1320EST
Erie County
Lancaster 30 1345EST
Erie County
Cheektowaga 30 1355EST
1405EST
Wyoming County
Varysburg 30 1430EST
Erie County
Colden 30 1450EST
Erie County
Hamburg 30 1810EST
Niagara County
Wheatfield 30 1855EST
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter. Hail reports spanned from
Wheatfield across Cheektowaga,
Lancaster, Hamburg and Colden to
Varysburg. One thunderstorm spawned
a tornado which moved across the Town
of Cheektowaga. The tornado initially
touched down around 2:55 p.m. on
Walden Avenue near Harlem Road and
traveled from the northwest to the
southeast through the town. On Walden
Avenue, a construction trailer was
moved several hundred feet. The worker
in the trailer suffered minor
injuries. As the tornado moved across
the New York State Thruway, it lifted
a tractor trailer and deposited on its
side across the Jersey barrier. The
driver of the truck suffered a broken
leg. The tornado continued on its
southeast trek damaging a 20 by 30
foot section of a wall on a warehouse
and then downed trees as it crossed
through central Cheektowaga. The
tornado touched down several times
along its path. Its final touchdown
was at the Parkside Village Mobile
Home Park around 3:05 p.m. where
three mobile homes sustained
significant damage and eight others
sustained minor damage. The tornado
was ranked an 171 with a path length
of three miles and a width of 75
yards.
Lewis County
Indian River 30 1555EST
Jefferson County
Limerick 30 1615EST
Jefferson County
Watertown 30 1635EST
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter in Jefferson county. In
Indian River, Lewis county, the
thunderstorm winds downed trees.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
Bergen County
Ft Lee 0 0
Flash flooding of roadways due to
torrential downpours from
thunderstorms.
Passaic County
Clifton 1 0
A man fell into a swiftly flowing
tributary of the Passaic River around
8 pm EDT and was killed. Heavy rains of
up to 3 inches had fallen in the area
during Friday and Saturday (the 23rd
and 24th) which caused the stream to
run more swiftly than normal. M39IW
Hudson County
Jersey City 0 0
Cars submerged by thunderstorm flash
flooding. Rescues performed.
Hudson County
Bayonne 0 0
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Sussex County
Vernon 0 0 0
Thunderstorms with intense cloud to
ground lightning caused havoc across
Sussex County during the afternoon and
evening of June 1st. At about 2:30 PM
EDT, lightning struck a home on
Cardinal Road in Vernon, igniting a
fire. The fire was under control
within an hour, however the house was
nearly destroyed. In Andover,
lightning sparked a roof fire at a
Rolling Hills Apartment. Meanwhile in
Frankford along North Shore Road, a
large tree fell onto the middle
portion of a homes roof during the
evening of June 1st. A woman outside
the home at the time confirmed
that lightning was the cause of the
downed tree. A telephone pole was
downed on Running Hills Drive along
with several downed wires on Route
94 due to lightning strikes. State
Police, during the late evening of
June 1, directed traffic at a failed
traffic light at Ross’s Corner, where
Routes 15, 206 and 565 meet. Minor
power outages were reported in the
Sparta area. There were no injuries
reported across the county.
Sussex County
Vernon 0 0 0
Thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in the Vernon Valley area
during the early afternoon of June 1st.
Sussex County
Sussex 0 0 0
A gust front arrived in Sussex, New
Jersey ahead of the parent
thunderstorm. As a result of the
strong winds, trees and power lines
were knocked down in the Sussex area
during the afternoon of June 1st.
Sussex County
Newton 0 0 0 0
A strong thunderstorm blew through
Newton, New Jersey (Sussex County)
around 6:00 PM EDT on June 1st.
Lightning struck a tree and some
gusty winds downed some branches.
Heavy downpours in association
with the thunderstorm caused some
brief but minor street flooding.
Hunterdon County
Countywide 0 0 0
A severe thunderstorm, which blew
through Hunterdon County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June
1st, knocked down power lines all
across the county.
Hunterdon County
Flemington 0 0 0
Trees were knocked down in Flemington,
New Jersey during the early evening of
June 1st as a severe thunderstorm blew
through Hunterdon County.
Monmouth County
Allentown 0 0 0
Severe thunderstorms rolled across
parts of Monmouth County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. Strong
winds from the thunderstorms downed
power lines on Yardville-Allentown
Road around 8:30 PM EDT.
Somerset County
Millstone 0 0 0
A severe thunderstorm, which rolled
across Somerset County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June 1st,
downed trees and power lines in the
Millstone area.
Mercer County
Ewing Township 0 0 0
A couple of severe thunderstorms
rolled across Mercer County, New
Jersey between 7:40 PM EDT and 8:30
PM EDT on June 1st. Strong winds
associated with the thunderstorms
downed power lines all across the
county. In addition to the downed
power lines, trees were knocked
down on Barry Road in Hopewell
Township.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Mercer County
Princeton 0 0 0
A home, off Meetinghouse Court near
Griggs Farm development, was struck
by lightning around 8 PM EDT on
June 1st producing smoky conditions.
Also around 8 PM EDT, there was
smoke reported at the Quaker Bridge
Mall, which was at an escalator due
to a power outage. No injuries were
reported in either events.
Morris County
Dover 0 0 0
During the early evening hours of
June 1st, lightning struck a home at
80 Maple Avenue in Dover, forcing
the family from their home and
sparking a fire in the homes attic.
No injuries were reported as a result
of the lightning strike and fire,
however some 2,500 customers in
Dover were left without power during
the storm.
Somerset County
Rocky Hill 0 0 0
During a thunderstorm at about 8 PM
EDT, lightning struck the chimney
of an apartment building on Spring
Road in Montgomery Township. Two
of the apartments suffered some
damage and its occupants were
relocated, however no injuries
resulted.
Morris County
Schooleys Mtn 0 0 0
A home at 1 Stuart Court in
Washington Township was struck
by lightning during the evening
of June 1st. The lightning
strike caused a fire to the roof
line, and 4 occupants were
evacuated from the dwelling with
no injuries reported.
Mercer County
Ewing Township 0 0
Law enforcement reported street
flooding on Stokes Avenue in Ewing
around 8 p.m. EDT. The road was
rendered temporarily impassable,
but the water receded by 9 p.m.
EDT. The storm total from Mercer
County Airport was 1.10 inches,
most of which fell within an hour.
Burlington County
Countywide 0 0 1M 0
Thunderstorms during the evening
of June 1st caused havoc across
Burlington County, New Jersey and
nearby counties. Lightning sparked
a house fire in Medford, which
destroyed the home. No one at the
home was hurt, however a Medford
firefighter was taken to a nearby
hospital as he suffered from
dehydration. Also, a shed fire
occurred in Mount Laurel on
Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road, and
a house fire occurred on Avon Court.
Both fires were caused by lightning
strikes, and both structures
sustained severe damage. Meanwhile,
two house fires occurred on King
Avenue in Evesham when lightning
struck a utility pole at 11:37 PM
EDT, dropping a power line in front
of both homes. This energized the
water lines into each home and
sparked small fires. There were no
injuries reported and the dollar
amount in damage was not available.
Lightning strikes also damaged
computer systems at the Burlington
County Central Communications
building and also at the National
Weather Service Office in Mount
Holly, NJ. Numerous wires were
downed throughout Medford, Evesham
and Mount Laurel from the intense
cloud to ground lightning strikes.
Some 60,000 customers were without
power in Burlington, Camden and
Gloucester Counties.
Salem County
Carneys Pt 0 0 0
Trees and power lines were knocked
down at 9:08 PM EDT on June 1st in
Carney’s Point Township, New Jersey
when thunderstorms rumbled across
Salem County.
Gloucester County
Bridgeport to 0 0 0
Turnersville
Severe thunderstorms rumbled their way
across Gloucester County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. As a
result of strong winds associated with
the thunderstorms, trees and power
lines were knocked down from Logan
Township to Washington Township.
Camden County
Gibbsboro 0 0 0
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
parts of Camden County around 9:40
PM EDT on June 1st. Damaging winds
produced by the thunderstorms downed
trees and power lines in Gibbsboro
to near the Turnersville area.
Burlington County
Evesboro 0 0 0
Winds from severe thunderstorms
downed trees and power lines across
portions of Evesham Township, New
Jersey on eastward, during the
evening of June 1st.
Gloucester County
Verga 0 0 0
At around 10:00 PM EDT in the
Millburn, New Jersey area, the
fire department at Gero Park was
struck by lightning, which damaged
several pieces of electronic
equipment, including computers and
communications equipment, and a small
hole was discovered in the roof of the
building. Earlier in the evening, at
about 7:45 PM EDT, lightning struck
a Great Hills Road home, where light
smoke was observed coming from the
attic of the home, and two circuit
breakers had been tripped from the
electrical surge. No injuries were
reported from either event.
Gloucester County
2 SSE Paulsboro 0 0 100K
A fast moving thunderstorm tracked
northward during the evening of June
2nd across southern New Jersey, then
merged with additional thunderstorms
arriving from the west as it entered
Gloucester County about 10:20 PM EDT.
The merging thunderstorm produced an
F0 tornado in East Greenwich Township,
New Jersey. The National Weather
Service Office in Mount Holly, New
Jersey conducted a storm survey and
confirmed that a weak tornado with
65 mph winds touched down. The path
length of the tornado was three-
quarters of a mile and the path
width was mostly around 100 yards,
but at its maximum it reached 250
yards. Numerous trees were knocked
down and snapped in a six block
area. Three homes sustained major
damage from downed trees, and another
twenty homes had minor damage. Roofing
material from a house on County Lane
Road was found a quarter of a mile
away near the Mount Royal Firehouse.
Camden County
Haddonfield 0 0
Runoff from the heavy rain that fell
around Midnight EDT on the 3rd caused
some minor flooding along the Cooper
River. The Cooper River at Haddonfield
was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from
307 a.m. EDT through 6 a.m. EDT on the
3rd. It crested at 2.84 feet at 345
a.m. EDT on the 3rd. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates averaged between
1 and 2 inches. Actual storm totals
included 1.80 inches in Pennsauken
and 1.22 inches in Somerdale.
Gloucester County
Mullica Hill 0 0 0
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
knocked down trees in Mullica Hill, New
Jersey at 3:55 PM EDT. Also at the same
time, a large tree was knocked down in
Woodbury, New Jersey. While not severe,
the same thunderstorm produced hail to
the size of peas in Glassboro between
4:00 PM EDT and 4:15 PM EDT.
NJZ024
1 0 0 0
A seven-year-old boy drowned during the
evening of the 18th in Ocean City after
getting caught in a rip current. M7IW
Warren County
2 W Alpha 0 0
A severe thunderstorm, which rumbled
across parts of Warren County, New
Jersey during the early evening of
June 19th, downed trees and power
lines near the town of Alpha at
5:38 PM EDT.
Monmouth County
Roosevelt 0 0
A severe thunderstorm tore down trees
and wires in the southwestern part of
Monmouth County. Most of the reported
wind damage was in Millstone Township
and Roosevelt Borough.
Hunterdon County
Allerton 1 0 0 0
A 59-year old male camper was
apparently struck by lightning and died
while resting in a hammock during the
evening of June 23rd. The man was in
a hammock, in Round Valley Reservoir,
which was anchored to several trees. It
is believed that the lightning bolt hit
the tree, struck the ground, then
traveled into the man. M59UT
Monmouth County
Roosevelt 0 0 0
Lightning struck a home in Roosevelt,
setting the house on fire. The extent
of damage to the home was not known,
however no injuries were reported.
Ocean County
1 N Metedeconk 0 0 0
A total of 1,100 customers lost power
during the afternoon of June 24th in
Point Pleasant as wires were knocked
down from lightning strikes.
Monmouth County
South Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms with heavy rain dropped
a Doppler Radar estimated two to four
inches of rain across southern
Monmouth County. This caused poor
drainage flooding and flooding of
smaller creeks in the county. Street
flooding also occurred in Sea Bright.
Gloucester County
Central Portion 0 0
Camden County
Southeast Portion 0 0
Burlington County
West Central Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flooding of roadways and small streams
from central Gloucester County
northeast through central portions of
Burlington County. Doppler Radar storm
total estimates average 2 to 4 inches
in this area. In Gloucester County,
several roads were closed in and around
Pitman with up to three feet of water
on them. Roadway closures in Burlington
County occurred in Burlington,
Pemberton and Southampton Townships.
Measured storm totals included 4.20
inches in Glassboro (Gloucester
County), 2.89 inches in Medford
(Burlington County) and 2.59 inches in
Wrightstown (Burlington County).
Cumberland County
Southeast Portion 0 0
Cape May County
Northwest Portion 0 0
Repeating thunderstorms with torrential
downpours dropped a Doppler Radar
estimated six to ten inches of rain
across southeastern parts of Cumberland
County and northwestern parts of Cape
May County. This caused considerable
roadway and field flooding as well as
some stream flooding. Storm totals
included 6.25 inches in Millville.
Warren County
Millbrook to 0 0 15M
Carpenterville
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second to fourth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Warren County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood in Belvidere and Phillipsburg,
but the second highest on record (since
1955) at Tocks Island. President
George W. Bush declared Warren County
a disaster area. Sporadic periods of
heavy rain started on the 23rd, but
the most widespread and heaviest rain
fell from the night of the 27th into
the morning of the 28th. Event totals
in Warren County averaged three to
eight inches, but storm totals
exceeded ten inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York State.
The Delaware River at Tocks Island was
above its 21 foot flood stage from 906
a.m. EDT on the 28th through 1043 a.m.
EDT on the 30th. It crested at 33.87
feet at 915 a.m. EDT on the 29th, the
second highest crest on record. Farther
downstream at Belvidere, the Delaware
River was above its 22 foot flood stage
from 1145 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
303 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 27.16 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream at
Phillipsburg, the Delaware River was
above its 22 foot flood stage from
830 p.m. EDT on the 27th through
703 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 37.09 feet at 1215 p.m. EDT on
the 29th, the fourth highest crest on
record.
Hunterdon County
Countywide 1 0 6.5M
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth highest crest on
record for the Delaware River along
Hunterdon County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Hunterdon County a disaster
area. One man in Lambertville drowned
when he walked into flood waters.
Sporadic periods of heavy rain started
on the 23rd, but the most widespread
and heaviest rain fell from the night
of the 27th into the morning of the
28th. Event totals in Hunterdon County
averaged four to eight inches, but
storm totals exceeded 10 inches in
parts of the Upper Delaware Basin in
New York State.
The Delaware River at Riegelsville
(Bucks County) was above its 22 foot
flood stage from 451 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 632 p.m. EDT on the 30th.
It crested at 33.62 feet at 300 p.m.
EDT on the 29th, the fourth highest
crest on record. Farther downstream
at Frenchtown, the Delaware River was
above its 16 foot flood stage from
827 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 835
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
22.90 feet at 500 p.m. EDT on the
4th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Stockton, the Delaware River was
above its 18 foot flood stage from
4 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 620
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
25.35 feet at 7 p.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Lambertville the Delaware River was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
805 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
401 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 19.08 feet at 6 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. Inland the South Branch of
the Raritan River at High Bridge was
above its 10 foot flood stage from
107 p.m. EDT through 422 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 10.11 feet
at 2 p.m. EDT. Farther downstream at
Stanton, the South Branch of the
Raritan was above its 8 foot flood
stage from 750 a.m. EDT through 927
p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at
9.33 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT.
M?IW
Mercer County
Countywide 0 0 8M
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth or fifth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Mercer County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Mercer heavy rain started on
the 23rd, but the most widespread and
heaviest rain fell from the night of
the 27th into the morning of the 28th.
Event totals in Mercer County averaged
three to six inches, but storm totals
exceeded 10 inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York
State. The hardest hit municipalities
were Trenton and Ewing with the Island
and Glen Afton sections of Trenton
affected the most.
The Delaware River at Washington’s
Crossing was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 825 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 912 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 22.54 feet at 700 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. The Delaware River at
Trenton was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 746 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 652 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 25.09 feet at 845 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fifth highest crest
on record. Inland the Assunpink Creek
at Trenton was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 711 a.m. EDT a.m. through
1231 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It
crested at 7.49 feet at 1030 EDT.
Camden County
Haddonfield 0 0
A nearly stationary frontal system
produced sporadic periods of heavy
rain occurred across New Jersey from
the 23rd into the morning of the 28th.
A low pressure system that developed
along the Atlantic seaboard combined
with the front and caused the most
widespread and heaviest rain to occur
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The heavy rain caused minor
flooding along the Cooper River. Tidal
flooding also occurred along the
Delaware River. Flooding though was
worse farther north along the Delaware
River. Event totals in Camden County
average three to six inches. The Cooper
River at Haddonfield was above its 2.8
foot flood from 729 a.m. EDT through
1130 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested
at 2.92 feet at 930 a.m. EDT. Storm
totals included 3.79 inches in Blue
Anchor.
Somerset County
Countywide 0 0
Sporadic periods of heavy rain occurred
across New Jersey from the 23rd into
the morning of the 28th. The most
widespread and heaviest rain occurred
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The culmination of the heavy
rain caused mainly minor flooding
along the main stem rivers in Somerset
County on the 28th and 29th. Flooding
was worse along the Delaware River.
Event totals in Somerset County
averaged three to six inches.
Along the main stem of the Raritan
River at Manville was above its 14
foot flood stage from 543 p.m. EDT
on the 28th through 310 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 15.76 feet
at 930 p.m. EDT on the 28th. Farther
downstream, the Raritan River at
Bound Brook was above its 28 foot
flood stage from 1007 p.m. EDT on
the 28th through 247 a.m. EDT on the
29th. It crested at 28.24 feet at
1128 p.m. EDT on the 28th. The North
Branch of the Raritan River at North
Branch was above its 12.3 foot flood
stage from 1033 a.m. EDT through 520
p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at
13.93 feet. Farther downstream at
Raritan, the North Branch of the
Raritan River was above its 10 foot
flood stage from 115 p.m. EDT through
608 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested
at 10.72 feet at 345 p.m. EDT.
Farther downstream at the village of
South Branch, the North Branch of the
Raritan River was above its 7 foot
flood stage from 749 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 202 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
It crested at 9.95 feet at 845 p.m.
EDT on the 28th. The Millstone River at
Griggstown was above its 10 foot flood
stage from 1231 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1121 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 10.54 feet at 4 p.m. EDT on
the 28th.
Sussex County
Montague to 0 0 600K
Flatbrookville
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second or third highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Sussex County. The crest was the
second highest on record (since 1955)
at Tocks Island (Warren County) and
the third highest crest on record at
Montague. President George W. Bush
declared Sussex County a disaster
area. Sporadic periods of heavy rain
started on the 23rd, but the most
widespread and heaviest rain fell from
the night of the 27th into the morning
of the 28th. Event totals in Sussex
County averaged four to six inches,
but storm totals exceeded ten inches
in parts of the Upper Delaware Basin
in New York State.
The Delaware River at Montague was
above its 25 foot flood stage from
830 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 345
p.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
32.16 feet at 1015 p.m. EDT on the
28th, the third highest crest on
record. Farther downstream in Warren
County, the Delaware River at Tocks
Island was above its 21 foot flood
stage from 906 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1043 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 33.87 feet at 915 a.m. EDT
on the 29th, the second highest crest
on record. The flow from the Delaware
River slowed the run-off from the Flat
Brook and caused flooding along the
brook. The Flat Brook at Flatbrookville
was above its 6 foot flood stage from
545 p.m. EDT through 1152 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 6.25 feet at
815 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
Salem County
Carneys Pt 0 0
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
parts of Salem County, New Jersey
during the very early morning hours of
June 29th. The strong winds produced
by the thunderstorm downed trees in
Carney’s Point, New Jersey at 3:17 AM
EDT.
Gloucester County
5 NW Glassboro 0 0
During the very early morning hours of
June 29th, a severe thunderstorm rolled
across Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Trees and power lines were downed at
3:43 AM EDT from South Harrison
northeastward through Deptford
Township.
Camden County
Audubon 0 0
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
downed trees in Gloucester Township,
New Jersey and Audubon, New Jersey
(both in Camden County) at 3:56 AM EDT
on June 29th.
Burlington County
Cinnaminson to 0 0
Palmyra
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
northwestern Burlington County, New
Jersey during the very early morning
hours of June 29th. Trees and power
lines were downed at 4:03 AM EDT in
Cinnaminson. Riverside and Palmyra as
a result of strong winds.
Gloucester County
Turnersville 0 0 0
A severe thunderstorm affected a portion
of Gloucester County, New Jersey during
the evening of June 29th. The severe
thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter
size hail in Washington Township, near
Turnersville, at 10:30 PM EDT.
Burlington County
Rancocas 0 0
Penny size hail fell in Westampton
Township.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
Rio Arriba County
Canjilon 0 0
About 15 to 20 minutes with email hail
and intermittent larger hail reported at
the Canjilon Ranger Station.
Guadalupe County
Pastura 0 0
Union County
Grenville 0 0
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Intl Arpt 0 0
Union County
3 N Capulin to 0 0
Capulin
Large hail reported from the Volcano
National Monument south into Capulin.
Harding County
5 S Yates 0 0
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt 0 0
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt 0 0
NMZ004>007
0 0
Gusty winds developed as a strong upper
level trough moved over northern New
Mexico. In some cases the peak gusts
were aided by outflow winds from high
based virga showers.
Los Alamos County
2 S Los Alamos 0 0
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos 0 0
San Miguel County
9 WSW Mineral Hill 0 0
San Miguel County
17 N Pecos 0 0
San Miguel County
2 N Mineral Hill 0 0
Union County
6 N Folsom 0 0
Union County
13 NE Folsom 0 0
Quay County
3 SSW Ragland 0 0
Numerous 2 to 3 inch tree limbs snapped
off.
Mora County
12 N Wagon Mound 0 0
Santa Fe County
2 SE Edgewood to 0 0
Edgewood
Storm produced swath of penny to half
dollar size hail near
San Miguel County
Las Vegas 0 0
San Miguel County
12 NE Trementina 0 0
Heavy rain and pea size hail also
reported.
Colfax County
13 NE Cimarron 0 0
Bernalillo County
8 N Albuquerque Intl 0 0
Bernalillo County
9 NE Albuquerque Intl 0 0
Bernalillo County
12 NE Albuquerque Intl 0 0
A storm with heavy rain produced high
winds over northeast sections of
Albuquerque. The Sandia Peak Tram
system reported gusts to 90 mph at the
top of the tram (10300 feet) and 70
mph wind at the base terminal (6900
feet).
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 0 0
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 0 0
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Strong storms moved across Rio Rancho
and north central Albuquerque with
heavy rain and a swath of hail. Parts
of Rio Rancho, Corrales and the
Albuquerque North Valley had rains of
about 2 inches in 60 to 90 minutes.
Several dirt roads were unpassable or
washed out in Rio Rancho. Los Rios Road
on the east side of Highway 528
suffered the worst damage as the runoff
reclaimed the arroyo that had been
filled as a road in new housing
development situated on the sandy slope
of the mesa between Corrales and Rio
Rancho. Ponding problems developed
along Edith Blvd in the Albuquerque
North Valley filling streets to curb
full and reaching several inches into a
few homes.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences 0 0
Otero County
Alamogordo 0 0
Otero County
Alamogordo 0 0
Strong thunderstorms developed over the
southern Sacramento Mountains and along
the eastern heights of Alamogordo. One
storm in particular dropped about an
inch and a half of rain in 40 minutes
over Marble Canyon, which drains into
eastern Alamogordo. Other storms added
heavy rain and several inches of
drifting small hail to that section of
town. Strong winds blew shingles off
houses, but flooding was the main
problem. Roads along the eastern
heights turned into raging torrents
which flowed westward into the center
of town. Mud flowed into numerous
houses and several vehicles were swept
into arroyos. A gas main was broken
which led to the evacuation of
residents in the vicinity. The state
of NM put the damage total at about
$1.3 million.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
Carlsbad 0 0 0 0
Pea to nickel size hail fell in northern
portions of Carlsbad, specifically at
the intersection of Canal and Pierce.
Lea County
Tatum 0 0 0 0
A NWS cooperative observer recorded a 58
mph wind gust on his home anemometer. No
damage was reported.
Eddy County
Carlsbad 0 0 0 0
The public reported one foot of water
flowing over some of the local roads
in Carlsbad.
Lea County
1 S Hobbs 0 0 0 0
NEW YORK, Central
Steuben County
Bath 0 0 50K
Several road washouts due to
thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. A
trailer park had to be evacuated.
Onondaga County
Plainville 0 0 20K
Trees blown down and several roofs
damaged.
Steuben County
Thurston 0 0
Trees blown down by strong thunderstorm
winds.
Steuben County
Caton 0 0
Trees blown down by strong thunderstorm
winds.
Steuben County
Lindley 0 0
Trees blown down by strong thunderstorm
winds.
Chemung County
Elmira 0 0 25K
Trees and wires blown down by strong
thunderstorm
Delaware County
Cooks Falls 0 0
Record flooding occurred on the Beaver
Kill Creek at Cooks Falls. The Beaver
Kill rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 26 at 200 PM EDT, then fell below
flood stage temporarily, before rising
above flood stage again June 28th at 500
am EDT. The Beaver Kill Creek crested at
20.54 feet June 28th at around 11:00 am
EDT. The previous record measured from
flood marks was 20.3 feet October 10,
1903
Sullivan County
5 W Liberty 0 0 25K
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning
the 25th moved slowly west, to a
position from just north of New England,
south-southwest across the Adirondacks
through central New York and then down
the spine of the Appalachians by Monday
morning the 26th. Tropical moisture
moved westward and engulfed nearly all
of New York State and most of northern
and eastern Pennsylvania by Monday
morning. This resulted in a widespread
area of moderate to heavy rain across
all of central New York and northeast
Pennsylvania including the Poconos and
Catskills by Monday morning the 26th.
The heaviest rain occurred in the
Poconos and Catskills where rainfall
amounts totaled between 1.5 and 4
inches by 8 am EDT Monday. In Sullivan
County, 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Monday morning, which saturated soils.
Another round of heavy rain showers
and thunderstorms moved back into the
northern part of the county during the
day Monday the 26th. This additional
heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
in Youngsville closing Route 52. There
were many streams overflowing their
banks in and around Youngsville Monday
afternoon and evening.
Steuben County
Jasper 0 0 5K
Heavy rainfall washed out several roads
in the Jasper area Monday afternoon and
evening the 26th.
Delaware County
Colchester 0 0 50k
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning the
25th moved slowly west to a position
from just north of New England,
south-southwest across the Adirondacks
through central New York, and then
down the spine of the Appalachians by
Monday morning the 26th. Tropical
moisture moved westward and engulfed
nearly all of New York State and most
of northern and eastern Pennsylvania
by Monday morning. This resulted in a
widespread area of moderate to heavy
rain across all of central New York
and northeast Pennsylvania including
the Poconos and Catskills by Monday
morning the 26th. The heaviest
rainfall occurred in the Poconos and
Catskills where rainfall amounts
totaled between 1.5 and 4 inches by
8 am EDT Monday. In Delaware county,
flash flooding began around 6 pm
Monday evening as another batch of
heavy rain concentrated extreme
rainfall again over much of Delaware
County during the day Monday. With the
soils saturated from Sunday and Sunday
night’s rainfall, major flash flooding
began. The town of Colchester took the
brunt early on and the residents
evacuated voluntarily. All roads in
the town of Colchester were closed
as of Monday evening.
Delaware County
Fishs Eddy 0 0
Major flooding occurred on the East
Branch of the Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy. The Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy peaked just above the
flood stage of 13 feet Monday evening
the 26th before falling back below
flood stage late Monday night. The
East Branch of the Delaware then rose
again Tuesday morning and exceeded the
flood stage at Fishes Eddy at 800 am
EDT Tuesday the 27th. The East Branch
then continued to rise Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday, cresting
at 21.45 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This was about a foot short
of the previous record of 22.49 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005
Broome County
West Portion 0 0 50K
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the western
half of Broome County, including the
Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endicott areas. This rainfall, in
addition to Sunday and Monday’s
rainfall, caused numerous roads to
become flooded, especially in the
Vestal area. The rain tapered off
Tuesday morning after sunrise
allowing the flash flooding to abate
temporarily.
Cortland County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the county.
This rainfall, in addition to Sunday
and Monday’s rainfall, caused numerous
roads to become flooded across the
county. The flash flooding abated
during the mid to late morning hours
Tuesday the 27th as the rain tapered
off.
Sullivan County
North Portion 1 0 100M
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into the Catskills ahead of
a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms from
eastern Pennsylvania into the
Catskills late Monday evening the
26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. By 8 am Tuesday, another 3 to
5 inches of rain fell across northern
Sullivan County which caused major
flash flooding. Additional rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into pressure
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
The additional rainfall brought
rainfall totals to between 6 and 12
inches in the far northern part of
Sullivan County. The extreme rainfall
caused catastrophic flash flooding to
become more widespread and affect
Livingston Manor, Roscoe,
Jeffersonville and other locations in
the northern part of the county. The
flash flooding was described as the
worst in at least 40 years and in some
areas it was the worst ever. Small
streams and creeks caused massive
flooding, inundating Livingston Manor
entirely, flooding numerous roads.
Over 1500 homes were flooded of which
30 were destroyed and over 700 heavily
damaged. Numerous bridges were flooded
as well as many businesses. Total
losses are estimated at around 100
million dollars. One person was killed
by the flooding when she was washed
out of her home by the flood waters.
F15MH
Madison County
North Portion 0 0 200K
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 2 to 4 inches
of rain fell across much of Madison
County. This rain fell on saturated
ground from previous rains that
occurred Sunday and Monday leading to
major flash flooding in the northern
portion of the county. Widespread
street flooding was reported with
several homes experiencing crumbled
foundations due to high waters. The
rains tapered off by late morning
allowing the flooding to abate.
Delaware County
Walton 0 0 10M
At Walton, record flooding occurred on
the West Branch of the Delaware River.
The river level rose above the flood
stage of 9.5 feet Tuesday June 27th at
8:45 AM EDT. The river rose above the
moderate flood level of 14 feet June 27
at 2:30 PM EDT. The river rose above
the major flood level of 16 feet June
28, 3:15 AM EDT. The crest was 16.85
feet June 28 4:30 AM EDT. The previous
record was January 19, 1996 where the
crest was 16.36 feet. The flooding near
Walton was described in the Binghamton
Press and Sun Bulletin as “Unlike the
flood of 1996, caused by overflowing
waters of the West Branch of the
Delaware River, this season’s flooding
damage was inflicted by fast-moving,
“rip-and-tear” waters in the many
streams and small tributaries that
wreaked havoc on surrounding land,
buildings, and equipment. In some
cases, stream corridors changed
directions, cutting right through
the middle of fields.” Quote is from
John Thurgood, Agriculture extension
leader for the Watershed Agriculture
Council.
Delaware County
Countywide 2 0 250M
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 3 to 5 inches
of rain fell across Delaware County by
Tuesday morning. The rain fell on
saturated ground from previous rains
that occurred Sunday and Monday leading
to major flash flooding in Hancock,
Colchester and surrounding areas by
Tuesday morning. Hancock experienced
the worst flooding this town had ever
seen with most of the downtown
underwater. In addition, Walton,
Downsville, Delhi and Sidney also
became inundated with record flooding
as intense rainfall focused on these
areas later Tuesday. Numerous streams
and creeks were flooding homes,
businesses, roads, bridges and
government facilities. Despite the
major flash flooding that was occurring
Tuesday morning, the situation was
about to turn even more grim. The
front, which was across the eastern
Great Lakes Tuesday morning, moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system that moved up the eastern
seaboard by Tuesday night. This set the
stage for additional heavy rains from
Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning
deluging Delaware County with more
rains that brought three day totals to
8 to 15 inches. This caused even more
catastrophic flooding to most of the
county by Wednesday morning the 28th.
At least 200 structures were damaged
in Hancock alone, the entire business
district of Walton was under 6 to 7
feet of water. Several small streams
and the Susquehanna River combined to
cause major flooding in the village of
Sidney, NY. Many homes were flooded in
Sidney with up to 6 feet of water.
Amphenol Corporation in Sidney was
flooded by up to 5 feet of water
causing 40 million dollars worth of
damage. The flooding also caused
Interstate 88 to collapse early
Wednesday morning near Unadilla killing
two truck drivers. The flooding caused
189 million dollars worth of damage to
roads alone. Damages are estimated at
250 million dollars from the floods.
At least 1000 homes were damaged by
flood waters with 30 homes completely
destroyed. Hundreds of businesses were
damaged including major corporations
like Amphenol and Kraft foods. There
were at least 10 businesses destroyed.
Over 500 people were evacuated with
hundreds of people rescued from the
flood waters. At least 20 bridges were
flooded. During the height of the
flood, all roads were closed in
Delaware County as a state of emergency
was declared Tuesday. This flood will
go down as the worst flood on record
ever experienced by Delaware County.
M?VE, M?VE
Steuben County
Addison 0 0 5K
Heavy rains caused localized flash
flooding in the Addison and Cameron
areas where several roads were flooded.
Sullivan County
Callicoon 0 0
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Calicoon. The
Delaware River at Calicoon rose above
the 12 foot flood stage late in the
morning on Tuesday the 27th. The
Delaware River continued to rise
Tuesday and Wednesday cresting at a
record level of 20.37 feet at 700 pm
EDT Wednesday the 28th. This broke
the previous record of 17.80 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005.
Broome County
Conklin 0 0 10M
Both Broome and Susquehanna County were
inundated with record flooding from the
Susquehanna River near Conklin. Not
only did the river rise to record
levels, this left all the local
tributary streams with no outlet.
There was deep water from the backwater
built-up in the communities of Conklin
and Kirkwood in New York and Hallstead
and Great Bend in Pennsylvania. Many
homes and several businesses, big and
small, were destroyed along the Route
11 and Route 7 corridors that parallel
the Susquehanna River. The Conklin
gage-house was flooded, and quit
briefly near the flood crest. The
river rose to the flood stage of 11
feet June 27th at 2:15 pro EDT. The
river rose to the major flood level
of 20.0 feet June 27 at 11:45 pro EDT.
The river crested at 25.0 feet on
June 28th at 11:30 am EDT. This broke
the previous record of 20.83 feet set
in 1948. The Susquehanna River at
Conklin remained above the major
flooding level of 20 feet through
the end of June.
Delaware County
Hale Eddy 0 0
At Hale Eddy, major flooding occurred
on the West Branch of the Delaware
River. The river rose to the flood
stage of 11 feet June 27th at 2:30
PM EDT. The river reached the
moderate flooding level of 13 feet
June 27th at 7:20 PM EDT. The river
rose to the major flooding level of
15 feet June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 19.1 feet June
28th at 2:00 PM EDT which was about
one foot short of the record
measured from flood marks of 20.3
feet October 10, 1903.
Otsego County
0 0 50M
Widespread heavy rain moved through
Otsego County and upstate New York
during the day Monday with more
heavy rain Monday night and Tuesday
morning. This rainfall saturated
the soils before another more
widespread area of heavy rainfall
occurred Tuesday afternoon and
night. Tropical moisture combined
with a slow-moving front and low
pressure system moving up
the eastern seaboard to bring
extreme rainfall to Otsego County.
The serious flash flooding began
in Otsego County during the
afternoon of Tuesday the 27th and
continued until Wednesday afternoon
as a total of 6 to 12 inches of
rain fell by Wednesday the 28th.
The highest rainfall was near
Unadilla where the Susquehanna
River reached record levels. No
one was killed from the floods
in Otsego County. A state of
emergency was declared Tuesday
afternoon as all roads were
closed. The sewer plant in Oneonta
was flooded sending raw sewage into
the Susquehanna River. Hardest
hit areas were Leonardsville,
Cooperstown, Hartwick, Bridgewater
and Oneonta. Route 20 was under
nearly three feet of water in East
Winfield. Total damage is estimated
at 50 million dollars. This was
described as the worst flooding in at
least 45 years. A total of 75 roads
were flooded in the county.
Tioga County
Countywide 0 0 100M
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into south central New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture brought heavy showers
and thunderstorms across much of
upstate New York Sunday through Tuesday
morning. Rainfall by Tuesday morning
totaled 1 to 2 inches in Tioga County.
This initial rainfall saturated the
soils before another round of heavier
rain moved into the county Tuesday
afternoon as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Tioga County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 6 inches. This heavy rain sent
nearly all streams and creeks over
their banks in what was described as
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. Flash flooding began in
Owego at 310 pm EDT Tuesday the 27th
with some businesses downtown taking on
water. By early evening, flash flooding
was affecting the Waverly area and soon
became widespread Tuesday night
especially in the Campville area as
another 1 to 3 inches of rain fell.
Numerous roads, bridges, businesses
and homes were flooded. A total of 5000
homes were affected with 500 homes
damaged and 10 destroyed. Hardest hit
areas were Tioga, Campville, Owego,
Nichols, Barton, and Apalachin. Total
damage in Tioga County is estimated at
around 100 million dollars. No one was
killed. A state of emergency was
declared for Tioga county Tuesday
evening.
Broome County
Binghamton 0 0 5M
The Susquehanna River in Binghamton is
estimated to have crested at 25.0 feet
Wednesday June 28th, 11:00 AM EDT. The
top of the flood walls protecting
downtown Binghamton are at 25.6 feet.
The Susquehanna River lapped over the
top of these flood walls. This made for
dramatic photos, but there was no
serious flooding in the protected
areas. There were 3000 people evacuated
in Binghamton as a precaution. The
most serious flooding in Binghamton was
at Lourdes Hospital. The hospital was
evacuated and shut down. The lower
level of the hospital flooded. The
river remained above the flood stage in
Binghamton through the end of June.
Chenango County
Bainbridge 0 0 50M
The communities of Bainbridge and
Sidney were inundated with major
flooding during this period The major
source of jobs in the valley is the
Amphenol Corporation. This plant closed
due to 4 to 5 feet of water that
damaged the plant. The Susquehanna
River at Bainbridge rose to the 13 foot
flood stage Tuesday June 27th at 3:45
pm EDT. The river continued to rise
above the moderate inundation stage of
20 feet on Wednesday, June 28th at 4:45
am EDT. The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 22 feet on
Wednesday, June 28th at 8:45 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
27.03 feet Thursday June 29th at 11:00
am EDT. The old record flood was March
29, 1914 at 23.10 feet. The gage was
first established in 1907. The river
remained above the flood stage
through the end of June.
Steuben County
Bath 0 0 5K
Heavy rains caused flooding of
several roads in the Bath area
Tuesday afternoon and evening
the 27th.
Schuyler County
Burdett 0 0 15K
Heavy rains caused flash flooding
along Route 414 in Burdett, Odessa
and the Town of Hector.
Broome County
Countywide 0 0 200M
Tropical moisture streaming into
upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which moved
westward into the eastern
Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the
27th started the flash flood
problems in western Broome County
early Tuesday. The rain abated for
a time during the day Tuesday before
another batch of heavy rain fell
Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Broome County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 9 inches, especially in the
Conklin and Windsor areas, which were
particularly hard hit. This additional
heavy rain sent nearly all streams and
creeks over their banks in what was
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. The county’s
infrastructure was challenged as major
flash flooding began around 5 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. A total of at least 40
roads, 5 bridges, dozens of businesses
and over 1800 homes were flooded. At
least 800 homes in Broome County were
destroyed Damages are estimated at 200
million dollars. All major highways in
the Binghamton area were closed due to
the flooding including Interstate 81,
Route 17, Route 26 and Interstate 88.
At least 6000 people were ordered to
evacuate from both river and flash
flooding. The Nanticoke Creek and
Tracey Creek were among many creeks
and streams causing major flooding. A
state of emergency was declared Tuesday
evening for Broome County. The National
Guard was called out to assist in
numerous water rescues, evacuations and
to prevent looting. Hardest hit areas
were Conklin, Kirkwood, Chenango Forks,
Endicott, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endwell. In Conklin, 50 percent of the
business district was flooded. The
National Guard had to airlift 300
people to safety who were stranded by
flood waters as the evacuation shelter
at the local high school became
surrounded by flood waters. In Windsor,
there were at least 100 people in
shelters. Countywide over 3000 people
were in shelters. In addition to the
flash flooding, the Susquehanna and
Chenango Rivers, which flow into the
Binghamton area were at record high
levels Wednesday. The rivers challenged
the levee system that protects the
city of Binghamton as the water
overtopped and undermined the levee in
spots. Many homes, roads and businesses
along the Chenango and Susquehanna
Rivers were severely impacted by flood
waters from Windsor to Conklin,
Kirkwood, Binghamton, Vestal, Endwell,
Johnson City, and Endicott. The flood
was the worst in Broome County history
as the Susquehanna River broke previous
record stages by 3 to 4 feet with river
gauging going back almost 100 years.
Fortunately no one was injured or
killed in Broome County from the
massive floods.
Tompkins County
Caroline 0 0 50K
Heavy rains associated with a cold
front and tropical moisture caused
flash flooding in the Caroline area.
There were several roads closed by
the flooding. A total of 2 to 5
inches of rain fell in Tompkins
County from Monday the 26th through
Wednesday the 28th. The heaviest rain
occurred in the Caroline area where
around 5 inches fell.
Chenango County
Countywide 0 0 50M
A steady stream of tropical moisture
flowing north into upstate New York
ahead of a frontal system across the
eastern Great Lakes brought periods
of heavy rain and thunderstorms to
Chenango County from early Monday
the 26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. From 1.5 to 4 inches of rain
fell by Tuesday morning. This rain
saturated soils before another batch
of heavy rain fell Tuesday afternoon
into Wednesday morning as the front
moved back east and combined with a
low pressure system moving up the
eastern seaboard. This additional
rainfall caused most small streams
and creeks to burst their banks
beginning Tuesday the 27th in the
evening. The rain finally tapered
off early Wednesday morning the 28th.
A total of 4 to 7 inches of rain fell
across Chenango County which caused
numerous small streams and creeks to
overflow their banks. The serious
flooding began Tuesday evening around
6 pm EDT and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. Hardest hit areas were
Afton, Bainbridge, Norwich and
Sherburne. In Norwich, the Canasawcta
Creek flooded the entire west side of
the city with hundreds evacuated. In
addition, the entire business district
took on water. It is estimated that
one half of all homes and businesses
in Norwich had some flood damage.
Damages were estimated in the millions
as at least 300 homes were affected by
the flood waters. 200 people were
forced to evacuate, 10 people were
rescued from the floods. A total of
250 roads were flooded with 2 bridges
destroyed. One man was killed by the
flood waters.
M31VE
Chemung County
East Portion 0 0 5K
Heavy rains caused several roads to be
flooded in the Southport and Chemung
areas Tuesday evening the 27th.
Sullivan County
Barryville 0 0
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Barryville. The
Delaware River at Barryville rose
above the 17 foot flood stage
Tuesday evening the 27th. The Delaware
River continued to rise Tuesday and
Wednesday cresting at a record level
of 28.97 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This broke the previous
record of 24.80 feet which occurred
just 14 months earlier in April 2005
Broome County
Vestal 0 0 50M
The Vestal river gage on the
Susquehanna River is located 8 miles
west of the Binghamton Washington
Street Gage. Vestal is on
the left bank of the river and the
Town of Union Communities of Johnson
City, Endwell and Endicott are on the
right bank of the Susquehanna River.
Each community had extensive flood
losses, too numerous to list. Some of
the more notable losses are the many
homes in areas like the Castle Gardens
development which were recovering from
losses due to the April 2005 flooding.
The inundation of the Enjoi Golf
Course forced the cancellation of the
“BC Open”, a PGA Tour Event. This was
a further economic blow for many
businesses in the region. The Vestal
gage reached the flood stage of 18
feet June 27th at 7:25 pm EDT. It
rose to the moderate flooding level of
21 feet June 27th at 11:00 PM EDT. It
rose to the major flood level, June
28th at 4:00 AM EDT. The river gage
was flooded but continued sending
data even though the gage float was
as high as it could go. The gage
topped out at 32.98 feet, but the USGS
made a measurement of the watermark and
have the provisional crest at 33.5
feet. The old record for Vestal was
30.5 feet measured from watermarks
March 18, 1936. The April 3, 2005
flood crest was 28.87 feet. The local
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 6.87 inches. The river remained
well above the flood stage through the
end of June at Vestal.
Oneida County
Countywide 0 0 50M
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
brought an initial round of heavy rain
to Oneida County by Tuesday morning.
From 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Tuesday morning. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday
before another batch of heavy rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
Total rainfall for the three day
period ending Wednesday was between 4
and 8 inches. This scenario caused the
worst flash flooding in Oneida County
in 20 years, impacting many areas of
the county starting at 730 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasting into Wednesday.
Hardest hit areas were Western,
Deerfield, Vernon and Verona, Kirkland,
Oriskany Falls and Steuben. There was
one bridge washed out with at least 17
roads flooded. In the town of
Deerfield, 22 homes were flooded by
the West Canada Creek. No one was
killed by the flooding with damage
estimates around 50 million dollars.
A state of emergency was declared for
Oneida County as numerous roads were
closed which included the New York
State Thruway.
Chenango County
Sherburne 0 0 5M
Record flooding occurred at Sherburne
on the Chenango River. At the peak of
the flooding, there was three feet of
water on Main Street in Sherburne.
The river reached the flood stage of
8 feet June 27th at 7:35 PM EDT. The
river rose to the moderate flood level
of 9 feet June 28th at 9:45 PM EDT.
The river rose to the major flood
level of 10.6 feet June 28th at 1:00
AM EDT. The record crest was 11.35
feet June 28th at 12:45 PM EDT. The
old record was 11.2 feet set March 28,
1914. The third highest crest is 10.78
feet April 3, 2005. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.84
inches. The river at Sherburne remained
above the flood stage through the end
of June.
Delaware County
Delhi 0 0 5M
At Delhi, New York, major flooding
occurred on the West Branch of the
Delaware River. The river rose above
the flood stage of 8 feet June 27th
at 9:20 PM EDT. The river rose above
the moderate flood level of 9.5 feet
June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT. The river
rose above the major flood level of
10.5 feet June 28th at 3:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 11.75 feet
June 28th at 6:45 AM EDT. The
record is 12.24 feet November 9, 1996.
Delaware County
Unadilla 0 0 10M
The Susquehanna River at Unadilla rose
to the 11 foot flood stage Tuesday
June 27th at 09:30 pm EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 13 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 5:45 am EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 14.5 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 10:00 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
17.73 feet Thursday June 29th at 5:15
am EDT. The old record flood was March
18, 1936 at 16.60 feet. The gage was
established 1938. The river at Unadilla
remained above flood stage through the
end of June.
Broome County
Windsor 0 0 5M
The Susquehanna River rose to the
flood stage of 15.5 feet Tuesday June
27th at 9:45 pro EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 18.5 feet
Tuesday June 27th at 11:46 pm EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation level of 20.50 feet
Wednesday June 28th at 12:45 am
EDT. The first crest was 23.72 feet
on June 28th at 1:00 pro EDT, and
the second crest was 24.27 feet. The
old record was 21.22 feet January 200,
1996. The gage was established in
1988. The Susquehanna River at
Windsor remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Cortland County
Cincinnatus 0 0
At Cincinnatus on the Otselic River,
only minor flooding occurred. The
river rose above the flood stage of 8
feet June 27th at 10:31 PM EDT. The
river crested at 9.59 feet June 28th
at 2:01 AM EDT. The record is 12.5
feet July 8, 1935. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.76
inches.
Broome County
Chenango Forks 0 0
Moderate flooding occurred at Chenango
Forks on the Chenango River. The river
rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 27th at 11:04 PM EDT. The river
rose to the moderate flood level of
12.6 feet June 28th at 7:22 AM EDT.
The river crested at 13.74 feet June
28th at around 4 pm EDT. The flood of
record is 20.3 feet July 8, 1935. This
June 2006 flood crest ranks 9th. The
local basin average rainfall for
June 26 to 29 was 5.82 inches.
Madison County
Countywide 0 0 25M
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the
eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning
the 27th. This brought an initial
round of heavy rain to Madison County
by Tuesday morning causing significant
flash flooding in the northern portion
of the county. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday the
27th before another batch of heavy
rain fell Tuesday afternoon into
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
pressure system moving up the eastern
seaboard. Total rainfall for the three
day period ending Wednesday was between
4 and 8 inches. This scenario caused
major flash flooding in Madison County,
impacting many areas of
the county starting at around Midnight
EDT Wednesday and lasting into
Wednesday morning. Hardest hit areas
were south of Route 20, including
Georgetown, Lebanon, Hamilton, and De
Ruyter. Colgate University also had
major flooding. A state of emergency
was declared for the county. There
were 12 bridges washed out, numerous
roads flooded, and dozens of people
rescued from the flood waters. 50
people had to be evacuated from the
flood waters. No one was killed by
the flooding with damage estimated at
around 25 million dollars.
Chenango County
Greene 0 0 2M
Near record flooding occurred at
Greene on the Chenango River. The
current record at Greene is 22.0 feet
set July 8, 1935. The river rose to
the flood stage of 13 feet June 28th,
12:00 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 17 feet June
28th at 5:00 AM EDT. The river
crested at 21.16 feet June 28th at
4:20 PM EDT.
Chenango County
Rockdale 0 0 2M 1M
Record flooding occurred on the
Unadilla River at Rockdale. The
flooding beat the old record by one
foot. The news stories about the
record flooding were centered on a
Mount Upton firefighter, who nearly
lost his own life in a swift water
rescue that sent a 5-year old boy to
the hospital. The firefighter was
swept into the Unadilla River, but
was wearing a flotation device and was
rescued himself. The other flood news
was the enormous amount of dairy
farmland and crops that were destroyed
by flooding. The river reached the
flood stage of 11 feet June 28th at
2:31 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 12 feet June
28th, at 5:45 AM EDT. The river rose
to the major flood category of 13 feet
June 28th at 10:00 AM EDT. The crest
was 13.96 feet on June 29th, at 12:00
AM EDT. The old record at Rockdale was
12.98 feet set December 31, 1942. The
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 5.92 inches.
Tioga County
Owego 0 0 5M
Several neighborhoods in Owego became
virtual islands during this flood. The
Susquehanna River at Owego rose above
the flood stage of 30 feet June 28th
at 4:30 AM EDT. Moderate flooding (32
feet) began June 28th, at 7:30 AM EDT.
Major flooding (33 feet) began June
28th at 9:30 AM EDT. The crest of
35.85 feet was reached June 29th, at
01:30 AM EDT which set a new record.
The old record was 33.18 feet April
3, 2005. The January 20 1996 flood
crest was 32.97 feet. The river at
Owego remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Broome County
Deposit 0 0
At Oquaga Creek at Deposit, record
flooding occurred. The crest was 10.51
feet June 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM. The
old records are 8.98 feet July 4,
1970; 8.44 feet September 18, 2004;
and 7.61 feet April 3, 2005.
Steuben County
Bradford 0 0
Large branches were blown down by
strong thunderstorm winds.
Cayuga County
Moravia 0 0
Oneida County
Camden 0 0 5K
Trees were blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Seneca County
Waterloo 0 0
Seneca County
Seneca Falls 0 0
Steuben County
Corning 0 0
Cortland County
Marathon 0 0
Cayuga County
Auburn 0 0
Chemung County
Elmira 0 0
Cayuga County
Auburn 0 0
Tioga County
Candor 0 0
Tioga County
Spencer 0 0
Tompkins County
West Danby 0 0
Tioga County
Candor 0 0
Tioga County
Apalachin 0 0
Broome County
Endicott 0 0
Delaware County
East Meredith 0 0
Delaware County
Davenport 0 0
Delaware County
Meridale 0 0
Delaware County
Davenport 0 0
Tioga County
Owego 0 0
Steuben County
Hammondsport 0 0
Steuben County
Bath 0 0 5K
Trees and wires were blown down by
strong thunderstorm winds.
NEW YORK, Coastal
Westchester County
Central Portion 0 0
Trees and wires downed.
Orange County
Middletown 0 0
Trees and power lines.
Orange County
Countywide 0 0
Lightning struck several structures
in Orange County, causing numerous
fires. House fires were reported in
Hugenot, Port Jervis, and Middletown.
Westchester County
Mt Kisco 0 0
Putnam County
Carmel 0 0
Trees and power lines downed by
thunderstorm winds.
Rockland County
Stony Pt 0 0
Lightning struck at least 6 houses
in Stony Point.
Richmond County
West Central Portion 0 0
Flash flooding on the West Shore
Expressway. Thunderstorms developed
in a moist and unstable atmosphere
on June 1st. Not only did the storms
produce very heavy rain and strong
winds, they were also prolific
lightning producers.
Richmond County
Richmond 0 0
Lightning struck a police car,
narrowly missing a police officer
standing in front of the North Shore’s
120th precinct station house.
New York County
East Central Portion 0 0
Flash flooding occurred on the FDR,
causing it to be closed.
Queens County
Flushing 0 0
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
of roadways.
Richmond County
Countywide 0 0
Rainfall falling at the rate of nearly
two inches per hour caused flash
flooding of streets across Staten
Island. Hylan Blvd was affected the
worst with at least a foot of water
being observed flowing swiftly down
the street.
Anywhere between 2 and 4 inches of
rain fell across New York City from
late afternoon into the evening hours
on June 2nd due to thunderstorms that
tapped a very moist and unstable
airmass. Central Park recorded 3.53
inches of rainfall.
Orange County
2 S Maybrook 0 0
Westchester County
1 W Mt Kisco 0 0
Trees downed in addition to the
penny size hail.
Richmond County
Tottenville 0 0
Penny to nickel size hail was
observed.
Richmond County
Tottenville 0 0
Trees and power lines downed.
Richmond County
Huguenot 0 0
Flash flooding of roads submerged
vehicles. A few houses were surrounded
by 5 feet of water.
New York County
East Portion 0 0
Major flash flooding on FDR Drive.
Queens County
Bayside 0 0
Slow moving thunderstorms produced a
wide array of severe weather. Flash
flooding, large hail, and damaging
winds were all experienced when
thunderstorms ignited in a very moist
and unstable airmass during the
afternoon and evening of June 29th.
Bronx County
Bronx 0 1
Lightning stuck a person at Crotona
Park pool. Extent of injuries unknown.
NEW YORK, East
Ulster County
Lake Katrine 0 0
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail at Lake Katrine.
Dutchess County
Hyde Park 0 0
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at the Vanderbilt
National Historic Site in Hyde Park.
Ulster County
Highland 0 0
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail in Highland.
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck 0 0
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail at Rhinebeck.
Dutchess County
Stanfordville 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wires blown down along Route
82 in Stanfordville.
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
numerous small trees blown down in
Rensselaer.
On the last day of May a north-south
stationary front over central New York
dissipated leaving residual moisture
and instability over upstate New York.
At daybreak on June 1, a slow-moving
cold front over the St Lawrence
Valley sliced into this unstable air
mass over upstate New York producing
afternoon thunderstorms, several of
which became severe, containing large
hail and damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Bolton 0 3
Park/Forest Service personnel reported
trees blown down on Lake George’s Big
Burn Island and Hatchett Island. Minor
injuries were occurred when a tree
fell on a tent.
Washington County
Whitehall 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires were blown down onto Route 12
in Whitehall.
Saratoga County
Northumberland 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported a
tree and wires blown down on Lindsay
Road at Route 32.
Washington County
Easton 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires blown down on Hoge Road in
Easton.
Rensselaer County
Troy 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wire were blown down in Troy.
Albany County
Bethlehem Center 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown onto a power
line along Beaver Dam Road.
Columbia County
Stuyvesant 0 0
Fire Department personnel in
Stuyvesant report that 5 trees were
blown down.
Ulster County
Saugerties 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees and wires were blown down
in Saugerties.
Dutchess County
Washington Hollow 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown down in
Washington Hollow.
Early in the day on June 19, low
pressure was over western Quebec
Province with a cold front trailing
southwestward to a weak wave over the
northern Great Lakes, then southward
to the central Mississippi Valley.
The air over eastern New York became
more unstable during the day as a
moderate west southwesterly breeze
brought more moisture into the
Northeast. Several severe
thunderstorms formed in the afternoon
producing damaging wind gusts.
Dutchess County
Pleasant Vly 0 0
A trained spotter reported
penny-sized hail at Pleasant Valley.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill 0 0
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at Moores Mill.
Early in the day on June 20, a fairly
strong cold front lay in an arc from
near the mouth of the St Lawrence
Valley to just north of the Ohio
Valley. The front moved southeastward
to off the Atlantic Coast late at
night. The air mass covering eastern
New York was moist and unstable. As
the front moved across eastern New
York in the afternoon, it produced a
couple of severe thunderstorms
containing large hail.
Dutchess County
La Grange 0 0
An Emergency Manager reported that
a tornado occurred at Lagrangeville.
The tornado was on the ground between
15 and 30 seconds traveling half a
mile and cutting a path 150 yards
wide.
On June 24, a weak wave of low
pressure had moved northeastward
through New England. In its wake, it
left a stationary front boundary
along the New England coast. The air
mass over southeastern New York State
was moist and fairly unstable and there
was considerable environmental wind
shear over the region. On the evening
of June 25, a supercell thunderstorm
formed in Dutchess County. This
thunderstorm briefly produced an Fl
tornado, which was on the ground 15 to
30 seconds cutting a path a half mile
long and 150 yards wide in the vicinity
of Lagrangeville.
Fulton County
Bleecker 0 0
An emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Bleecker.
From June 24 through June 25 an upper
level ridge strengthened off the
eastern Atlantic Coast. The increasing
southeasterly flow in the low levels
of the atmosphere along the New
England coast caused a nearly
stationary front near the Atlantic
Coast to drift northwestward into
New York State. During the afternoon
of June 25, this front lay from the
northern Champlain Valley to the
central southern tier of New York.
A band of heavy rainfall occurred just
to the southeast of this front. The
heaviest rainfall was from the
Catskills to the mid Hudson Valley.
A few thunderstorms formed along the
frontal boundary over east central
New York during the afternoon. One
thunderstorm became severe, producing
damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Pottersville 0 1 40K
According to a newspaper report, a
woman suffered minor injuries near
Pottersville when the vehicle she was
driving fell through a section of
Olmstead Road that was undermined by
flooding Fish Creek. The flood water
was from the combination of heavy
rainfall and a breached beaver dam.
On June 26, a slowly-moving frontal
boundary left 3 to 4 inches of
rainfall in its wake as it drifted
northwestward across the Lake
George Northern Saratoga region of
eastern New York. The rainfall caused
a beaver dam near Pottersville to
burst which resulted in a washout of
a section of County Route 19, also
known as Olmsteadville Road. County
highway repair personnel said that the
heavy rainfall resulted in partial
damage to 7 roads in the county, and
they estimated that the damage was
about 40,000 dollars.
Herkimer County
Ilion 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
Fulmer Creek flooded a trailer park
in German Flatts, about 5 miles
southeast of Ilion. Twelve homes
were evacuated.
Herkimer County
Little Falls 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
Routes 5 and 168 were closed due to
flooding and mud slides.
Herkimer County
Little Falls 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
a house was lifted off its foundation
in Little Falls, due to a mud slide.
Fulton County
Stratford 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
flooding of the East Canada Creek
caused numerous evacuations across
the western portion of Fulton County
in the vicinity of Stratford and
Dolgeville. Route 29A was flooded at
Stratfortd.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
East Canada Creek was flooding and
that evacuations have occurred along
Main Street in the village of
Dolgeville. The water level rose to
the bottom the Route 29 bridge.
Montgomery County
Ames 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
widespread flooding along Brimestone
Creek occurred. West Ames Road and
Old Sharon Road, between Route 10
and Latimer and Shunk Roads, were
closed due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Charlotteville 0 0
A trained spotter reported that a
small bridge was flooded at
Charlotteville.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 7 was closed due to
flooding from the Cobleskill Creek at
the east end of the village of
Cobleskill.
Schoharie County
Gilboa 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
there was a mud slide across Stryker
Road in Gilboa.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
evacuations occurred along Route 80,
which was closed due to flooding,
near the village of Fort Plain. A
state of emergency was in effect in
Montgomery County.
Schoharie County
Warnerville 0 0
A trained spotter reported that the
Cobleskill Creek flooded several
buildings and roads in Warnerville
including the Post Office.
Schoharie County
Richmondville 0 0
A trained spotter reported that a
mud slide occurred in Richmondville.
Schoharie County
Gilboa 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
Campbell Road to Gilboa was closed due
to flooding from the Keyserkill Creek.
A State of Emergency was in effect in
Schoharie County.
Herkimer County
Ingham Mills 0 0
An emergency manager reported that
water was spilling from the Kyser Lake
Dam on East Canada Creek and that
evacuations were occurring downstream.
The National Grids buildings were
flooded.
Schoharie County
Broome Center 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 145 was flooded from
the Catskill Creek to the vicinity of
Broome Center.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that a building was washed into East
Canada Creek in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Ilion 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that around 200 people were evacuated
from Ilion, Dolgeville, Mohawk, and
Frankfort due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 10 to the west of
Cobleskill was impassable due to
flooding.
Hamilton County
Indian Lake 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
Cedar River and Big Brook were
flooding.
Ulster County
Willow 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
may streams in the vicinity of
Willow were flooding.
Hamilton County
Benson 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 30 and Stoney Road were
closed due to flooding
Fulton County
Oppenheim 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in the area
surrounding Oppenheim were closed
due to flooding.
Greene County
Catskill 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in Greene County
were closed in, and near the towns
of Catskill, Cairo and Haines Falls
due to flooding.
An upper level ridge over the western
Atlantic Ocean which had been building
westward for a couple of days prior to
June 28 began to slowly retreat on
June 28 as an upper level trough over
the Mississippi Valley began drifting
very slowly eastward. A frontal
boundary which had drifted westward
into western New York on June 27 began
drifting eastward and was over east
central New York at daybreak on June
28. A small low pressure was in the
vicinity of the eastern Southern Tier
of New York State. This was a weak
cyclone of tropical origin. A band of
heavy rainfall occurred just to the
southeast of the front, The heaviest
rainfall was from the eastern Southern
Tier of New York State to the southern
Adirondacks. Three to 5 inches of
rainfall occurred in east central
New York over about a 24-hour period
from daybreak June 27 to June 28. And
from June 26 to 28, nearly 10 inches of
rain occurred in the southern
Adirondacks according to radar
estimates. Additional rainfall
occurred on the morning of June 28 as
the tropical cyclone moved northward
through eastern New York State.
The heavy rainfall produced widespread
flooding across east central New York
State. There was severe major level
flooding on portions of the Mohawk
River and some of its tributaries,
and moderate to near major flooding
on some of the Catskill Mountain
drainages. Record flooding occurred
on the Mohawk River at Little Falls
and on the Canajoharie Creek, A
record flood may have occurred on
the East Canada Creek between
Dolgeville and the Mohawk River. Also,
moderate to near major flooding
occurred at Kast Bridge, Hinckley,
and Schenectady, Flooding, mainly
minor, occurred along the Hudson River
and its tributaries, including Hope
(here moderate to near major flooding
was observed), Troy, Riverbank, and
Ft. Edward. In the Catskills,
flooding approached major levels near
Kingston on the Esopus. Elsewhere in
the Catskills, mainly minor flooding
was noted.
Readers are referred to the E-5
report from the National Weather
Service’s Albany office for details
on the flooding that occurred on
the main stem (gaged) rivers.
There was a considerable amount of
flood damage. However as of mid
summer 2006, when this report was
filed, the damage figure was very
preliminary. Damage was estimated to
be around 50 million dollars. About
8,000 customers of National Grid were
without power. In some cases, power
was intentionally cut to homes and
businesses to reduce the fire threat.
A 117-mile stretch of the New York
State Thruway was closed between
Interchange 25A and Interchange 34A
beginning at 11:45 am June 28, 2006
and lasting until 10:15 am June 29,
2006. Flooding from the Mohawk River
between Fultonville and Canajoharie
led to portions of the Thruway being
under five feet of water. This was
the worst flooding on the Barge Canal
during the navigation season since its
reconstruction in 1905. Forty-five
locks were closed. In some locations,
the flood waters deposited 100-foot
deep debris piles. Thirty-five
vessels were stranded in the canal
system. Freight and passenger rail
services were interrupted between
Albany and Buffalo.
Schenectady County
Niskayuna 0 0
A former National Weather Service
employee reported that two 10-inch
diameter trees were blown down in
Niskayuna by Lock 7 and Rosendale
Roads.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill 0 0
Newspaper personnel reported that
nickel-sized hail occurred at Moors
Mill.
Albany County
Altamont 0 0
A member of the general public
estimated that penny-sized hail
occurred at Altamont.
Schenectady County
Rotterdam 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
nickle-sized hail occurred at
Rotterdam.
Schenectady County
Scotia to 0 0
Rotterdam
A trained spotter reported that
penny-sized hail occurred at Scotia.
Schenectady County
Schenectady 0 0
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down onto cars
and a house on Campbell Avenue in
Schenectady.
Saratoga County
West Milton 0 0
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down in
West Milton.
Fulton County
Stratford 0 0
A trained spotter reported that
quarter-sized haft occurred in
Stratford.
Saratoga County
Malta 0 0
A National Weather Service employee
reported a measured wind gust of 60
miles an hour in a thunderstorm at
Malta. After being nearly stationary
while deepening for several days, an
upper-level trough from the Great
Lakes to the lower Ohio Valley was
accelerating eastward at daybreak on
June 29. An associated weak low
pressure over Lake Erie trailed a
cold front through the Ohio Valley.
During the day, this system moved
rapidly eastward and touched off
thunderstorms in the warm, humid air
mass over eastern New York and
adjacent western New England from
mid afternoon through early evening.
There were many severe thunderstorms
containing large hail and damaging
wind gusts. The bulk of the severe
activity was in, or near the Capital
District.
Hamilton County
Hope Falls 0 0
Park/Forest Service personnel
reported that quarter-sized hail
occurred in Hope Falls.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
4 SW Santa Clara 0 0 5K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday. A
few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees and several large
branches near Santa Clara.
St. Lawrence County
Childwood 0 0 2K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that downed several large
branches and a few trees near
Childwold.
Franklin County
Saranac Lake 0 0 3K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday of
the 19th. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that knocked down several large
branches and resulted in minor power
outages in Saranac Lake.
Essex County
Wilmington 0 0 5K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday on the 19th. A few
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees in Wilmington.
Clinton County
Schuyler Falls 0 0 2K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday on
the 19th, that moved into the
Champlain Valley by early afternoon.
A few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed several large branches
at Schuyler Falls.
Clinton County
Plattsburgh 0 0 10K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th and developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as they
moved into the Champlain Valley by
early afternoon. These thunderstorms
produced severe weather, in the form
of wind damage, across Clinton county,
including numerous trees and utility
poles blown over in Plattsburgh.
Essex County
Crown Pt 0 0 2K
Essex County
Moriah 0 0 5K
Essex County
Westport 0 0 3K
Essex County
Willsboro 0 0 5K
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th. This developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as
they moved into the Champlain Valley
by early afternoon. These
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, in the form of wind damage,
across Essex county, including
numerous trees and powerlines down
in Willsboro, Moriah, Crown Point and
Westport.
Essex County
Ticonderoga 0 0
A mid-level atmospheric disturbance
and surface cold front moved across a
moderately unstable airmass during
midday of the 20th. This led to
scattered thunderstorms across the
Champlain Valley of New York,
including a severe thunderstorm in
Ticonderoga that produced penny size
(3/4 inch diameter) hail.
Essex County
Countywide 0 0 25K
On the morning of the 26th … a deep
upper atmospheric trough was located
across the Mississippi River Valley,
while a quasi-stationary warm front
was across the Champlain Valley. This
combination allowed copious amounts
of moisture to advect northward from
the Gulf of Mexico into the Champlain
Valley in the form of rain on the
26th. Widespread rainfall totals
across the Champlain Valley in New
York were 1 to 3 inches, with a
concentrated area of 3 to 5 inches in
southeast Essex county. Some observed
rainfall totals included Schroon
Lake with 3.83 inches and Mineville
with 3.60 inches. Several roads were
flooded in the Ticonderoga–Schroon
Lake area, including Routes 9N and 22
and some basement flooding was
observed. Roads were flooded in
Minerva, including a washout on
Potterville Rd.
Essex County
Keene 0 0 5K
On the early morning of the 28th, a
persistent deep upper atmospheric
trough was located across the
Mississippi River Valley, while
a cold front and weak area of low
pressure was slowly moving east
across New York. More steady
rainfall fell across Essex county
New York, an area that had
witnessed heavy rainfall for the
last several days. The end result
was several bankfull streams and
rivers with flooded fields as well
as some scattered flooding of roads,
including the Hulls Falls Road in
Keene, along the upper reaches of
the East Branch of the AuSable River.
St. Lawrence County
Chippewa Bay 0 0
A strong mid-level disturbance, with
a cold temperature pool aloft, moved
across the Saint Lawrence Valley of
New York during the early afternoon
of the 30th. The instability generated
was enough to create isolated
thunderstorms across the region,
which produced Quarter size hail
(one inch diameter) at Chippewa Bay.
NEW YORK, West
Cayuga County
Cato 0 0 20K
Oswego County
West Monroe 0 0 15K
Showers and thunderstorms developed
ahead of a cold front during the late
morning and early afternoon hours.
The thunderstorm winds downed trees
in Cato and West Monroe. In Cato, a
roof was torn off a garage by the
wind.
Cattaraugus County
Allegany 0 0 8K
Thunderstorms accompanied the
passage of a cold front during the
evening hours. In the town of
Allegany in Cattaraugus county the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
Bolivar 0 0 8K
Allegany County
Andover 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms developed in a warm,
moist flow ahead of an approaching
cold front. The winds from one
thunderstorm downed trees and power
lines in Bolivar and Andover as it
crossed Allegany county.
Chautauqua County
Lakewood 0 0 5K l0K
Monroe County
Penfield 0 0 10K
Cattaraugus County
South Dayton 0 0 5K 5K
Monroe County
Webster 0 0 15K
Allegany County
Belmont 0 0 10K
Ontario County
Clifton Spgs 0 0 8K
Wayne County
Clyde 0 0 8K
Cayuga County
Cato 0 0 10K
Showers and thunderstorms accompanied
the passage of a cold front during the
afternoon hours. The thunderstorms
produced damaging winds and large
hail. Winds downed trees in Clifton
Springs, Webster, Belmont, and Cato.
A garage door was blown-in in Webster.
Hail up to 1.75 inch fell in Lakewood,
South Dayton, Clyde and Penfield.
Allegany County
Rushford 0 0 15K
Monroe County
Henrietta 0 0 10K
Thunderstorms developed across the
region as an upper level trough
crossed during the afternoon hours.
One and a half inch hail fell in
Henrietta. In Rushford, the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
West Clarksville 0 0 50K
A house was struck by lightning and
set ablaze in the town of West
Clarksville. The house was destroyed
and left unlivable. A family of three
was left homeless.
Erie County
Cheektowaga 0 0 10K
Erie County
Lancaster 0 0 8K
Erie County
Cheektowaga 750 2 250K
Wyoming County
Varysburg 0 0 8K
Erie County
Colden 0 0 8K
Erie County
Hamburg 0 0 5K
Niagara County
Wheatfield 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter. Hail reports spanned from
Wheatfield across Cheektowaga,
Lancaster, Hamburg and Colden to
Varysburg. One thunderstorm spawned
a tornado which moved across the Town
of Cheektowaga. The tornado initially
touched down around 2:55 p.m. on
Walden Avenue near Harlem Road and
traveled from the northwest to the
southeast through the town. On Walden
Avenue, a construction trailer was
moved several hundred feet. The worker
in the trailer suffered minor
injuries. As the tornado moved across
the New York State Thruway, it lifted
a tractor trailer and deposited on its
side across the Jersey barrier. The
driver of the truck suffered a broken
leg. The tornado continued on its
southeast trek damaging a 20 by 30
foot section of a wall on a warehouse
and then downed trees as it crossed
through central Cheektowaga. The
tornado touched down several times
along its path. Its final touchdown
was at the Parkside Village Mobile
Home Park around 3:05 p.m. where
three mobile homes sustained
significant damage and eight others
sustained minor damage. The tornado
was ranked an 171 with a path length
of three miles and a width of 75
yards.
Lewis County
Indian River 0 0 15K
Jefferson County
Limerick 0 0 8K
Jefferson County
Watertown 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter in Jefferson county. In
Indian River, Lewis county, the
thunderstorm winds downed trees.
Location Character of Storm
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
Bergen County
Ft Lee Flash Flood
Flash flooding of roadways due to
torrential downpours from
thunderstorms.
Passaic County
Clifton Flash Flood
A man fell into a swiftly flowing
tributary of the Passaic River around
8 pm EDT and was killed. Heavy rains of
up to 3 inches had fallen in the area
during Friday and Saturday (the 23rd
and 24th) which caused the stream to
run more swiftly than normal. M39IW
Hudson County
Jersey City Flash Flood
Cars submerged by thunderstorm flash
flooding. Rescues performed.
Hudson County
Bayonne Hail (0.75)
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Sussex County
Vernon Lightning
Thunderstorms with intense cloud to
ground lightning caused havoc across
Sussex County during the afternoon and
evening of June 1st. At about 2:30 PM
EDT, lightning struck a home on
Cardinal Road in Vernon, igniting a
fire. The fire was under control
within an hour, however the house
was nearly destroyed. In Andover,
lightning sparked a roof fire at a
Rolling Hills Apartment. Meanwhile
in Frankford along North Shore Road,
a large tree fell onto the middle
portion of a homes roof during the
evening of June 1st. A woman outside
the home at the time confirmed
that lightning was the cause of the
downed tree. A telephone pole was
downed on Running Hills Drive along
with several downed wires on Route
94 due to lightning strikes. State
Police, during the late evening of
June 1, directed traffic at a failed
traffic light at Ross’s Corner, where
Routes 15, 206 and 565 meet. Minor
power outages were reported in the
Sparta area. There were no injuries
reported across the county.
Sussex County
Vernon Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in the Vernon Valley area
during the early afternoon of June
lst.
Sussex County
Sussex Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A gust front arrived in Sussex, New
Jersey ahead of the parent
thunderstorm. As a result of the
strong winds, trees and power lines
were knocked down in the Sussex area
during the afternoon of June 1st.
Sussex County
Newton Lightning
A strong thunderstorm blew through
Newton, New Jersey (Sussex County)
around 6:00 PM EDT on June 1st.
Lightning struck a tree and some
gusty winds downed some branches.
Heavy downpours in association
with the thunderstorm caused some
brief but minor street flooding.
Hunterdon County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm, which blew
through Hunterdon County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June
1st, knocked down power lines all
across the county.
Hunterdon County
Flemington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were knocked down in Flemington,
New Jersey during the early evening of
June 1st as a severe thunderstorm blew
through Hunterdon County.
Monmouth County
Allentown Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms rolled across
parts of Monmouth County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. Strong
winds from the thunderstorms downed
power lines on Yardville-Allentown
Road around 8:30 PM EDT.
Somerset County
Millstone Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm, which rolled
across Somerset County, New Jersey
during the early evening of June 1st,
downed trees and power lines in the
Millstone area.
Mercer County
Ewing Township Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A couple of severe thunderstorms
rolled across Mercer County, New
Jersey between 7:40 PM EDT and 8:30
PM EDT on June 1st. Strong winds
associated with the thunderstorms
downed power lines all across the
county. In addition to the downed
power lines, trees were knocked
down on Barry Road in Hopewell
Township.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
Mercer County
Princeton Lightning
A home, off Meetinghouse Court near
Griggs Farm development, was struck
by lightning around 8 PM EDT on
June 1st producing smoky conditions.
Also around 8 PM EDT, there was
smoke reported at the Quaker Bridge
Mall, which was at an escalator due
to a power outage. No injuries were
reported in either events.
Morris County
Dover Lightning
During the early evening hours of
June 1st, lightning struck a home at
80 Maple Avenue in Dover, forcing
the family from their home and
sparking a fire in the homes attic.
No injuries were reported as a result
of the lightning strike and fire,
however some 2,500 customers in
Dover were left without power during
the storm.
Somerset County
Rocky Hill Lightning
During a thunderstorm at about 8 PM
EDT, lightning struck the chimney
of an apartment building on Spring
Road in Montgomery Township. Two
of the apartments suffered some
damage and its occupants were
relocated, however no injuries
resulted.
Morris County
Schooleys Mtn Lightning
A home at 1 Stuart Court in
Washington Township was struck
by lightning during the evening
of June 1st. The lightning
strike caused a fire to the roof
line, and 4 occupants were
evacuated from the dwelling with
no injuries reported.
Mercer County
Ewing Township Heavy Rain
Law enforcement reported street
flooding on Stokes Avenue in Ewing
around 8 p.m. EDT. The road was
rendered temporarily impassable,
but the water receded by 9 p.m.
EDT. The storm total from Mercer
County Airport was 1.10 inches,
most of which fell within an hour.
Burlington County
Countywide Lightning
Thunderstorms during the evening
of June 1st caused havoc across
Burlington County, New Jersey and
nearby counties. Lightning sparked
a house fire in Medford, which
destroyed the home. No one at the
home was hurt, however a Medford
firefighter was taken to a nearby
hospital as he suffered from
dehydration. Also, a shed fire
occurred in Mount Laurel on
Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road, and
a house fire occurred on Avon Court.
Both fires were caused by lightning
strikes, and both structures
sustained severe damage. Meanwhile,
two house fires occurred on King
Avenue in Evesham when lightning
struck a utility pole at 11:37 PM
EDT, dropping a power line in front
of both homes. This energized the
water lines into each home and
sparked small fires. There were no
injuries reported and the dollar
amount in damage was not available.
Lightning strikes also damaged
computer systems at the Burlington
County Central Communications
building and also at the National
Weather Service Office in Mount
Holly, NJ. Numerous wires were
downed throughout Medford, Evesham
and Mount Laurel from the intense
cloud to ground lightning strikes.
Some 60,000 customers were without
power in Burlington, Camden and
Gloucester Counties.
Salem County
Carneys Pt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines were knocked
down at 9:08 PM EDT on June 1st in
Carney’s Point Township, New Jersey
when thunderstorms rumbled across
Salem County.
Gloucester County
Bridgeport to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Turnersville
Severe thunderstorms rumbled their way
across Gloucester County, New Jersey
during the evening of June 1st. As a
result of strong winds associated with
the thunderstorms, trees and power
lines were knocked down from Logan
Township to Washington Township.
Camden County
Gibbsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
parts of Camden County around 9:40
PM EDT on June 1st. Damaging winds
produced by the thunderstorms downed
trees and power lines in Gibbsboro
to near the Turnersville area.
Burlington County
Evesboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Winds from severe thunderstorms
downed trees and power lines across
portions of Evesham Township, New
Jersey on eastward, during the
evening of June 1st.
Gloucester County
Verga Lightning
At around 10:00 PM EDT in the
Millburn, New Jersey area, the
fire department at Gero Park was
struck by lightning, which damaged
several pieces of electronic
equipment, including computers and
communications equipment, and a small
hole was discovered in the roof of the
building. Earlier in the evening, at
about 7:45 PM EDT, lightning struck
a Great Hills Road home, where light
smoke was observed coming from the
attic of the home, and two circuit
breakers had been tripped from the
electrical surge. No injuries were
reported from either event.
Gloucester County
2 SSE Paulsboro Tornado (F0)
A fast moving thunderstorm tracked
northward during the evening of June
2nd across southern New Jersey, then
merged with additional thunderstorms
arriving from the west as it entered
Gloucester County about 10:20 PM EDT.
The merging thunderstorm produced an
F0 tornado in East Greenwich Township,
New Jersey. The National Weather
Service Office in Mount Holly, New
Jersey conducted a storm survey and
confirmed that a weak tornado with
65 mph winds touched down. The path
length of the tornado was three-
quarters of a mile and the path
width was mostly around 100 yards,
but at its maximum it reached 250
yards. Numerous trees were knocked
down and snapped in a six block
area. Three homes sustained major
damage from downed trees, and another
twenty homes had minor damage. Roofing
material from a house on County Lane
Road was found a quarter of a mile
away near the Mount Royal Firehouse.
Camden County
Haddonfield Flood
Runoff from the heavy rain that fell
around Midnight EDT on the 3rd caused
some minor flooding along the Cooper
River. The Cooper River at Haddonfield
was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from
307 a.m. EDT through 6 a.m. EDT on the
3rd. It crested at 2.84 feet at 345
a.m. EDT on the 3rd. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates averaged between
1 and 2 inches. Actual storm totals
included 1.80 inches in Pennsauken
and 1.22 inches in Somerdale.
Gloucester County
Mullica Hill Thunderstom Wind (G50)
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
knocked down trees in Mullica Hill, New
Jersey at 3:55 PM EDT. Also at the same
time, a large tree was knocked down in
Woodbury, New Jersey. While not severe,
the same thunderstorm produced hail to
the size of peas in Glassboro between
4:00 PM EDT and 4:15 PM EDT.
NJZ024
Rip Current
A seven-year-old boy drowned during the
evening of the 18th in Ocean City after
getting caught in a rip current. M7IW
Warren County
2 W Alpha Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm, which rumbled
across parts of Warren County, New
Jersey during the early evening of
June 19th, downed trees and power
lines near the town of Alpha at
5:38 PM EDT.
Monmouth County
Roosevelt Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm tore down trees
and wires in the southwestern part of
Monmouth County. Most of the reported
wind damage was in Millstone Township
and Roosevelt Borough.
Hunterdon County
Allerton Lightning
A 59-year old male camper was
apparently struck by lightning and died
while resting in a hammock during the
evening of June 23rd. The man was in
a hammock, in Round Valley Reservoir,
which was anchored to several trees. It
is believed that the lightning bolt hit
the tree, struck the ground, then
traveled into the man. M59UT
Monmouth County
Roosevelt Lightning
Lightning struck a home in Roosevelt,
setting the house on fire. The extent
of damage to the home was not known,
however no injuries were reported.
Ocean County
1 N Metedeconk Lightning
A total of 1,100 customers lost power
during the afternoon of June 24th in
Point Pleasant as wires were knocked
down from lightning strikes.
Monmouth County
South Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with heavy rain dropped
a Doppler Radar estimated two to four
inches of rain across southern
Monmouth County. This caused poor
drainage flooding and flooding of
smaller creeks in the county. Street
flooding also occurred in Sea Bright.
Gloucester County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Camden County
Southeast Portion Flash Flood
Burlington County
West Central Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flooding of roadways and small streams
from central Gloucester County
northeast through central portions of
Burlington County. Doppler Radar storm
total estimates average 2 to 4 inches
in this area. In Gloucester County,
several roads were closed in and around
Pitman with up to three feet of water
on them. Roadway closures in Burlington
County occurred in Burlington,
Pemberton and Southampton Townships.
Measured storm totals included 4.20
inches in Glassboro (Gloucester County),
2.89 inches in Medford (Burlington
County) and 2.59 inches in Wrightstown
(Burlington County).
Cumberland County
Southeast Portion Flash Flood
Cape May County
Northwest Portion Flash Flood
Repeating thunderstorms with torrential
downpours dropped a Doppler Radar
estimated six to ten inches of rain
across southeastern parts of Cumberland
County and northwestern parts of Cape
May County. This caused considerable
roadway and field flooding as well as
some stream flooding. Storm totals
included 6.25 inches in Millville.
Warren County
Millbrook to Flood
Carpenterville
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second to fourth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Warren County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood in Belvidere and Phillipsburg,
but the second highest on record (since
1955) at Tocks Island. President
George W. Bush declared Warren County
a disaster area. Sporadic periods of
heavy rain started on the 23rd, but
the most widespread and heaviest rain
fell from the night of the 27th into
the morning of the 28th. Event totals
in Warren County averaged three to
eight inches, but storm totals
exceeded ten inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York State.
The Delaware River at Tocks Island was
above its 21 foot flood stage from 906
a.m. EDT on the 28th through 1043 a.m.
EDT on the 30th. It crested at 33.87
feet at 915 a.m. EDT on the 29th, the
second highest crest on record. Farther
downstream at Belvidere, the Delaware
River was above its 22 foot flood stage
from 1145 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
303 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 27.16 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream at
Phillipsburg, the Delaware River was
above its 22 foot flood stage from
830 p.m. EDT on the 27th through
703 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested
at 37.09 feet at 1215 p.m. EDT on
the 29th, the fourth highest crest on
record.
Hunterdon County
Countywide Flood
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth highest crest on
record for the Delaware River along
Hunterdon County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Hunterdon County a disaster
area. One man in Lambertville drowned
when he walked into flood waters.
Sporadic periods of heavy rain started
on the 23rd, but the most widespread
and heaviest rain fell from the night
of the 27th into the morning of the
28th. Event totals in Hunterdon County
averaged four to eight inches, but
storm totals exceeded 10 inches in
parts of the Upper Delaware Basin in
New York State.
The Delaware River at Riegelsville
(Bucks County) was above its 22 foot
flood stage from 451 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 632 p.m. EDT on the 30th.
It crested at 33.62 feet at 300 p.m.
EDT on the 29th, the fourth highest
crest on record. Farther downstream
at Frenchtown, the Delaware River was
above its 16 foot flood stage from
827 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 835
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
22.90 feet at 500 p.m. EDT on the
4th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Stockton, the Delaware River was
above its 18 foot flood stage from
4 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 620
p.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at
25.35 feet at 7 p.m. EDT on the
29th, the fourth highest crest on
record. Farther downstream, at
Lambertville the Delaware River was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
805 a.m. EDT on the 28th through
401 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 19.08 feet at 6 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. Inland the South Branch of
the Raritan River at High Bridge was
above its 10 foot flood stage from
107 p.m. EDT through 422 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 10.11 feet
at 2 p.m. EDT. Farther downstream at
Stanton, the South Branch of the
Raritan was above its 8 foot flood
stage from 750 a.m. EDT through 927
p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at
9.33 feet at 1130 a.m. EDT.
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Mercer County
Countywide Flood
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the fourth or fifth highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Mercer County. The crest was
slightly lower than the April 2005
flood. President George W. Bush
declared Mercer heavy rain started on
the 23rd, but the most widespread and
heaviest rain fell from the night of
the 27th into the morning of the 28th.
Event totals in Mercer County averaged
three to six inches, but storm totals
exceeded 10 inches in parts of the
Upper Delaware Basin in New York
State. The hardest hit municipalities
were Trenton and Ewing with the Island
and Glen Afton sections of Trenton
affected the most.
The Delaware River at Washington’s
Crossing was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 825 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 912 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 22.54 feet at 700 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fourth highest crest
on record. The Delaware River at
Trenton was above its 20 foot flood
stage from 746 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 652 p.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 25.09 feet at 845 p.m. EDT
on the 29th, the fifth highest crest
on record. Inland the Assunpink Creek
at Trenton was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 711 a.m. EDT a.m. through
1231 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It
crested at 7.49 feet at 1030 EDT.
Camden County
Haddonfield Flood
A nearly stationary frontal system
produced sporadic periods of heavy
rain occurred across New Jersey from
the 23rd into the morning of the 28th.
A low pressure system that developed
along the Atlantic seaboard combined
with the front and caused the most
widespread and heaviest rain to occur
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The heavy rain caused minor
flooding along the Cooper River. Tidal
flooding also occurred along the
Delaware River. Flooding though was
worse farther north along the Delaware
River. Event totals in Camden County
average three to six inches. The Cooper
River at Haddonfield was above its 2.8
foot flood from 729 a.m. EDT through
1130 a.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested
at 2.92 feet at 930 a.m. EDT. Storm
totals included 3.79 inches in Blue
Anchor.
Somerset County
Countywide Flood
Sporadic periods of heavy rain occurred
across New Jersey from the 23rd into
the morning of the 28th. The most
widespread and heaviest rain occurred
during the first half of the day on the
28th. The culmination of the heavy rain
caused mainly minor flooding along the
main stem rivers in Somerset County on
the 28th and 29th. Flooding was worse
along the Delaware River. Event totals
in Somerset County averaged three to
six inches.
Along the main stem of the Raritan
River at Manville was above its 14
foot flood stage from 543 p.m. EDT
on the 28th through 310 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 15.76 feet
at 930 p.m. EDT on the 28th. Farther
downstream, the Raritan River at
Bound Brook was above its 28 foot
flood stage from 1007 p.m. EDT on
the 28th through 247 a.m. EDT on the
29th. It crested at 28.24 feet at
1128 p.m. EDT on the 28th. The North
Branch of the Raritan River at North
Branch was above its 12.3 foot flood
stage from 1033 a.m. EDT through 520
p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at
13.93 feet. Farther downstream at
Raritan, the North Branch of the
Raritan River was above its 10 foot
flood stage from 115 p.m. EDT through
608 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested
at 10.72 feet at 345 p.m. EDT.
Farther downstream at the village of
South Branch, the North Branch of the
Raritan River was above its 7 foot
flood stage from 749 a.m. EDT on the
28th through 202 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
It crested at 9.95 feet at 845 p.m.
EDT on the 28th. The Millstone River at
Griggstown was above its 10 foot flood
stage from 1231 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1121 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 10.54 feet at 4 p.m. EDT on
the 28th.
Sussex County
Montague to Flood
Flatbrookville
Several days of heavy rain throughout
the Delaware River Basin culminated
with major flooding along the Delaware
River from the 28th through the 30th.
It was the second or third highest
crest on record for the Delaware River
along Sussex County. The crest was the
second highest on record (since 1955)
at Tocks Island (Warren County) and
the third highest crest on record at
Montague. President George W. Bush
declared Sussex County a disaster
area. Sporadic periods of heavy rain
started on the 23rd, but the most
widespread and heaviest rain fell from
the night of the 27th into the morning
of the 28th. Event totals in Sussex
County averaged four to six inches,
but storm totals exceeded ten inches
in parts of the Upper Delaware Basin
in New York State.
The Delaware River at Montague was
above its 25 foot flood stage from
830 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 345
p.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
32.16 feet at 1015 p.m. EDT on the
28th, the third highest crest on
record. Farther downstream in Warren
County, the Delaware River at Tocks
Island was above its 21 foot flood
stage from 906 a.m. EDT on the 28th
through 1043 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It
crested at 33.87 feet at 915 a.m. EDT
on the 29th, the second highest crest
on record. The flow from the Delaware
River slowed the run-off from the Flat
Brook and caused flooding along the
brook. The Flat Brook at Flatbrookville
was above its 6 foot flood stage from
545 p.m. EDT through 1152 p.m. EDT on
the 28th. It crested at 6.25 feet at
815 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
Salem County
Carneys Pt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
parts of Salem County, New Jersey
during the very early morning hours of
June 29th. The strong winds produced
by the thunderstorm downed trees in
Carney’s Point, New Jersey at 3:17 AM
EDT.
Gloucester County
5 NW Glassboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
During the very early morning hours of
June 29th, a severe thunderstorm rolled
across Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Trees and power lines were downed at
3:43 AM EDT from South Harrison
northeastward through Deptford
Township.
Camden County
Audubon Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm
downed trees in Gloucester Township,
New Jersey and Audubon, New Jersey
(both in Camden County) at 3:56 AM EDT
on June 29th.
Burlington County
Cinnaminson to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Palmyra
A severe thunderstorm rolled across
northwestern Burlington County, New
Jersey during the very early morning
hours of June 29th. Trees and power
lines were downed at 4:03 AM EDT in
Cinnaminson. Riverside and Palmyra as
a result of strong winds.
Gloucester County
Turnersville Hail (1.00)
A severe thunderstorm affected a
portion of Gloucester County, New
Jersey during the evening of June 29th.
The severe thunderstorm produced
nickel to quarter size hail in
Washington Township, near
Turnersville, at 10:30 PM EDT.
Burlington County
Rancocas Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail fell in Westampton
Township.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
Rio Arriba County
Canjilon Hail (1.00)
About 15 to 20 minutes with email hail
and intermittent larger hail reported
at the Canjilon Ranger Station.
Guadalupe County
Pastura Hail (1.00)
Union County
Grenville Hail (0.88)
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Intl Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Union County
3 N Capulin to Hail (1.00)
Capulin
Large hail reported from the Volcano
National Monument south into Capulin.
Harding County
5 S Yates Hail (0.88)
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
NMZ004>007
High Wind (G61)
Gusty winds developed as a strong upper
level trough moved over northern New
Mexico. In some cases the peak gusts
were aided by outflow winds from high
based virga showers.
Los Alamos County
2 S Los Alamos Hail (1.00)
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos Hail (1.00)
San Miguel County
9 WSW Mineral Hill Hail (1.00)
San Miguel County
17 N Pecos Hail (1.75)
San Miguel County
2 N Mineral Hill Hail (1.00)
Union County
6 N Folsom Hail (0.75)
Union County
13 NE Folsom Hail (1.00)
Quay County
3 SSW Ragland Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous 2 to 3 inch tree limbs snapped
off.
Mora County
12 N Wagon Mound Hail (0.75)
Santa Fe County
2 SE Edgewood to Hail (1.25)
Edgewood
Storm produced swath of penny to half
dollar size hail near
San Miguel County
Las Vegas Hail (0.88)
San Miguel County
12 NE Trementina Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Heavy rain and pea size hail also
reported.
Colfax County
13 NE Cimarron Hail (0.75)
Bernalillo County
8 N Albuquerque Intl Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Bernalillo County
9 NE Albuquerque Intl Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Bernalillo County
12 NE Albuquerque Intl Thunderstorm Wind (G78)
A storm with heavy rain produced high
winds over northeast sections of
Albuquerque. The Sandia Peak Tram
system reported gusts to 90 mph at the
top of the tram (10300 feet) and 70
mph wind at the base terminal (6900
feet).
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho Heavy Rain
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Heavy Rain
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho Hail (0.88)
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Hail (0.88)
Strong storms moved across Rio Rancho
and north central Albuquerque with
heavy rain and a swath of hail. Parts
of Rio Rancho, Corrales and the
Albuquerque North Valley had rains of
about 2 inches in 60 to 90 minutes.
Several dirt roads were unpassable or
washed out in Rio Rancho. Los Rios Road
on the east side of Highway 528
suffered the worst damage as the runoff
reclaimed the arroyo that had been
filled as a road in new housing
development situated on the sandy slope
of the mesa between Corrales and Rio
Rancho. Ponding problems developed
along Edith Blvd in the Albuquerque
North Valley filling streets to curb
full and reaching several inches into a
few homes.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences Hail (1.00)
Otero County
Alamogordo Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Otero County
Alamogordo
Strong thunderstorms developed over the
southern Sacramento Mountains and along
the eastern heights of Alamogordo. One
storm in particular dropped about an
inch and a half of rain in 40 minutes
over Marble Canyon, which drains into
eastern Alamogordo. Other storms added
heavy rain and several inches of
drifting small hail to that section of
town. Strong winds blew shingles off
houses, but flooding was the main
problem. Roads along the eastern
heights turned into raging torrents
which flowed westward into the center
of town. Mud flowed into numerous
houses and several vehicles were
swept into arroyos. A gas main was
broken which led to the evacuation of
residents in the vicinity. The state
of NM put the damage total at about
$1.3 million.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
Carlsbad Hail (0.88)
Pea to nickel size hail fell in
northern portions of Carlsbad,
specifically at the intersection of
Canal and Pierce.
Lea County
Tatum Thunderstorm Wind (50)
A NWS cooperative observer recorded a
58 mph wind gust on his home
anemometer. No damage was reported.
Eddy County
Carlsbad Flash Flood
The public reported one foot of water
flowing over some of the local roads
in Carlsbad.
Lea County
1 S Hobbs Hail (0.88)
NEW YORK, Central
Steuben County
Bath Flash Flood
Several road washouts due to
thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. A
trailer park had to be evacuated.
Onondaga County
Plainville Thunderstorm Wind (50)
Trees blown down and several roofs
damaged.
Steuben County
Thurston Thunderstorm Wind (50)
Trees blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Steuben County
Caton Thunderstorm Wind (50)
Trees blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Steuben County
Lindley Thunderstorm Wind (50)
Trees blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Chemung County
Elmira Thunderstorm Wind (50)
Trees and wires blown down by strong
thunderstorm
Delaware County
Cooks Falls Flood
Record flooding occurred on the Beaver
Kill Creek at Cooks Falls. The Beaver
Kill rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 26 at 200 PM EDT, then fell below
flood stage temporarily, before rising
above flood stage again June 28th at
500 am EDT. The Beaver Kill Creek
crested at 20.54 feet June 28th at
around 11:00 am EDT. The previous
record measured from flood marks was
20.3 feet October 10, 1903
Sullivan County
5 W Liberty Flash Flood)
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning
the 25th moved slowly west, to a
position from just north of New
England, south-southwest across the
Adirondacks through central New York
and then down the spine of the
Appalachians by Monday morning the
26th. Tropical moisture moved
westward and engulfed nearly all of
New York State and most of northern
and eastern Pennsylvania by Monday
morning. This resulted in a widespread
area of moderate to heavy rain across
all of central New York and northeast
Pennsylvania including the Poconos and
Catskills by Monday morning the 26th.
The heaviest rain occurred in the
Poconos and Catskills where rainfall
amounts totaled between 1.5 and 4
inches by 8 am EDT Monday. In Sullivan
County, 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Monday morning, which saturated soils.
Another round of heavy rain showers
and thunderstorms moved back into the
northern part of the county during the
day Monday the 26th. This additional
heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
in Youngsville closing Route 52. There
were many streams overflowing their
banks in and around Youngsville Monday
afternoon and evening.
Steuben County
Jasper Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall washed out several roads
in the Jasper area Monday afternoon and
evening the 26th.
Delaware County
Colchester Flash Flood
A front from southern New England to
near Washington D.C Sunday morning the
25th moved slowly west to a position
from just north of New England,
south-southwest across the Adirondacks
through central New York, and then
down the spine of the Appalachians by
Monday morning the 26th. Tropical
moisture moved westward and engulfed
nearly all of New York State and most
of northern and eastern Pennsylvania
by Monday morning. This resulted in a
widespread area of moderate to heavy
rain across all of central New York
and northeast Pennsylvania including
the Poconos and Catskills by Monday
morning the 26th. The heaviest
rainfall occurred in the Poconos and
Catskills where rainfall amounts
totaled between 1.5 and 4 inches by
8 am EDT Monday. In Delaware county,
flash flooding began around 6 pm
Monday evening as another batch of
heavy rain concentrated extreme
rainfall again over much of Delaware
County during the day Monday. With the
soils saturated from Sunday and Sunday
night’s rainfall, major flash flooding
began. The town of Colchester took the
brunt early on and the residents
evacuated voluntarily. All roads in
the town of Colchester were closed
as of Monday evening.
Delaware County
Fishs Eddy Flood
Major flooding occurred on the East
Branch of the Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy. The Delaware River at
Fishes Eddy peaked just above the
flood stage of 13 feet Monday evening
the 26th before falling back below
flood stage late Monday night. The
East Branch of the Delaware then rose
again Tuesday morning and exceeded the
flood stage at Fishes Eddy at 800 am
EDT Tuesday the 27th. The East Branch
then continued to rise Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday, cresting
at 21.45 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This was about a foot short
of the previous record of 22.49 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005
Broome County
West Portion Flash Flood
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the western
half of Broome County, including the
Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endicott areas. This rainfall, in
addition to Sunday and Monday’s
rainfall, caused numerous roads to
become flooded, especially in the
Vestal area. The rain tapered off
Tuesday morning after sunrise
allowing the flash flooding to abate
temporarily.
Cortland County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of central New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. A total of 2 to 4
inches of rain fell over the county.
This rainfall, in addition to Sunday
and Monday’s rainfall, caused numerous
roads to become flooded across the
county. The flash flooding abated
during the mid to late morning hours
Tuesday the 27th as the rain tapered
off.
Sullivan County
North Portion Flash Flood
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into the Catskills ahead of
a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms from
eastern Pennsylvania into the
Catskills late Monday evening the
26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. By 8 am Tuesday, another 3 to
5 inches of rain fell across northern
Sullivan County which caused major
flash flooding. Additional rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into pressure
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
The additional rainfall brought
rainfall totals to between 6 and 12
inches in the far northern part of
Sullivan County. The extreme rainfall
caused catastrophic flash flooding to
become more widespread and affect
Livingston Manor, Roscoe,
Jeffersonville and other locations in
the northern part of the county. The
flash flooding was described as the
worst in at least 40 years and in some
areas it was the worst ever. Small
streams and creeks caused massive
flooding, inundating Livingston Manor
entirely, flooding numerous roads.
Over 1500 homes were flooded of which
30 were destroyed and over 700 heavily
damaged. Numerous bridges were flooded
as well as many businesses. Total
losses are estimated at around 100
million dollars. One person was killed
by the flooding when she was washed out
of her home by the flood waters.
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Madison County
North Portion Flash Flood
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 2 to 4 inches
of rain fell across much of Madison
County. This rain fell on saturated
ground from previous rains that
occurred Sunday and Monday leading to
major flash flooding in the northern
portion of the county. Widespread
street flooding was reported with
several homes experiencing crumbled
foundations due to high waters. The
rains tapered off by late morning
allowing the flooding to abate.
Delaware County
Walton Flood
At Walton, record flooding occurred on
the West Branch of the Delaware River.
The river level rose above the flood
stage of 9.5 feet Tuesday June 27th at
8:45 AM EDT. The river rose above the
moderate flood level of 14 feet June 27
at 2:30 PM EDT. The river rose above
the major flood level of 16 feet June
28, 3:15 AM EDT. The crest was 16.85
feet June 28 4:30 AM EDT. The previous
record was January 19, 1996 where the
crest was 16.36 feet. The flooding near
Walton was described in the Binghamton
Press and Sun Bulletin as “Unlike the
flood of 1996, caused by overflowing
waters of the West Branch of the
Delaware River, this season’s flooding
damage was inflicted by fast-moving,
“rip-and-tear” waters in the many
streams and small tributaries that
wreaked havoc on surrounding land,
buildings, and equipment. In some
cases, stream corridors changed
directions, cutting right through
the middle of fields.” Quote is from
John Thurgood, Agriculture extension
leader for the Watershed Agriculture
Council.
Delaware County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture continued to stream
northward into upstate New York ahead
of a frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture developed a batch of
heavy showers and thunderstorms across
much of upstate New York late Monday
evening the 26th through Tuesday
morning the 27th. From 3 to 5 inches
of rain fell across Delaware County by
Tuesday morning. The rain fell on
saturated ground from previous rains
that occurred Sunday and Monday leading
to major flash flooding in Hancock,
Colchester and surrounding areas by
Tuesday morning. Hancock experienced
the worst flooding this town had ever
seen with most of the downtown
underwater. In addition, Walton,
Downsville, Delhi and Sidney also
became inundated with record flooding
as intense rainfall focused on these
areas later Tuesday. Numerous streams
and creeks were flooding homes,
businesses, roads, bridges and
government facilities. Despite the
major flash flooding that was occurring
Tuesday morning, the situation was
about to turn even more grim. The
front, which was across the eastern
Great Lakes Tuesday morning, moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system that moved up the eastern
seaboard by Tuesday night. This set the
stage for additional heavy rains from
Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning
deluging Delaware County with more
rains that brought three day totals to
8 to 15 inches. This caused even more
catastrophic flooding to most of the
county by Wednesday morning the 28th.
At least 200 structures were damaged
in Hancock alone, the entire business
district of Walton was under 6 to 7
feet of water. Several small streams
and the Susquehanna River combined to
cause major flooding in the village of
Sidney, NY. Many homes were flooded in
Sidney with up to 6 feet of water.
Amphenol Corporation in Sidney was
flooded by up to 5 feet of water
causing 40 million dollars worth of
damage. The flooding also caused
Interstate 88 to collapse early
Wednesday morning near Unadilla killing
two truck drivers. The flooding caused
189 million dollars worth of damage to
roads alone. Damages are estimated at
250 million dollars from the floods.
At least 1000 homes were damaged by
flood waters with 30 homes completely
destroyed. Hundreds of businesses were
damaged including major corporations
like Amphenol and Kraft foods. There
were at least 10 businesses destroyed.
Over 500 people were evacuated with
hundreds of people rescued from the
flood waters. At least 20 bridges were
flooded. During the height of the
flood, all roads were closed in
Delaware County as a state of emergency
was declared Tuesday. This flood will
go down as the worst flood on record
ever experienced by Delaware County.
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Steuben County
Addison Flash Flood
Heavy rains caused localized flash
flooding in the Addison and Cameron
areas where several roads were flooded.
Sullivan County
Callicoon Flood
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Calicoon. The
Delaware River at Calicoon rose above
the 12 foot flood stage late in the
morning on Tuesday the 27th. The
Delaware River continued to rise
Tuesday and Wednesday cresting at a
record level of 20.37 feet at 700 pm
EDT Wednesday the 28th. This broke
the previous record of 17.80 feet
which occurred just 14 months earlier
in April 2005.
Broome County
Conklin Flood
Both Broome and Susquehanna County were
inundated with record flooding from the
Susquehanna River near Conklin. Not
only did the river rise to record
levels, this left all the local
tributary streams with no outlet.
There was deep water from the backwater
built-up in the communities of Conklin
and Kirkwood in New York and Hallstead
and Great Bend in Pennsylvania. Many
homes and several businesses, big and
small, were destroyed along the Route
11 and Route 7 corridors that parallel
the Susquehanna River. The Conklin
gage-house was flooded, and quit
briefly near the flood crest. The
river rose to the flood stage of 11
feet June 27th at 2:15 pro EDT. The
river rose to the major flood level
of 20.0 feet June 27 at 11:45 pro EDT.
The river crested at 25.0 feet on
June 28th at 11:30 am EDT. This broke
the previous record of 20.83 feet set
in 1948. The Susquehanna River at
Conklin remained above the major
flooding level of 20 feet through
the end of June.
Delaware County
Hale Eddy Flood
At Hale Eddy, major flooding occurred
on the West Branch of the Delaware
River. The river rose to the flood
stage of 11 feet June 27th at 2:30
PM EDT. The river reached the
moderate flooding level of 13 feet
June 27th at 7:20 PM EDT. The river
rose to the major flooding level of
15 feet June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 19.1 feet June
28th at 2:00 PM EDT which was about
one foot short of the record
measured from flood marks of 20.3
feet October 10, 1903.
Otsego County
Flash Flood
Widespread heavy rain moved through
Otsego County and upstate New York
during the day Monday with more
heavy rain Monday night and Tuesday
morning. This rainfall saturated
the soils before another more
widespread area of heavy rainfall
occurred Tuesday afternoon and
night. Tropical moisture combined
with a slow-moving front and low
pressure system moving up
the eastern seaboard to bring
extreme rainfall to Otsego County.
The serious flash flooding began
in Otsego County during the
afternoon of Tuesday the 27th and
continued until Wednesday afternoon
as a total of 6 to 12 inches of
rain fell by Wednesday the 28th.
The highest rainfall was near
Unadilla where the Susquehanna
River reached record levels. No
one was killed from the floods
in Otsego County. A state of
emergency was declared Tuesday
afternoon as all roads were
closed. The sewer plant in Oneonta
was flooded sending raw sewage into
the Susquehanna River. Hardest
hit areas were Leonardsville,
Cooperstown, Hartwick, Bridgewater
and Oneonta. Route 20 was under
nearly three feet of water in East
Winfield. Total damage is estimated
at 50 million dollars. This was
described as the worst flooding in at
least 45 years. A total of 75 roads
were flooded in the county.
Tioga County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into south central New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
tropical moisture brought heavy showers
and thunderstorms across much of
upstate New York Sunday through Tuesday
morning. Rainfall by Tuesday morning
totaled 1 to 2 inches in Tioga County.
This initial rainfall saturated the
soils before another round of heavier
rain moved into the county Tuesday
afternoon as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Tioga County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 6 inches. This heavy rain sent
nearly all streams and creeks over
their banks in what was described as
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. Flash flooding began in
Owego at 310 pm EDT Tuesday the 27th
with some businesses downtown taking on
water. By early evening, flash flooding
was affecting the Waverly area and soon
became widespread Tuesday night
especially in the Campville area as
another 1 to 3 inches of rain fell.
Numerous roads, bridges, businesses
and homes were flooded. A total of 5000
homes were affected with 500 homes
damaged and 10 destroyed. Hardest hit
areas were Tioga, Campville, Owego,
Nichols, Barton, and Apalachin. Total
damage in Tioga County is estimated at
around 100 million dollars. No one was
killed. A state of emergency was
declared for Tioga county Tuesday
evening.
Broome County
Binghamton Flood
The Susquehanna River in Binghamton is
estimated to have crested at 25.0 feet
Wednesday June 28th, 11:00 AM EDT. The
top of the flood walls protecting
downtown Binghamton are at 25.6 feet.
The Susquehanna River lapped over the
top of these flood walls. This made for
dramatic photos, but there was no
serious flooding in the protected
areas. There were 3000 people evacuated
in Binghamton as a precaution. The
most serious flooding in Binghamton was
at Lourdes Hospital. The hospital was
evacuated and shut down. The lower
level of the hospital flooded. The
river remained above the flood stage in
Binghamton through the end of June.
Chenango County
Bainbridge Flood
The communities of Bainbridge and
Sidney were inundated with major
flooding during this period The major
source of jobs in the valley is the
Amphenol Corporation. This plant closed
due to 4 to 5 feet of water that
damaged the plant. The Susquehanna
River at Bainbridge rose to the 13 foot
flood stage Tuesday June 27th at 3:45
pm EDT. The river continued to rise
above the moderate inundation stage of
20 feet on Wednesday, June 28th at 4:45
am EDT. The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 22 feet on
Wednesday, June 28th at 8:45 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
27.03 feet Thursday June 29th at 11:00
am EDT. The old record flood was March
29, 1914 at 23.10 feet. The gage was
first established in 1907. The river
remained above the flood stage
through the end of June.
Steuben County
Bath Flash Flood
Heavy rains caused flooding of
several roads in the Bath area
Tuesday afternoon and evening
the 27th.
Schuyler County
Burdett Flash Flood
Heavy rains caused flash flooding
along Route 414 in Burdett, Odessa
and the Town of Hector.
Broome County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture streaming into
upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which moved
westward into the eastern
Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the
27th started the flash flood
problems in western Broome County
early Tuesday. The rain abated for
a time during the day Tuesday before
another batch of heavy rain fell
Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back
east and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
This scenario spelled disaster for
Broome County. Total rainfall for the
three day period ending Wednesday was
up to 9 inches, especially in the
Conklin and Windsor areas, which were
particularly hard hit. This additional
heavy rain sent nearly all streams and
creeks over their banks in what was
the worst flash flooding this county
has ever seen. The county’s
infrastructure was challenged as major
flash flooding began around 5 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. A total of at least 40
roads, 5 bridges, dozens of businesses
and over 1800 homes were flooded. At
least 800 homes in Broome County were
destroyed Damages are estimated at 200
million dollars. All major highways in
the Binghamton area were closed due to
the flooding including Interstate 81,
Route 17, Route 26 and Interstate 88.
At least 6000 people were ordered to
evacuate from both river and flash
flooding. The Nanticoke Creek and
Tracey Creek were among many creeks
and streams causing major flooding. A
state of emergency was declared Tuesday
evening for Broome County. The National
Guard was called out to assist in
numerous water rescues, evacuations and
to prevent looting. Hardest hit areas
were Conklin, Kirkwood, Chenango Forks,
Endicott, Vestal, Johnson City and
Endwell. In Conklin, 50 percent of the
business district was flooded. The
National Guard had to airlift 300
people to safety who were stranded by
flood waters as the evacuation shelter
at the local high school became
surrounded by flood waters. In Windsor,
there were at least 100 people in
shelters. Countywide over 3000 people
were in shelters. In addition to the
flash flooding, the Susquehanna and
Chenango Rivers, which flow into the
Binghamton area were at record high
levels Wednesday. The rivers challenged
the levee system that protects the
city of Binghamton as the water
overtopped and undermined the levee in
spots. Many homes, roads and businesses
along the Chenango and Susquehanna
Rivers were severely impacted by flood
waters from Windsor to Conklin,
Kirkwood, Binghamton, Vestal, Endwell,
Johnson City, and Endicott. The flood
was the worst in Broome County history
as the Susquehanna River broke previous
record stages by 3 to 4 feet with river
gauging going back almost 100 years.
Fortunately no one was injured or
killed in Broome County from the
massive floods.
Tompkins County
Caroline Flash Flood
Heavy rains associated with a cold
front and tropical moisture caused
flash flooding in the Caroline area.
There were several roads closed by
the flooding. A total of 2 to 5
inches of rain fell in Tompkins
County from Monday the 26th through
Wednesday the 28th. The heaviest rain
occurred in the Caroline area where
around 5 inches fell.
Chenango County
Countywide Flash Flood
A steady stream of tropical moisture
flowing north into upstate New York
ahead of a frontal system across the
eastern Great Lakes brought periods
of heavy rain and thunderstorms to
Chenango County from early Monday
the 26th through Tuesday morning the
27th. From 1.5 to 4 inches of rain
fell by Tuesday morning. This rain
saturated soils before another batch
of heavy rain fell Tuesday afternoon
into Wednesday morning as the front
moved back east and combined with a
low pressure system moving up the
eastern seaboard. This additional
rainfall caused most small streams
and creeks to burst their banks
beginning Tuesday the 27th in the
evening. The rain finally tapered
off early Wednesday morning the 28th.
A total of 4 to 7 inches of rain fell
across Chenango County which caused
numerous small streams and creeks to
overflow their banks. The serious
flooding began Tuesday evening around
6 pm EDT and lasted into Wednesday
afternoon. Hardest hit areas were
Afton, Bainbridge, Norwich and
Sherburne. In Norwich, the Canasawcta
Creek flooded the entire west side of
the city with hundreds evacuated. In
addition, the entire business district
took on water. It is estimated that
one half of all homes and businesses
in Norwich had some flood damage.
Damages were estimated in the millions
as at least 300 homes were affected by
the flood waters. 200 people were
forced to evacuate, 10 people were
rescued from the floods. A total of
250 roads were flooded with 2 bridges
destroyed. One man was killed by the
flood waters.
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Chemung County
East Portion Flash Flood
Heavy rains caused several roads to be
flooded in the Southport and Chemung
areas Tuesday evening the 27th.
Sullivan County
Barryville Flood
Record flooding occurred on the
Delaware River at Barryville. The
Delaware River at Barryville rose
above the 17 foot flood stage
Tuesday evening the 27th. The Delaware
River continued to rise Tuesday and
Wednesday cresting at a record level
of 28.97 feet at 1100 am EDT Wednesday
the 28th. This broke the previous
record of 24.80 feet which occurred
just 14 months earlier in April 2005
Broome County
Vestal Flood
The Vestal river gage on the
Susquehanna River is located 8 miles
west of the Binghamton Washington
Street Gage. Vestal is on
the left bank of the river and the
Town of Union Communities of Johnson
City, Endwell and Endicott are on the
right bank of the Susquehanna River.
Each community had extensive flood
losses, too numerous to list. Some of
the more notable losses are the many
homes in areas like the Castle Gardens
development which were recovering from
losses due to the April 2005 flooding.
The inundation of the Enjoi Golf
Course forced the cancellation of the
“BC Open”, a PGA Tour Event. This was
a further economic blow for many
businesses in the region. The Vestal
gage reached the flood stage of 18
feet June 27th at 7:25 pm EDT. It
rose to the moderate flooding level of
21 feet June 27th at 11:00 PM EDT. It
rose to the major flood level, June
28th at 4:00 AM EDT. The river gage
was flooded but continued sending
data even though the gage float was
as high as it could go. The gage
topped out at 32.98 feet, but the USGS
made a measurement of the watermark and
have the provisional crest at 33.5
feet. The old record for Vestal was
30.5 feet measured from watermarks
March 18, 1936. The April 3, 2005
flood crest was 28.87 feet. The local
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 6.87 inches. The river remained
well above the flood stage through the
end of June at Vestal.
Oneida County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the eastern Great Lakes
by Tuesday morning the 27th. This
brought an initial round of heavy rain
to Oneida County by Tuesday morning.
From 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by
Tuesday morning. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday
before another batch of heavy rain
fell Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday
morning as the front moved back east
and combined with a low pressure
system moving up the eastern seaboard.
Total rainfall for the three day
period ending Wednesday was between 4
and 8 inches. This scenario caused the
worst flash flooding in Oneida County
in 20 years, impacting many areas of
the county starting at 730 pm EDT
Tuesday and lasting into Wednesday.
Hardest hit areas were Western,
Deerfield, Vernon and Verona, Kirkland,
Oriskany Falls and Steuben. There was
one bridge washed out with at least 17
roads flooded. In the town of
Deerfield, 22 homes were flooded by
the West Canada Creek. No one was
killed by the flooding with damage
estimates around 50 million dollars.
A state of emergency was declared for
Oneida County as numerous roads were
closed which included the New York
State Thruway.
Chenango County
Sherburne Flood
Record flooding occurred at Sherburne
on the Chenango River. At the peak of
the flooding, there was three feet of
water on Main Street in Sherburne.
The river reached the flood stage of
8 feet June 27th at 7:35 PM EDT. The
river rose to the moderate flood level
of 9 feet June 28th at 9:45 PM EDT.
The river rose to the major flood
level of 10.6 feet June 28th at 1:00
AM EDT. The record crest was 11.35
feet June 28th at 12:45 PM EDT. The
old record was 11.2 feet set March 28,
1914. The third highest crest is 10.78
feet April 3, 2005. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.84
inches. The river at Sherburne remained
above the flood stage through the end
of June.
Delaware County
Delhi Flood
At Delhi, New York, major flooding
occurred on the West Branch of the
Delaware River. The river rose above
the flood stage of 8 feet June 27th
at 9:20 PM EDT. The river rose above
the moderate flood level of 9.5 feet
June 28th at 2:30 AM EDT. The river
rose above the major flood level of
10.5 feet June 28th at 3:30 AM EDT.
The river crested at 11.75 feet
June 28th at 6:45 AM EDT. The
record is 12.24 feet November 9, 1996.
Delaware County
Unadilla Flood
The Susquehanna River at Unadilla rose
to the 11 foot flood stage Tuesday
June 27th at 09:30 pm EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 13 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 5:45 am EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation stage of 14.5 feet on
Wednesday June 28th at 10:00 am EDT.
The river crested at a new record of
17.73 feet Thursday June 29th at 5:15
am EDT. The old record flood was March
18, 1936 at 16.60 feet. The gage was
established 1938. The river at Unadilla
remained above flood stage through the
end of June.
Broome County
Windsor Flood
The Susquehanna River rose to the
flood stage of 15.5 feet Tuesday June
27th at 9:45 pro EDT. The river
continued to rise above the moderate
inundation stage of 18.5 feet
Tuesday June 27th at 11:46 pm EDT.
The river rose above the major
inundation level of 20.50 feet
Wednesday June 28th at 12:45 am
EDT. The first crest was 23.72 feet
on June 28th at 1:00 pro EDT, and
the second crest was 24.27 feet. The
old record was 21.22 feet January 200,
1996. The gage was established in
1988. The Susquehanna River at
Windsor remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Cortland County
Cincinnatus Flood
At Cincinnatus on the Otselic River,
only minor flooding occurred. The
river rose above the flood stage of 8
feet June 27th at 10:31 PM EDT. The
river crested at 9.59 feet June 28th
at 2:01 AM EDT. The record is 12.5
feet July 8, 1935. The basin average
rainfall for June 26 to 29 was 5.76
inches.
Broome County
Chenango Forks Flood
Moderate flooding occurred at Chenango
Forks on the Chenango River. The river
rose to the flood stage of 10 feet
June 27th at 11:04 PM EDT. The river
rose to the moderate flood level of
12.6 feet June 28th at 7:22 AM EDT.
The river crested at 13.74 feet June
28th at around 4 pm EDT. The flood of
record is 20.3 feet July 8, 1935. This
June 2006 flood crest ranks 9th. The
local basin average rainfall for
June 26 to 29 was 5.82 inches.
Madison County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tropical moisture streamed northward
into upstate New York ahead of a
frontal system which slowly moved
westward into the
eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning
the 27th. This brought an initial
round of heavy rain to Madison County
by Tuesday morning causing significant
flash flooding in the northern portion
of the county. The rain abated for a
short time during the day Tuesday the
27th before another batch of heavy
rain fell Tuesday afternoon into
Wednesday morning as the front moved
back east and combined with a low
pressure system moving up the eastern
seaboard. Total rainfall for the three
day period ending Wednesday was between
4 and 8 inches. This scenario caused
major flash flooding in Madison County,
impacting many areas of
the county starting at around Midnight
EDT Wednesday and lasting into
Wednesday morning. Hardest hit areas
were south of Route 20, including
Georgetown, Lebanon, Hamilton, and De
Ruyter. Colgate University also had
major flooding. A state of emergency
was declared for the county. There
were 12 bridges washed out, numerous
roads flooded, and dozens of people
rescued from the flood waters. 50
people had to be evacuated from the
flood waters. No one was killed by
the flooding with damage estimated at
around 25 million dollars.
Chenango County
Greene Flood
Near record flooding occurred at
Greene on the Chenango River. The
current record at Greene is 22.0 feet
set July 8, 1935. The river rose to
the flood stage of 13 feet June 28th,
12:00 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 17 feet June
28th at 5:00 AM EDT. The river
crested at 21.16 feet June 28th at
4:20 PM EDT.
Chenango County
Rockdale Flood
Record flooding occurred on the
Unadilla River at Rockdale. The
flooding beat the old record by one
foot. The news stories about the
record flooding were centered on a
Mount Upton firefighter, who nearly
lost his own life in a swift water
rescue that sent a 5-year old boy to
the hospital. The firefighter was
swept into the Unadilla River, but
was wearing a flotation device and was
rescued himself. The other flood news
was the enormous amount of dairy
farmland and crops that were destroyed
by flooding. The river reached the
flood stage of 11 feet June 28th at
2:31 AM EDT. The river rose to the
moderate flood level of 12 feet June
28th, at 5:45 AM EDT. The river rose
to the major flood category of 13 feet
June 28th at 10:00 AM EDT. The crest
was 13.96 feet on June 29th, at 12:00
AM EDT. The old record at Rockdale was
12.98 feet set December 31, 1942. The
basin average rainfall for June 26 to
29 was 5.92 inches.
Tioga County
Owego Flood
Several neighborhoods in Owego became
virtual islands during this flood. The
Susquehanna River at Owego rose above
the flood stage of 30 feet June 28th
at 4:30 AM EDT. Moderate flooding (32
feet) began June 28th, at 7:30 AM EDT.
Major flooding (33 feet) began June
28th at 9:30 AM EDT. The crest of
35.85 feet was reached June 29th, at
01:30 AM EDT which set a new record.
The old record was 33.18 feet April
3, 2005. The January 20 1996 flood
crest was 32.97 feet. The river at
Owego remained above flood stage
through the end of June.
Broome County
Deposit Flood
At Oquaga Creek at Deposit, record
flooding occurred. The crest was 10.51
feet June 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM. The
old records are 8.98 feet July 4,
1970; 8.44 feet September 18, 2004;
and 7.61 feet April 3, 2005.
Steuben County
Bradford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large branches were blown down by
strong thunderstorm winds.
Cayuga County
Moravia Hail (0.75)
Oneida County
Camden Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down by strong
thunderstorm winds.
Seneca County
Waterloo Hail (0.75)
Seneca County
Seneca Falls Hail (1.25)
Steuben County
Corning Hail (0.75)
Cortland County
Marathon Hail (1.00)
Cayuga County
Auburn Hail (0.88)
Chemung County
Elmira Hail (1.00)
Cayuga County
Auburn Hail (1.00)
Tioga County
Candor Hail (0.88)
Tioga County
Spencer Hail (2.00)
Tompkins County
West Danby Hail (0.75)
Tioga County
Candor Hail (0.88)
Tioga County
Apalachin Hail (0.88)
Broome County
Endicott Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
East Meredith Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
Davenport Hail (1.00)
Delaware County
Meridale Hail (0.88)
Delaware County
Davenport Hail (0.75)
Tioga County
Owego Hail (0.88)
Steuben County
Hammondsport Hail (0.75)
Steuben County
Bath Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
NEW YORK, Coastal
Westchester County
Central Portion Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and wires downed.
Orange County
Middletown Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines.
Orange County
Countywide Lightning
Lightning struck several structures
in Orange County, causing numerous
fires. House fires were reported in
Hugenot, Port Jervis, and Middletown.
Westchester County
Mt Kisco Hail (0.75)
Putnam County
Carmel Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines downed by
thunderstorm winds.
Rockland County
Stony Pt Lightning
Lightning struck at least 6 houses
in Stony Point.
Richmond County
West Central Portion Flash Flood
Flash flooding on the West Shore
Expressway. Thunderstorms developed
in a moist and unstable atmosphere
on June 1st. Not only did the storms
produce very heavy rain and strong
winds, they were also prolific
lightning producers.
Richmond County
Richmond Lightning
Lightning struck a police car,
narrowly missing a police officer
standing in front of the North Shore’s
120th precinct station house.
New York County
East Central Portion Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred on the FDR,
causing it to be closed.
Queens County
Flushing Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding
of roadways.
Richmond County
Countywide Flash Flood
Rainfall falling at the rate of nearly
two inches per hour caused flash
flooding of streets across Staten
Island. Hylan Blvd was affected the
worst with at least a foot of water
being observed flowing swiftly down
the street.
Anywhere between 2 and 4 inches of
rain fell across New York City from
late afternoon into the evening hours
on June 2nd due to thunderstorms that
tapped a very moist and unstable
airmass. Central Park recorded 3.53
inches of rainfall.
Orange County
2 S Maybrook Hail (0.75)
Westchester County
1 W Mt Kisco Hail (0.75)
Trees downed in addition to the
penny size hail.
Richmond County
Tottenville Hail (0.88)
Penny to nickel size hail was
observed.
Richmond County
Tottenville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines downed.
Richmond County
Huguenot Flash Flood
Flash flooding of roads submerged
vehicles. A few houses were surrounded
by 5 feet of water.
New York County
East Portion Flash Flood
Major flash flooding on FDR Drive.
Queens County
Bayside Hail (0.88)
Slow moving thunderstorms produced a
wide array of severe weather. Flash
flooding, large hail, and damaging
winds were all experienced when
thunderstorms ignited in a very moist
and unstable airmass during the
afternoon and evening of June 29th.
Bronx County
Bronx Lightning
Lightning stuck a person at Crotona
Park pool. Extent of injuries unknown.
NEW YORK, East
Ulster County
Lake Katrine Hail (0.75)
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail at Lake Katrine.
Dutchess County
Hyde Park Hail (0.88)
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at the Vanderbilt
National Historic Site in Hyde Park.
Ulster County
Highland Hail (0.75)
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail in Highland.
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck Hail (0.75)
A trained spotter reported penny-sized
hail at Rhinebeck.
Dutchess County
Stanfordville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wires blown down along Route
82 in Stanfordville.
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
numerous small trees blown down in
Rensselaer.
On the last day of May a north-south
stationary front over central New York
dissipated leaving residual moisture
and instability over upstate New York.
At daybreak on June 1, a slow-moving
cold front over the St Lawrence
Valley sliced into this unstable air
mass over upstate New York producing
afternoon thunderstorms, several of
which became severe, containing large
hail and damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Bolton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Park/Forest Service personnel reported
trees blown down on Lake George’s Big
Burn Island and Hatchett Island. Minor
injuries were occurred when a tree
fell on a tent.
Washington County
Whitehall Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires were blown down onto Route 12
in Whitehall.
Saratoga County
Northumberland Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported a
tree and wires blown down on Lindsay
Road at Route 32.
Washington County
Easton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
wires blown down on Hoge Road in
Easton.
Rensselaer County
Troy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
trees and wire were blown down in Troy.
Albany County
Bethlehem Center Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown onto a power
line along Beaver Dam Road.
Columbia County
Stuyvesant Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fire Department personnel in
Stuyvesant report that 5 trees were
blown down.
Ulster County
Saugerties Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees and wires were blown down
in Saugerties.
Dutchess County
Washington Hollow Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported
that trees were blown down in
Washington Hollow.
Early in the day on June 19, low
pressure was over western Quebec
Province with a cold front trailing
southwestward to a weak wave over the
northern Great Lakes, then southward
to the central Mississippi Valley.
The air over eastern New York became
more unstable during the day as a
moderate west southwesterly breeze
brought more moisture into the
Northeast. Several severe
thunderstorms formed in the afternoon
producing damaging wind gusts.
Dutchess County
Pleasant Vly Hail (0.75)
A trained spotter reported
penny-sized hail at Pleasant Valley.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill Hail (0.88)
A trained spotter reported
nickle-sized hail at Moores Mill.
Early in the day on June 20, a fairly
strong cold front lay in an arc from
near the mouth of the St Lawrence
Valley to just north of the Ohio
Valley. The front moved southeastward
to off the Atlantic Coast late at
night. The air mass covering eastern
New York was moist and unstable. As
the front moved across eastern New
York in the afternoon, it produced a
couple of severe thunderstorms
containing large hail.
Dutchess County
La Grange Tornado (F1)
An Emergency Manager reported that
a tornado occurred at Lagrangeville.
The tornado was on the ground between
15 and 30 seconds traveling half a
mile and cutting a path 150 yards
wide.
On June 24, a weak wave of low
pressure had moved northeastward
through New England. In its wake, it
left a stationary front boundary
along the New England coast. The air
mass over southeastern New York State
was moist and fairly unstable and there
was considerable environmental wind
shear over the region. On the evening
of June 25, a supercell thunderstorm
formed in Dutchess County. This
thunderstorm briefly produced an Fl
tornado, which was on the ground 15 to
30 seconds cutting a path a half mile
long and 150 yards wide in the vicinity
of Lagrangeville.
Fulton County
Bleecker Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Bleecker.
From June 24 through June 25 an upper
level ridge strengthened off the
eastern Atlantic Coast. The increasing
southeasterly flow in the low levels
of the atmosphere along the New
England coast caused a nearly
stationary front near the Atlantic
Coast to drift northwestward into
New York State. During the afternoon
of June 25, this front lay from the
northern Champlain Valley to the
central southern tier of New York.
A band of heavy rainfall occurred just
to the southeast of this front. The
heaviest rainfall was from the
Catskills to the mid Hudson Valley.
A few thunderstorms formed along the
frontal boundary over east central
New York during the afternoon. One
thunderstorm became severe, producing
damaging wind gusts.
Warren County
Pottersville Flash Flood
According to a newspaper report, a
woman suffered minor injuries near
Pottersville when the vehicle she was
driving fell through a section of
Olmstead Road that was undermined by
flooding Fish Creek. The flood water
was from the combination of heavy
rainfall and a breached beaver dam.
On June 26, a slowly-moving frontal
boundary left 3 to 4 inches of
rainfall in its wake as it drifted
northwestward across the Lake
George Northern Saratoga region of
eastern New York. The rainfall caused
a beaver dam near Pottersville to
burst which resulted in a washout of
a section of County Route 19, also
known as Olmsteadville Road. County
highway repair personnel said that the
heavy rainfall resulted in partial
damage to 7 roads in the county, and
they estimated that the damage was
about 40,000 dollars.
Herkimer County
Ilion Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
Fulmer Creek flooded a trailer park
in German Flatts, about 5 miles
southeast of Ilion. Twelve homes
were evacuated.
Herkimer County
Little Falls Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
Routes 5 and 168 were closed due to
flooding and mud slides.
Herkimer County
Little Falls Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
a house was lifted off its foundation
in Little Falls, due to a mud slide.
Fulton County
Stratford Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
flooding of the East Canada Creek
caused numerous evacuations across
the western portion of Fulton County
in the vicinity of Stratford and
Dolgeville. Route 29A was flooded at
Stratfortd.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
East Canada Creek was flooding and
that evacuations have occurred along
Main Street in the village of
Dolgeville. The water level rose to
the bottom the Route 29 bridge.
Montgomery County
Ames Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
widespread flooding along Brimestone
Creek occurred. West Ames Road and
Old Sharon Road, between Route 10
and Latimer and Shunk Roads, were
closed due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Charlotteville Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that a
small bridge was flooded at
Charlotteville.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 7 was closed due to
flooding from the Cobleskill Creek at
the east end of the village of
Cobleskill.
Schoharie County
Gilboa Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that
there was a mud slide across Stryker
Road in Gilboa.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that
evacuations occurred along Route 80,
which was closed due to flooding,
near the village of Fort Plain. A
state of emergency was in effect in
Montgomery County.
Schoharie County
Warnerville Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that the
Cobleskill Creek flooded several
buildings and roads in Warnerville
including the Post Office.
Schoharie County
Richmondville Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that a
mud slide occurred in Richmondville.
Schoharie County
Gilboa Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that
Campbell Road to Gilboa was closed due
to flooding from the Keyserkill Creek.
A State of Emergency was in effect in
Schoharie County.
Herkimer County
Ingham Mills Flash Flood
An emergency manager reported that
water was spilling from the Kyser Lake
Dam on East Canada Creek and that
evacuations were occurring downstream.
The National Grids buildings were
flooded.
Schoharie County
Broome Center Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that State Route 145 was flooded from
the Catskill Creek to the vicinity of
Broome Center.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that a building was washed into East
Canada Creek in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Ilion Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that around 200 people were evacuated
from Ilion, Dolgeville, Mohawk, and
Frankfort due to flooding.
Schoharie County
Cobleskill Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 10 to the west of
Cobleskill was impassable due to
flooding.
Hamilton County
Indian Lake Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that
Cedar River and Big Brook were
flooding.
Ulster County
Willow Flash Flood
A trained spotter reported that
may streams in the vicinity of
Willow were flooding.
Hamilton County
Benson Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that Route 30 and Stoney Road were
closed due to flooding
Fulton County
Oppenheim Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in the area
surrounding Oppenheim were closed
due to flooding.
Greene County
Catskill Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported
that several roads in Greene County
were closed in, and near the towns
of Catskill, Cairo and Haines Falls
due to flooding.
An upper level ridge over the western
Atlantic Ocean which had been building
westward for a couple of days prior to
June 28 began to slowly retreat on
June 28 as an upper level trough over
the Mississippi Valley began drifting
very slowly eastward. A frontal
boundary which had drifted westward
into western New York on June 27 began
drifting eastward and was over east
central New York at daybreak on June
28. A small low pressure was in the
vicinity of the eastern Southern Tier
of New York State. This was a weak
cyclone of tropical origin. A band of
heavy rainfall occurred just to the
southeast of the front, The heaviest
rainfall was from the eastern Southern
Tier of New York State to the southern
Adirondacks. Three to 5 inches of
rainfall occurred in east central
New York over about a 24-hour period
from daybreak June 27 to June 28. And
from June 26 to 28, nearly 10 inches of
rain occurred in the southern
Adirondacks according to radar
estimates. Additional rainfall
occurred on the morning of June 28 as
the tropical cyclone moved northward
through eastern New York State.
The heavy rainfall produced widespread
flooding across east central New York
State. There was severe major level
flooding on portions of the Mohawk
River and some of its tributaries,
and moderate to near major flooding
on some of the Catskill Mountain
drainages. Record flooding occurred
on the Mohawk River at Little Falls
and on the Canajoharie Creek, A
record flood may have occurred on
the East Canada Creek between
Dolgeville and the Mohawk River. Also,
moderate to near major flooding
occurred at Kast Bridge, Hinckley,
and Schenectady, Flooding, mainly
minor, occurred along the Hudson River
and its tributaries, including Hope
(here moderate to near major flooding
was observed), Troy, Riverbank, and
Ft. Edward. In the Catskills,
flooding approached major levels near
Kingston on the Esopus. Elsewhere in
the Catskills, mainly minor flooding
was noted.
Readers are referred to the E-5
report from the National Weather
Service’s Albany office for details
on the flooding that occurred on
the main stem (gaged) rivers.
There was a considerable amount of
flood damage. However as of mid
summer 2006, when this report was
filed, the damage figure was very
preliminary. Damage was estimated to
be around 50 million dollars. About
8,000 customers of National Grid were
without power. In some cases, power
was intentionally cut to homes and
businesses to reduce the fire threat.
A 117-mile stretch of the New York
State Thruway was closed between
Interchange 25A and Interchange 34A
beginning at 11:45 am June 28, 2006
and lasting until 10:15 am June 29,
2006. Flooding from the Mohawk River
between Fultonville and Canajoharie
led to portions of the Thruway being
under five feet of water. This was
the worst flooding on the Barge Canal
during the navigation season since its
reconstruction in 1905. Forty-five
locks were closed. In some locations,
the flood waters deposited 100-foot
deep debris piles. Thirty-five
vessels were stranded in the canal
system. Freight and passenger rail
services were interrupted between
Albany and Buffalo.
Schenectady County
Niskayuna Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A former National Weather Service
employee reported that two 10-inch
diameter trees were blown down in
Niskayuna by Lock 7 and Rosendale
Roads.
Dutchess County
Moores Mill Hail (0.88)
Newspaper personnel reported that
nickel-sized hail occurred at Moors
Mill.
Albany County
Altamont Hail (0.75)
A member of the general public
estimated that penny-sized hail
occurred at Altamont.
Schenectady County
Rotterdam Hail (0.88)
A trained spotter reported that
nickle-sized hail occurred at
Rotterdam.
Schenectady County
Scotia to Hail (0.75)
Rotterdam
A trained spotter reported that
penny-sized hail occurred at Scotia.
Schenectady County
Schenectady Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down onto cars
and a house on Campbell Avenue in
Schenectady.
Saratoga County
West Milton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel report
that trees were blown down in
West Milton.
Fulton County
Stratford Hail (1.00)
A trained spotter reported that
quarter-sized haft occurred in
Stratford.
Saratoga County
Malta Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A National Weather Service employee
reported a measured wind gust of 60
miles an hour in a thunderstorm at
Malta. After being nearly stationary
while deepening for several days, an
upper-level trough from the Great
Lakes to the lower Ohio Valley was
accelerating eastward at daybreak on
June 29. An associated weak low
pressure over Lake Erie trailed a
cold front through the Ohio Valley.
During the day, this system moved
rapidly eastward and touched off
thunderstorms in the warm, humid air
mass over eastern New York and
adjacent western New England from
mid afternoon through early evening.
There were many severe thunderstorms
containing large hail and damaging
wind gusts. The bulk of the severe
activity was in, or near the Capital
District.
Hamilton County
Hope Falls Hail (1.00)
Park/Forest Service personnel
reported that quarter-sized hail
occurred in Hope Falls.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
4 SW Santa Clara Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday. A
few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees and several large
branches near Santa Clara.
St. Lawrence County
Childwood Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that downed several large
branches and a few trees near
Childwold.
Franklin County
Saranac Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday of
the 19th. A few thunderstorms produced
severe weather, including damaging
winds that knocked down several large
branches and resulted in minor power
outages in Saranac Lake.
Essex County
Wilmington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered
a very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This resulted in
the development of thunderstorms
across northern New York during
midday on the 19th. A few
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed trees in Wilmington.
Clinton County
Schuyler Falls Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York. This led to the
development of thunderstorms across
northern New York during midday on
the 19th, that moved into the
Champlain Valley by early afternoon.
A few thunderstorms produced severe
weather, including damaging winds
that downed several large branches
at Schuyler Falls.
Clinton County
Plattsburgh Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th and developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as they
moved into the Champlain Valley by
early afternoon. These thunderstorms
produced severe weather, in the form
of wind damage, across Clinton county,
including numerous trees and utility
poles blown over in Plattsburgh.
Essex County
Crown Pt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Essex County
Moriah Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Essex County
Westport Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Essex County
Willsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A surface trough and mid-level
atmospheric disturbance encountered a
very warm and humid airmass across
northern New York around midday on
the 19th. This developed a line of
thunderstorms that intensified as
they moved into the Champlain Valley
by early afternoon. These
thunderstorms produced severe
weather, in the form of wind damage,
across Essex county, including
numerous trees and powerlines down
in Willsboro, Moriah, Crown Point and
Westport.
Essex County
Ticonderoga Hail (0.75)
A mid-level atmospheric disturbance
and surface cold front moved across a
moderately unstable airmass during
midday of the 20th. This led to
scattered thunderstorms across the
Champlain Valley of New York,
including a severe thunderstorm in
Ticonderoga that produced penny size
(3/4 inch diameter) hail.
Essex County
Countywide Flood
On the morning of the 26th … a deep
upper atmospheric trough was located
across the Mississippi River Valley,
while a quasi-stationary warm front
was across the Champlain Valley. This
combination allowed copious amounts
of moisture to advect northward from
the Gulf of Mexico into the Champlain
Valley in the form of rain on the
26th. Widespread rainfall totals
across the Champlain Valley in New
York were 1 to 3 inches, with a
concentrated area of 3 to 5 inches in
southeast Essex county. Some observed
rainfall totals included Schroon
Lake with 3.83 inches and Mineville
with 3.60 inches. Several roads were
flooded in the Ticonderoga–Schroon
Lake area, including Routes 9N and 22
and some basement flooding was
observed. Roads were flooded in
Minerva, including a washout on
Potterville Rd.
Essex County
Keene Flood
On the early morning of the 28th, a
persistent deep upper atmospheric
trough was located across the
Mississippi River Valley, while
a cold front and weak area of low
pressure was slowly moving east
across New York. More steady
rainfall fell across Essex county
New York, an area that had
witnessed heavy rainfall for the
last several days. The end result
was several bankfull streams and
rivers with flooded fields as well
as some scattered flooding of roads,
including the Hulls Falls Road in
Keene, along the upper reaches of
the East Branch of the AuSable River.
St. Lawrence County
Chippewa Bay Hail (1.00)
A strong mid-level disturbance, with
a cold temperature pool aloft, moved
across the Saint Lawrence Valley of
New York during the early afternoon
of the 30th. The instability generated
was enough to create isolated
thunderstorms across the region,
which produced Quarter size hail
(one inch diameter) at Chippewa Bay.
NEW YORK, West
Cayuga County
Cato Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Oswego County
West Monroe Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Showers and thunderstorms developed
ahead of a cold front during the late
morning and early afternoon hours.
The thunderstorm winds downed trees
in Cato and West Monroe. In Cato, a
roof was torn off a garage by the
wind.
Cattaraugus County
Allegany Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms accompanied the
passage of a cold front during the
evening hours. In the town of
Allegany in Cattaraugus county the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
Bolivar Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Allegany County
Andover Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms developed in a warm,
moist flow ahead of an approaching
cold front. The winds from one
thunderstorm downed trees and power
lines in Bolivar and Andover as it
crossed Allegany county.
Chautauqua County
Lakewood Hail (1.75)
Monroe County
Penfield Hail (1.50)
Cattaraugus County
South Dayton Hail (0.88)
Monroe County
Webster Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Allegany County
Belmont Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Ontario County
Clifton Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Wayne County
Clyde Hail (0.75)
Cayuga County
Cato Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Showers and thunderstorms accompanied
the passage of a cold front during the
afternoon hours. The thunderstorms
produced damaging winds and large
hail. Winds downed trees in Clifton
Springs, Webster, Belmont, and Cato.
A garage door was blown-in in Webster.
Hail up to 1.75 inch fell in Lakewood,
South Dayton, Clyde and Penfield.
Allegany County
Rushford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Monroe County
Henrietta Hail (1.50)
Thunderstorms developed across the
region as an upper level trough
crossed during the afternoon hours.
One and a half inch hail fell in
Henrietta. In Rushford, the
thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
Allegany County
West Clarksville Lightning
A house was struck by lightning and
set ablaze in the town of West
Clarksville. The house was destroyed
and left unlivable. A family of three
was left homeless.
Erie County
Cheektowaga Hail (1.00)
Erie County
Lancaster Hail (0.75)
Erie County
Cheektowaga Tornado (F1)
Wyoming County
Varysburg Hail (0.75)
Erie County
Colden Hail (0.75)
Erie County
Hamburg Hail (0.88)
Niagara County
Wheatfield Hail (0.88)
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter. Hail reports spanned from
Wheatfield across Cheektowaga,
Lancaster, Hamburg and Colden to
Varysburg. One thunderstorm spawned
a tornado which moved across the Town
of Cheektowaga. The tornado initially
touched down around 2:55 p.m. on
Walden Avenue near Harlem Road and
traveled from the northwest to the
southeast through the town. On Walden
Avenue, a construction trailer was
moved several hundred feet. The worker
in the trailer suffered minor
injuries. As the tornado moved across
the New York State Thruway, it lifted
a tractor trailer and deposited on its
side across the Jersey barrier. The
driver of the truck suffered a broken
leg. The tornado continued on its
southeast trek damaging a 20 by 30
foot section of a wall on a warehouse
and then downed trees as it crossed
through central Cheektowaga. The
tornado touched down several times
along its path. Its final touchdown
was at the Parkside Village Mobile
Home Park around 3:05 p.m. where
three mobile homes sustained
significant damage and eight others
sustained minor damage. The tornado
was ranked an 171 with a path length
of three miles and a width of 75
yards.
Lewis County
Indian River Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Jefferson County
Limerick Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
Watertown Hail (1.00)
Thunderstorms developed during the
afternoon hours as an upper level
trough crossed the region. The storms
produced hail up to one inch in
diameter in Jefferson county. In
Indian River, Lewis county, the
thunderstorm winds downed trees.
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