Sep 8, 2011
The combination of showers and thunderstorms in association with a slow moving cold front and deep tropical moisture moving up the east coast from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, produced a prolonged period of rainfall, which led to flooding across portions of the Lower Hudson Valley.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 358681). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.