May 22, 2014
A weak surface low drifted across the North Country and produced slow moving thunderstorms. The thunderstorms produced three-quarter inch hail near Turin and Port Leyden. The storms also dropped very heavy rains���radar estimating between eight and nine inches in some locations. The Village of Port Leyden in the Town of Leyden was hardest hit. More than a dozen roads in the Town were completely washed out with numerous others damaged. A sewer line and secondary water line were destroyed wi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 523918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lewis County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.