Jul 3, 2014
A cold front moved across the Great Lakes and interacted with a warm and humid air mass over central New York being drawn northward from Hurricane Arthur. Thunderstorms tapping into the source of tropical moisture resulted in areas of significant flash flooding in portions of the Western Catskills.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 528487). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sullivan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.