Jul 16, 2018
It was hot and humid on July 16th as temperatures soared into the low to mid-90s with dewpoints in the upper 60s to low 70s in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys. This resulted in heat indices reaching the mid to upper 90s. Isolated, slow-moving thunderstorms developed during the afternoon in the hot air, one of which resulted in wind damage and flash flooding in Ulster County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 769031). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ulster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.