Flash Flood, Richmond
- When
- September 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Richmond
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, September 8, 1996
Thunderstorms produced torrential rain that caused significant flash flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas, including many streets. A few thunderstorms produced high winds that knocked down trees in Port Jervis and power lines in Richmond.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced torrential rain that caused significant flash flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas, including many streets. A few thunderstorms produced high winds that knocked down trees in Port Jervis and power lines in Richmond.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- September 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Richmond
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.570, -74.170
Flash Flood, Kings
- When
- September 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kings County, Southern Brooklyn
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bronx
- When
- September 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx County, Bronx
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Orange
- When
- September 8, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Port Jervis
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- September 8, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Port Jervis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -74.700
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 8 to 9, 1996
- Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, September 8 to 9, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 8, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584159, 5584160, 5584161, 5584162, 5584163, 5584164.