Debris Flow in New York, May 16 to 31, 2000

Name: Debris Flow in New York, May 16 to 31, 2000
Start: 2000-05-16T16:00
End: 2000-05-31T23:59
Location: New York

May 16 to 31, 2000 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 debris flow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Albany

When: May 16, 4:00 PM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Delmar
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive rains caused a rapid erosion of the Normanskill escarpment, next to county Highway Route 443 in Delmar, just south of the city of Albany. On May 16 a landslide developed, and spread over the next couple of days. Route 443, a busy artery connecting the city of Albany to neighboring Delmar, had to be closed indefinitely. A produce store was destroyed as it slid down the escarpment by 830 PM on Thursday, May 18. The road closure resulted in significant traffic delays. The erosion continued at a slower rate throughout the remainder of the month. The landslide resulted in significant monteary losses at the Delaware Plaza and other nearby businesses.

What these are

Debris Flow: A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5148162.