Gushing floodwater is seen in Highland Falls, New York, on July 9, 2023. Sunday afternoon’s rainfall in West Point totaled more than 7.5 inches in six hours, according to preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Ī CNN analysis of NOAA’s historical rainfall frequency data indicates that would correspond to a 1-in-1000 year rainfall event at that location – meaning it was an event so intense, the chances of it happening in any given year is just 0.1%. It was unclear if anyone had been injured, the spokesperson said. Emergency responders there were conducting search and rescue efforts there, she added.įlooding at the United States Military Academy West Point, which is in Orange County, trapped people in their cars and forced them to swim out for safety, a West Point Military Police spokesperson told CNN Sunday.
Kathy Hochul announced a state of emergency for Orange County Sunday night, saying the community saw “life-threatening flooding” in just a matter of hours and storms knocked out power to 13,000 homes. Damage from flooding in Cornwall, New York, on July 9, 2023.
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