August 2014 United States floods
Cause | Heavy rains |
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Meteorological history | |
Duration | August 11–13, 2014 |
Flood | |
Maximum rainfall | 13.57 in (345 mm) Islip, New York |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 3 |
Injuries | 1 |
Damage | $1.837 billion |
Areas affected | Mid-Atlantic |
In a three-day period on August 11
Meteorological synopsis
A slow-moving low-pressure area moved across the eastern United States, bringing flooding to southeastern Michigan which caused two deaths.[1] The upper-level trough then pulled moisture plume from the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2] The trough, combined with the moisture plume, then stalled over northern portions of the Mid-Atlantic, bringing high rainfall rates.[3]
Impact and aftermath
Michigan
Daily rainfall records were broken in Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, with Detroit recording its second-heaviest rainfall event when 4.57 in (116 mm) of rain fell at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on August 11.[4][5] Portions of Interstate 696 and Interstate 75 were closed as vehicles were submerged in floodwaters.[6][7] In suburban portions of Detroit, peak rainfall amounts of 6.25 inches (159 mm) were recorded.[8] The American Automobile Association received over 700 calls for assistance in 12 hours, and heavy rainfall caused river levels to rise.[9] At Baker College near Allen Park, floods stranded 60 students and forced a portion of Interstate 94 to close.[10] Detroit Zoo closed as a result of flood damage there.[9] There were 32,000 power outages during the flood event, and flood damage totaled $1.8 billion.[6][11] In excess of 100,000 homes were damaged across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties as a result of the flooding.[5] Floodwaters across southeastern portions of the state were combined with nearly 10 billion gallons of sewer overflow.[12] The flooding in Michigan was described as a "1-in-500 year event", and also regarded as the largest United States natural disaster in 2014 by the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.[5]
On September 25, 2014,
New York
On the
Elsewhere
In Maryland, flash flood emergencies were issued in the
In Millville, New Jersey, basements were flooded and some collapsed.[34] Near Branford, Connecticut, vehicles were submerged by floodwaters on Interstate 95.[35] Significant flooding also occurred in Portland, Maine, where 6.44 in (164 mm) of rain fell,[36] becoming the wettest day in the city not related to a tropical cyclone.[37]
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