Английская Википедия:August 2014 United States floods

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In a three-day period on August 11–13, 2014, flooding occurred across Michigan, New York, particularly Long Island, and portions of Maryland. Numerous water rescues and evacuations occurred across expressways and residential areas, and caused three fatalities and one injury. Additionally, several rainfall records were broken across the three primarily affected states, and a flash flood emergency was issued for portions of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

Meteorological synopsis

A slow-moving low-pressure area moved across the eastern United States, bringing flooding to southeastern Michigan which caused two deaths. The upper-level trough then pulled moisture plume from the Atlantic Ocean. The trough, combined with the moisture plume, then stalled over northern portions of the Mid-Atlantic, bringing high rainfall rates.

Impact and aftermath

Michigan

Daily rainfall records were broken in Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, with Detroit recording its second-heaviest rainfall event on August 11, where Шаблон:Convert of rain fell at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Vehicles were submerged on portions of Interstate 696 and Interstate 75. In suburban portions of Detroit, peak rainfall amounts of Шаблон:Convert were recorded. The American Automobile Association received over 700 calls for assistance in 12 hours, and heavy rainfall caused river levels to rise. At Baker College near Allen Park, floods stranded 60 students and forced a portion of Interstate 94 to close. Detroit Zoo closed as a result of flood damage there. 32,000 power outages occurred during the flood event, and flood damage totaled $1.8 billion.

New York

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Flooding at a parking garage at Ronkonkoma station

On the Southern State Parkway, 47 vehicles were inundated by floodwaters, trapping 52 people. The Long Island Rail Road experienced significant delays. Flights were delayed at Macarthur Airport. Шаблон:Convert fell in Islip, setting a new 24-hour rainfall record for New York. Шаблон:Convert of rain fell in just one hour. Portions of Interstate 495, New York State Route 27, New York State Route 135, the Southern State Parkway, and County Route 83 closed. Numerous state parks, including Bethpage State Park, Brentwood State Park, Hither Hills State Park and Belmont State Park closed due to flooding. A baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles was postponed. One fatality and one injury occurred after a weather-related crash on Interstate 495. A state of emergency was declared for Suffolk County, and for the town of Brookhaven, and Islip mayor Thomas Croci signed a state of emergency declaration. Flood damage in the state totaled $35.2 million.

Maryland

In Maryland, flash flood emergencies were issued in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, with the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and parts of the Baltimore Beltway closed due to flooding. Portions of Interstate 295 closed between the Baltimore Beltway and Westport, Maryland. Baltimore/Washington International Airport received Шаблон:Convert of rain, which, in the Baltimore metropolitan area, was the second-wettest day on record.

Elsewhere

In Millville, New Jersey, basements were flooded and some collapsed. Near Branford, Connecticut, vehicles were submerged by floodwaters on Interstate 95. Significant flooding also occurred in Portland, Maine, where Шаблон:Convert of rain fell, becoming the wettest day in the city not related to a tropical cyclone.