Nov 20, 2024
On the evening of November 20th, a strong occluded front tracked northeast across most of the Buffalo County Warning Area. Behind this front, strong winds increased out of the southwest to 45 to 55 MPH, especially over Lake Erie and areas near the lake. While the increase in wind only lasted about 4 hours, the sudden increase in the winds with the front, and the north to northeast direction of the winds prior to the front, caused a meteotsunami to develop on Lake Erie.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1225418). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Northern Erie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.