Jun 5, 2025
On the afternoon of June 5th, showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front slowly crossing the Buffalo forecast area. Some of these thunderstorms became severe causing large hail. Heavy rainfall associated with some of the thunderstorms resulted in flash flooding as well. Hail and flash flooding from the thunderstorms was limited to the western Southern Tier.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1273542). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cattaraugus County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.