Apr 26, 2011
A line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area during the evening hours. The thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds, large hail and intense rains. The winds downed trees and wires on Whig hill and one inch hall fell in Scio. Following an extremely wet spring, any rain the fell on the saturated ground became runoff. The two to three inches of rainfall resulted flash flooding in Allegany and Ontario counties. In Wellsville, two to three feet of water washed across the streets with ov
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 304398). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allegany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.