Sep 7, 2011
The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th. The moisture from Lee interacted with a frontal system to the west across the eastern Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes. In addition, moisture was drawn into New York and Pennsylvania from Hurricane Katia which was moving northward off the east coast in tandem with the remnants of Lee. This complicated scenario led to an extreme amoun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 339459). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tompkins County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.