Jun 28, 2013
A complex area of low pressure lifted across New York and then stalled near Quebec. The low brought periods of rain with embedded heavier showers and thunderstorms. A nearly stationary boundary lying east-west across Niagara County was the focus for persistent heavy storms during the afternoon. Rain began shortly after noon and continued through eight in the evening. The heaviest rain fell during the two-period between one and three. Rainfall amounts across the southern half of the county total
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 464419). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Erie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.