Feb 9, 2001
Rain combined with warm temperatures to produce ice jam flooding along Cazenovia Creek in West Seneca and Buffalo. The initial jam formed in the Parkside Drive/Willowdale Drive area of West Seneca. After several hours, the ice broke loose only to jam further downstream near Cazenovia Park in South Buffalo. Several homes had to be evacuated in West Seneca. The flood waters overflowed streets in both West Seneca and South Buffalo.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5233843). 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.