Jun 12, 2002
A frontal boundary stalled across portions of New York and New England and helped to focus heavy rainfall across this area. Convective precipitation moved from northwest to southeast across the area from Canada. Rainfall from midday on June 11th through midday June 12th averaged 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts in the mountainous areas. Countywide flooding of small streams and fields started during the early morning hours of June 12th and continued into the evening of the 12th. A few mi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5304851). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orleans County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.