Jun 14, 2002
A narrow band of rain persisted from Lake Ontario across Wayne and northern Cayuga counties and remained through early afternoon. Later that afternoon an isolated thunderstorm produced flash floods and wind damage in Warsaw, Wyoming county. The thunderstorm also produced downpours that resulted in flash flooding. As much as five inches of rain fell. Basements were flooded in Newark, Butler and Wolcott. Stayton Road in Conquest, Dalton Road in Ira and Rte. 370 in Cato were flooded.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5306326). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cayuga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.