Aug 5, 2003
Thunderstorms during the afternoon hours produced several inches of rain over parts of the southern tier to the Finger Lakes region. The heavy rains fell on already saturated ground from storms over the past several weeks. Rainfalls of over an inch and a half in a half hour were reported. In Allegany county, the heavy rains again caused flash flooding and road closures over an area already hard hit and damaged by flooding in July. State Routes 417 and 19 were closed as culverts overflowed. In On
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5374916). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ontario County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.