Jul 14, 2005
Thunderstorms developed in a unseasonably hot and humid airmass during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The storms downed trees and power lines in Rochester, Lockport, Evans, Batavia, Orchard Park and Spencerport. A house chimney was damaged by the downburst winds in Rochester. In Chili a woman was slightly injured while talking on the telephone when lightning traveled through the home's telephone line. Also in Chili, a house fire on Chili Avenue Extension was blamed on a lightning st
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5467130). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.