Mar 13, 2006
A strong low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on Monday, the 13th, and pulled a warm front north into central New York. Moist air streaming northward with this warm front brought showers with embedded heavier rains from thunderstorms to central NY. The heaviest rain was concentrated in Cortland County where between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in a couple hours. This heavy rain caused flash flooding in McGraw, Homer and Cortland. Law enforcement officials reported road closures from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5497593). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cortland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.