Apr 30, 1996
Showers and thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to Yates County, with up to one and a half inches of rain reported in a few hours time. This resulted in flash flooding of many creeks and small streams throughout the county. The hardest hit areas were in Jerusalem where County Route 29 was flooded between Route 54A and Belknap Road, and also in Penn Yan where several roads were closed due to flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5550753). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yates County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.