Jul 14, 2015
A warm front drifted northeast across Western New York during the wee hours of the morning and was the focus for a band of moderate showers and embedded thunderstorms. These storms were very slow moving and remain across northern Chautauqua for a few hours. Rainfall reports as high as 5.76 inches were recorded but much of the region received a good four to five inches. Roads quickly became impassable. Portions of main routes NY 5, NY 60 and the New York State Thruway were closed. Cars quickly be
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 597424). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chautauqua County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.