Jul 8, 2016
Torrential rain producing thunderstorms moved slowly through the Finger Lakes region to the Upper Mohawk Valley. Extreme rainfall rates produced rain amounts in excess of 2 inches within 45 to 90 minutes. This led to areas of serious street and small stream flooding in central New York.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 651732). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Onondaga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.