Sep 14, 2017
A slow moving area of weak low pressure drifted across western and central New York producing areas of heavy rain producing thunderstorms across the Finger Lakes region. Flash flooding, and isolated debris flows, along the western shore of Seneca Lake were the result of local downpours in excess of 2 inches per hour.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 719556). 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.