Dec 23, 2007
A deep low moved into the Great Lakes Region resulting in a dramatic warm-up into the 50s and over an inch of soaking rain. This unleashed snowmelt of the 4 to 7 inch snowpack, with lower elevations of the Niagara Frontier bare by late in the day. Rivers and creeks swelled with three Buffalo area creeks (Cazenovia, Buffalo and Cayuga) going over Flood Stage during the evening of the 23rd. Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer (Flood Stage 10 feet) crested at 10.8 feet. Cayuga Creek at Lancaster (Flood Sta
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 72096). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Erie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.