Feb 24, 2019
Low pressure over the central Plains rapidly deepened as it moved into the central Great Lakes, ending up as a 970 mb low over western Quebec. A strong cold front trailing the low sliced through western New York trailing it and ushering in very gusty winds. The track of the strong surface low was a classic high wind track for our region. Strong cold advection and subsidence behind the cold front allowed post-frontal winds to mix down to the surface, and the 1.5 PVU surface descending down to at
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 809108). 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.