Jun 1, 2019
A weak warm front was draped across the region with lots of available instability but limited shear. Storms developed in the mid-afternoon, which prompted the first set of warnings. These first storms produced mostly sub-severe hail (up to three quarters of an inch). A second line then moved in with a bowing segment off Lake Erie, resulting in several wind damage reports. Storms became slower moving as the event dragged on, and reports of rainfall up to 2.5 inches prompted flash flood warnings o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 839503). 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.