Jul 17, 2019
Within an extremely moist environment (precipitable water values in the vicinity of 2 inches) owing to the passing remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, the combination of daytime heating and a developing lake breeze boundary forced an initial line of showers and thunderstorms to form immediately to the lee of Lake Erie around mid afternoon. While this line contained torrential downpours, it moved quickly enough to prevent significant flooding concerns as it pushed east across Chautauqua and most of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 846626). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allegany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.