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Flash Flood — Delaware, NY

Jul 12, 2021

A frontal boundary, coupled with an extremely warm and humid environment, produced another day of slow moving, torrential downpour producing thunderstorms over Central New York. Approximately, 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. The Southern Tier was again hit with major impacts from flash flooding of local creeks, streams and overwhelmed storm drainage systems.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 975015). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Delaware, NY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Delaware County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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