Jul 20, 2021
A warm and humid airmass was in place over central New York on this day. A cold front entered western New York during the afternoon, triggering a line of slow moving thunderstorms. These storms produced pockets of 1.5 to 3.5 inches of rain in a short amount of time during the early evening hours. Isolated areas of flash flooding resulted from torrential downpours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 976313). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chenango County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.