3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Heavy rains from the same storm that brought flash flooding to Homer, Cortland and McGraw late on the 13th, eventually brought the Tioughnioga River at Cortland over its flood stage of 8 ft on the afternoon of the 14th.
Read the full account →Already saturated grounds from 1-3 inches of rain the previous days set the stage for a localized flash flooding event to unfold on April 30th when an additional 2-3 inches of rainfall fell over a period of several hours.
Read the full account →Already saturated grounds from 1-3 inches of rain the previous days set the stage for a localized flash flooding event to unfold on April 30th when an additional 2-3 inches of rainfall fell over a period of several hours.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms will heavy rainfall developed across parts of central New York. Some of the storms occurred in areas that had already received heavy rainfall the previous day.
Read the full account →A second round of thunderstorms cross the area during the early afternoon hours. The heavy rains that fell on already saturated ground resulted in flash flooding in Monroe and Wayne Counties. In Webster, for example, four to six inches of water covered Schlegel Road.
Read the full account →For the third day in a row, thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on the western southern tier. More flash flooding occurred on area creeks and streams. Roads were washed out or undermined. Several bridges were washed out or damaged.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 1, scattered thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, in a very humid air mass across Herkimer County. One of the cells became briefly severe as it moved across southern Herkimer county.
Read the full account →A low pressure system tracked northeast from the lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday March 4th, into south central New York State by Wednesday morning on March 5th.||Abundant moisture was associated with this system, which led to widespread heavy rainfall across much of east central…
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moving into a moisture rich environment over south central New York triggered several rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approaching from southern Ontario triggered numerous thunderstorms across central New York. These storms produced areas of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall over a short period of time.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approaching from southern Ontario triggered numerous thunderstorms across central New York. These storms produced areas of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall over a short period of time.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system tracked up the East Coast bringing moderate to locally heavy rainfall across the region on April 30, continuing into the overnight hours on May 1. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range with some localized areas receiving 3 inches.
Read the full account →Rain combined with warm temperatures to produce ice jam flooding along Cazenovia Creek in West Seneca and Buffalo. The initial jam formed in the Parkside Drive/Willowdale Drive area of West Seneca.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moved northeastward toward northern Pennsylvania, and through the region on the 25th. A surge of deep moisture associated with this system produced a period of heavy rain from late on the 24th, through the morning hours on the 25th.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moved northeastward toward northern Pennsylvania, and through the region on the 25th. A surge of deep moisture associated with this system produced a period of heavy rain from late on the 24th, through the morning hours on the 25th.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moved northeastward toward northern Pennsylvania, and through the region on the 25th. A surge of deep moisture associated with this system produced a period of heavy rain from late on the 24th, through the morning hours on the 25th.
Read the full account →A general three to four inches of rain fell on bare, saturated ground across the Genesee basin. The Genesee river crested at 36.4 feet at Avon ( highest since 1972) and at 16.8 feet in Rochester (highest since 1984).
Read the full account →Rapid snowmelt and heavy rainfall combined with warm temperatures to produce an ice jam on the Cazenovia Creek in Buffalo and West Seneca. Some evacuations occurred and several roads were closed.
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