3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Slow-moving thunderstorms trained over Rensselaer County during the afternoon of the 14th, resulting in a bullseye of 2-5 of rainfall over two to three hours over central and southern portions of the county.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked northeast across Ohio along a stationary front that stretches all the way east through western and central New York. This area of low pressure then tracked east across western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms trained over Rensselaer County during the afternoon of the 14th, resulting in a bullseye of 2-5 of rainfall over two to three hours over central and southern portions of the county.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms trained over Rensselaer County during the afternoon of the 14th, resulting in a bullseye of 2-5 of rainfall over two to three hours over central and southern portions of the county.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked northeast across Ohio along a stationary front that stretches all the way east through western and central New York. This area of low pressure then tracked east across western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked northeast across Ohio along a stationary front that stretches all the way east through western and central New York. This area of low pressure then tracked east across western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked northeast across Ohio along a stationary front that stretches all the way east through western and central New York. This area of low pressure then tracked east across western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked northeast across Ohio along a stationary front that stretches all the way east through western and central New York. This area of low pressure then tracked east across western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped from north to south across the area. Unstable conditions were evident ahead of this, with about 2000 J/kg CAPE developing by late afternoon. Moderate mid-level shear was present with a shortwave just ahead of the front.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms trained over Rensselaer County during the afternoon of the 14th, resulting in a bullseye of 2-5 of rainfall over two to three hours over central and southern portions of the county.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Elsa tracked across the eastern portion of the area during the morning hours of July 9, with heavy rainfall north and west of the storm's center resulting in flash flooding across portions of Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Elsa tracked across the eastern portion of the area during the morning hours of July 9, with heavy rainfall north and west of the storm's center resulting in flash flooding across portions of Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
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