3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Showers and thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to Yates County, with up to one and a half inches of rain reported in a few hours time. This resulted in flash flooding of many creeks and small streams throughout the county.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms crossed the western southern tier during the evening hours. The thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines. Lightning struck a 5000 gallon crude oil storage tank. The tank exploded blowing out the bottom of it and hurling it into the air.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal boundary across central New York State gradually moved east during Thursday afternoon on September 27th. With a very warm, moist and unstable air mass in place to the east of this boundary, scattered strong to isolated severe thunderstorms developed…
Read the full account →A thunderstorm complex and an upper-level wave moved through the region triggering widespread showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →On September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.||Heavy rain spread into Saint Lawrence…
Read the full account →A sharp upper level disturbance helped spawn slow moving showers and thunderstorms southeast of Lake Ontario over Oswego county. Very heavy rain was centered over central portions of Ontario County. There were numerous reports of closed roads.
Read the full account →A sharp upper level disturbance helped spawn slow moving showers and thunderstorms southeast of Lake Ontario over Oswego county. Very heavy rain was centered over central portions of Ontario County. There were numerous reports of closed roads.
Read the full account →A sharp upper level disturbance helped spawn slow moving showers and thunderstorms southeast of Lake Ontario over Oswego county. Very heavy rain was centered over central portions of Ontario County. There were numerous reports of closed roads.
Read the full account →A sharp upper level disturbance helped spawn slow moving showers and thunderstorms southeast of Lake Ontario over Oswego county. Very heavy rain was centered over central portions of Ontario County. There were numerous reports of closed roads.
Read the full account →A sharp upper level disturbance helped spawn slow moving showers and thunderstorms southeast of Lake Ontario over Oswego county. Very heavy rain was centered over central portions of Ontario County. There were numerous reports of closed roads.
Read the full account →A potent shortwave trough/Mesoscale Convective Vortex tracked southeast across the area, causing showers and thunderstorms for much of the Buffalo forecast area.
Read the full account →A potent shortwave trough/Mesoscale Convective Vortex tracked southeast across the area, causing showers and thunderstorms for much of the Buffalo forecast area.
Read the full account →A potent shortwave trough/Mesoscale Convective Vortex tracked southeast across the area, causing showers and thunderstorms for much of the Buffalo forecast area.
Read the full account →A potent shortwave trough/Mesoscale Convective Vortex tracked southeast across the area, causing showers and thunderstorms for much of the Buffalo forecast area.
Read the full account →Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.
Read the full account →Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.
Read the full account →A slowly moving broad area of low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes and New York state combined with an unstable atmosphere to result in slow moving thunderstorms across portions of the area. These thunderstorms were accompanied by torrential downpours.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms moves through the area during the early morning hours on July 14th and then again into the early afternoon. These thunderstorms were forced by a stalled frontal boundary in the area with PWATs of 1.6-1.8 inches.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms moves through the area during the early morning hours on July 14th and then again into the early afternoon. These thunderstorms were forced by a stalled frontal boundary in the area with PWATs of 1.6-1.8 inches.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms moves through the area during the early morning hours on July 14th and then again into the early afternoon. These thunderstorms were forced by a stalled frontal boundary in the area with PWATs of 1.6-1.8 inches.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms moves through the area during the early morning hours on July 14th and then again into the early afternoon. These thunderstorms were forced by a stalled frontal boundary in the area with PWATs of 1.6-1.8 inches.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed within a highly unstable atmosphere across most of western and north central New York. Thunderstorms were initiated by a weak lake breeze boundary across the area.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed within a highly unstable atmosphere across most of western and north central New York. Thunderstorms were initiated by a weak lake breeze boundary across the area.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed within a highly unstable atmosphere across most of western and north central New York. Thunderstorms were initiated by a weak lake breeze boundary across the area.
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