3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022.
Read the full account →A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022.
Read the full account →A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022.
Read the full account →A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022.
Read the full account →A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain and flooding as well as some damaging wind reports (downed trees and powerlines) across eastern New York on September 13, 2022.
Read the full account →A warm and moist airmass was in place across northern New York ahead of a cold front. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms developed with locally torrential rainfall.
Read the full account →Amid a hot and humid air mass, showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours on August 4, 2022. Some thunderstorms became severe producing downed trees and power lines as well as heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from the eastern Great Lakes region and mid-atlantic states during Monday (May 13th), east and northeast across southern New England by early Tuesday (May 14th). Flooding was indicated along the AuSable River.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from the eastern Great Lakes region and mid-atlantic states during Monday (May 13th), east and northeast across southern New England by early Tuesday (May 14th). Flooding was indicated along the AuSable River.
Read the full account →While snowfall was well below normal for the season, there were still several inches of liquid equivalent in the snowpack on the Tug Hill coming into the end of March.
Read the full account →A warm and moist unstable airmass across northern New York was in place ahead of a cold front. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms were accompanied by locally torrential downpours. These downpours resulted in numerous road washouts in the New York towns of Mooers and Altona.
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 →Low pressure moved north along the Atlantic Seaboard spreading steady and heavy rain into central New York during the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed along with a considerable amount of melting snow into area rivers and streams.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north along the Atlantic Seaboard spreading steady and heavy rain into central New York during the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed along with a considerable amount of melting snow into area rivers and streams.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north along the Atlantic Seaboard spreading steady and heavy rain into central New York during the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed along with a considerable amount of melting snow into area rivers and streams.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north along the Atlantic Seaboard spreading steady and heavy rain into central New York during the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed along with a considerable amount of melting snow into area rivers and streams.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north along the Atlantic Seaboard spreading steady and heavy rain into central New York during the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed along with a considerable amount of melting snow into area rivers and streams.
Read the full account →A complex frontal system stalled over the Central Southern Tier of New York during the late afternoon and evening. This system triggered slow moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms in the Elmira-Horseheads area which caused areas of flash flooding on area roads and small…
Read the full account →A complex frontal system stalled over the Central Southern Tier of New York during the late afternoon and evening. This system triggered slow moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms in the Elmira-Horseheads area which caused areas of flash flooding on area roads and small…
Read the full account →Mid-afternoon thunderstorms dropped as much as 3 1/2 inches of rain across southern Allegany county. In Wellsville, Hanover Creek spilled over rerouting the flow of water. Several streets were closed and a half dozen homes were flooded.
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 →Thunderstorms moved across the same parts of Ontario county during the late afternoon and evening hours. Three to four inches of rain fell near Phelps with rainfall rates of more than an inch an hour.
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