3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms crossed the western Finger Lakes during the early evening hours dropping several inches of rain in less than an hour. The heavy rains flooded roads forcing closures throughout Livingston and Monroe counties.
Read the full account →A warm front brought heavy rains to western New York. The rains fell on already saturated ground and resulted in rapid runoff. Cayuga and Cazenovia Creeks (quick responding creeks) exceeded flood stage. At Ebenezer, Cazenovia Creek crested at 10.3 feet around 3am.
Read the full account →A warm front brought heavy rains to western New York. The rains fell on already saturated ground and resulted in rapid runoff. Cayuga and Cazenovia Creeks (quick responding creeks) exceeded flood stage. At Ebenezer, Cazenovia Creek crested at 10.3 feet around 3am.
Read the full account →A storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). Mild weather with melting snow coupled with rain Saturday night and Sunday resulted in many rivers reaching or exceeding their banks during…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with heavy downpours during the evening hours of the 24th and the early morning hours of the 25th dropped over six inches of rain over parts of Lewis County.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front crossed the area during the afternoon hours. The slow-moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms dropped between two and three inches of rain in some areas.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front crossed the area during the afternoon hours. The slow-moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms dropped between two and three inches of rain in some areas.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front crossed the area during the afternoon hours. The slow-moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms dropped between two and three inches of rain in some areas.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low pressure system brought unsettled weather to the region. An extensive plume of Atlantic moisture into the system brought periods of heavy rain and isolated severe weather.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over the New York City area on the morning of Wednesday, October 29th moved rapidly northeast across New England. Heavy rain tapered off to showers in the afternoon. The soil was saturated from previous rainfall.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low pressure system brought unsettled weather to the region. An extensive plume of Atlantic moisture into the system brought periods of heavy rain and isolated severe weather.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along a convergence line along the south shore of Lake Ontario. The storms continued to redevelop along the same line producing rainfall amounts between three and five inches in less than a three hour period. Street flooding was reported.
Read the full account →A weak cold front crossed the area during the overnight hours. The slow moving thunderstorms that accompanied the front produced damaging winds and torrential rains. Trees and power lines were downed with scattered power outages reported.
Read the full account →A weak cold front crossed the area during the overnight hours. The slow moving thunderstorms that accompanied the front produced damaging winds and torrential rains. Trees and power lines were downed with scattered power outages reported.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracked up the east coast and interacted with a stalled frontal boundary and approaching upper level low pressure system. Strong southerly flow allowed for the transport of tropical moisture, including the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, up the coast which…
Read the full account →An ice jam developed along the Hudson River in the Town of Thurman causing water and ice to flow over Route 418 (River Street) between River Road and Hickory Hill Road. Water began to flow over the road during the evening hours on Saturday, February 19 causing the road to close.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with torrential rain produced flash flooding in southern Herkimer County. In the Town of Schuyler, Newport Road and State Route 5 were flooded. Roads were also flooded and washed out in the Town of Newport.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms crossed the western Finger Lakes during the early evening hours dropping several inches of rain in less than an hour. The heavy rains flooded roads forcing closures throughout Livingston and Monroe counties.
Read the full account →A low pressure system originating from the southern plains tracked northeast and moved over northeastern United States Tuesday, March 23rd, bringing a moderate to heavy rainfall to east central New York.
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 →From January 8 to January 10, the East Canada Creek flooded in southern Herkimer, Fulton and Montgomery Counties, due to a combination of significant rain and snowmelt. The creek experienced a 80 year peak flow.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that developed along a nearly stationary front produced hail up to 1.25" in diameter and wind gusts measured to 61 mph. The slow moving thunderstorms also produced torrential rains that resulted in road closures and basement flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that developed along a nearly stationary front produced hail up to 1.25" in diameter and wind gusts measured to 61 mph. The slow moving thunderstorms also produced torrential rains that resulted in road closures and basement flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that developed along a nearly stationary front produced hail up to 1.25" in diameter and wind gusts measured to 61 mph. The slow moving thunderstorms also produced torrential rains that resulted in road closures and basement flooding.
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