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New York Flood Stories

3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Fulton, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Herkimer, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Herkimer, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Hamilton, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Hamilton, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Herkimer, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Montgomery, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Warren, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Warren, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood

Washington, NY · Nov 1, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Lakeshore Flood

Jefferson, NY · Nov 21, 2019

A pair of mid level shortwaves moved through the Great Lakes region. The resulting surface low moved from northern Michigan to southern Quebec from 11/20 through 11/21. The trailing cold front will sweep across the area during the night of 11/20.

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Lakeshore Flood

Oswego, NY · Nov 21, 2019

A pair of mid level shortwaves moved through the Great Lakes region. The resulting surface low moved from northern Michigan to southern Quebec from 11/20 through 11/21. The trailing cold front will sweep across the area during the night of 11/20.

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Lakeshore Flood

Wayne, NY · Nov 21, 2019

A pair of mid level shortwaves moved through the Great Lakes region. The resulting surface low moved from northern Michigan to southern Quebec from 11/20 through 11/21. The trailing cold front will sweep across the area during the night of 11/20.

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Lakeshore Flood

Northern Cayuga, NY · Nov 21, 2019

A pair of mid level shortwaves moved through the Great Lakes region. The resulting surface low moved from northern Michigan to southern Quebec from 11/20 through 11/21. The trailing cold front will sweep across the area during the night of 11/20.

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Lakeshore Flood

Jefferson, NY · Nov 27, 2019

Strong low pressure moved from the central Great Lakes to north of Lake Ontario. The trailing cold front entered western New York early in the afternoon of 11/27 and swept through later that evening.

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Lakeshore Flood

Oswego, NY · Nov 27, 2019

Strong low pressure moved from the central Great Lakes to north of Lake Ontario. The trailing cold front entered western New York early in the afternoon of 11/27 and swept through later that evening.

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Lakeshore Flood

Northern Cayuga, NY · Nov 27, 2019

Strong low pressure moved from the central Great Lakes to north of Lake Ontario. The trailing cold front entered western New York early in the afternoon of 11/27 and swept through later that evening.

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Lakeshore Flood

Wayne, NY · Nov 27, 2019

Strong low pressure moved from the central Great Lakes to north of Lake Ontario. The trailing cold front entered western New York early in the afternoon of 11/27 and swept through later that evening.

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Flash Flood

Nassau, NY · Aug 9, 2022

A cold front moving through the area forced thunderstorm development late in the day on August 9th. These slow moving thunderstorms developed in an area of 2 to 2.2 inches of precipitable water with CAPE values near 2000 J/kg.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Ontario, NY · Jul 9, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Wyoming, NY · Jul 9, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Wayne, NY · Jul 9, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood

Otsego, NY · Apr 21, 1996

Heavy rainfall in early April caused an earthen dam to fail in the town of Worcester. Flood waters traveled along a small creek between Burnside and Mooney Roads to the portion of Center Valley Road from Mooney Road to County Route 40.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Wayne, NY · May 24, 2004

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.

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