3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →Thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed power lines in Alexandria Bay, Jefferson county. The strong storms also produced downpours of one to two inches per hour across Lewis county. Some areas received over four inches of rain in less than three hours.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms will heavy rainfall developed across parts of central New York. Some of the storms occurred in areas that had already received heavy rainfall the previous day.
Read the full account →Residual 3 to 4 foot southeast to south swell on the ocean waters after the passage of low pressure to the south and east helped prevent water drainage from the Long Island south shore back bays.
Read the full account →Residual 3 to 4 foot southeast to south swell on the ocean waters after the passage of low pressure to the south and east helped prevent water drainage from the Long Island south shore back bays.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast and reformed as a powerful nor'easter while moving into New England. This provided the region with several hours of moderate to heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the Ohio Valley allowed southeast winds out ahead of the storm system to draw in deep Atlantic moisture across Central New York. This combined with an upper level disturbance sweeping through the area produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall.
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 runoff with the Oswegatchie River and its tributaries…
Read the full account →High pressure moved off the east coast ahead of an approaching cold front, allowing southwest winds to bring a flow of hot and humid air across the region.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.
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 →A passing upper-level disturbance amid a warm and humid air mass led to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Some of these storms became severe, producing wind damage across parts of Dutchess County.
Read the full account →A passing upper-level disturbance amid a warm and humid air mass led to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Some of these storms became severe, producing wind damage across parts of Dutchess County.
Read the full account →A passing upper-level disturbance amid a warm and humid air mass led to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Some of these storms became severe, producing wind damage across parts of Dutchess County.
Read the full account →A passing upper-level disturbance amid a warm and humid air mass led to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Some of these storms became severe, producing wind damage across parts of Dutchess County.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the area brought multiple rounds of rain on April 7th. The front approached and a low pressure system developed over the area resulting in moderate to heavy rain over the Lower Hudson Valley in New York.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the area brought multiple rounds of rain on April 7th. The front approached and a low pressure system developed over the area resulting in moderate to heavy rain over the Lower Hudson Valley in New York.
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