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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.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Cattaraugus, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Cattaraugus, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Monroe, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lewis, NY · Jun 22, 2001

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Broome, NY · Jun 23, 2011

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.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Nassau, NY · May 8, 2020

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.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Nassau, NY · May 7, 2020

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.

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Flood

Sullivan, NY · Oct 26, 2021

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.

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Flash Flood

Steuben, NY · Oct 29, 2021

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.

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Flash Flood

St. Lawrence, NY · Jan 25, 1999

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Delaware, NY · Jun 19, 2007

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.

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Flash Flood

Saratoga, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flood

Montgomery, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flood

Warren, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flood

Montgomery, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flood

Schoharie, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flood

Ulster, NY · Jul 7, 2023

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Ontario, NY · May 22, 2004

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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Flood

Albany, NY · Jun 8, 2021

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.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Jun 8, 2021

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.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Jun 8, 2021

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.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Jun 8, 2021

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.

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Flood

Rockland, NY · Apr 7, 2022

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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Flood

Rockland, NY · Apr 7, 2022

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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