3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →Showers and thunderstorms developed across the New York City metro area ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the southern plains lifted across the Great Lake Region. The associated warm front was accompanied by widespread heavy rain. The rains fell on already saturated ground and resulted in rapid runoff.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved out to the northeast of the region, pulling a cold front into New England. Meanwhile, low pressure in the upper atmosphere kept unsettled weather across upstate New York.
Read the full account →A low pressure system developing over the area brought rounds of thunderstorms over the area during the evening on October 25th and into the 26th. Thunderstorms dropped 1-3 of rain over a several hour period.
Read the full account →A low pressure system developing over the area brought rounds of thunderstorms over the area during the evening on October 25th and into the 26th. Thunderstorms dropped 1-3 of rain over a several hour period.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall occurred during the late evening hours of the 11th to the early morning hours of the 12th. Two to three inches of rain fell over Schoharie County.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall occurred during the late evening hours of the 11th to the early morning hours of the 12th. Two to three inches of rain fell over Schoharie County.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall occurred during the late evening hours of the 11th to the early morning hours of the 12th. Two to three inches of rain fell over Schoharie County.
Read the full account →A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) then into New England Friday (January 9). Liquid precipitation amounts across the area was 3 to 6 inches.
Read the full account →A general one to two inch rainfall combined with lingering snowmelt from higher elevations to result in considerable lowland flooding. Most major creeks and rivers rose to bankful. The Genesee River was above flood stage for five hours.
Read the full account →Ice jams on the Poestenkill Creek caused several bouts of flash flooding. Plank Road (Route 40) was closed from Barbersville to the hamlet of East Poestenkill due to several washed out sections.
Read the full account →Ice jams on the Poestenkill Creek caused several bouts of flash flooding. Plank Road (Route 40) was closed from Barbersville to the hamlet of East Poestenkill due to several washed out sections.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to the area dropping two to three inches of rain. West Henrietta and Jefferson roads had to be closed due to the flood waters. In the city of Rochester, police closed Romona Street, Mt.
Read the full account →A weak mid-level trough, low-level jet, and low-level boundary combined with typical lake breeze convergence zones and a modestly unstable environment to produce isolated strong to severe thunderstorms across many parts of the forecast area.
Read the full account →A frontal system pushed across the region during the afternoon and early evening hours on June 12, 2022, resulting in a few showers and thunderstorms across eastern New York.
Read the full account →Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across parts of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across parts of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across parts of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across parts of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full account →Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across parts of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
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 →Low pressure moved out of the Mid-Atlantic region and across southern New England on March 22nd and 23rd. The storm system produced 1.5 to 2 inches of rain across the northern Adirondacks and western Champlain Valley in northern New York.
Read the full account →A powerful coastal storm impacted the region Friday through Sunday with North to Northeast Gale to Storm force winds. This resulted in several tidal cycle of minor to moderate coastal flooding Friday morning through Sunday morning, with the most widespread moderate to locally…
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