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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.

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Washington, NY · May 19, 2019

Thunderstorms developed along a warm front across portions of eastern New York during the afternoon and evening of the 19th. A couple of these storms became severe around the greater Glens Falls area between 6 and 7 pm.

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Flash Flood

Oneida, NY · Jul 19, 2021

A warm and humid airmass remained stagnant over Central New York on this day. A weak upper level disturbance moved through the region, triggering heavy rain producing thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood

Sullivan, NY · Aug 2, 2009

Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms associated with deep moisture ahead of a cold front brought heavy downpours with isolated flash flooding to parts of central New York.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NY · Aug 5, 2003

A humid airmass was established across northern New York. A weak cold front along the Canadian and New York border during the morning, triggered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were accompanied by torrential downpours.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NY · Aug 5, 2003

A humid airmass was established across northern New York. A weak cold front along the Canadian and New York border during the morning, triggered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were accompanied by torrential downpours.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NY · Jul 8, 2020

With a warm front north of the area, showers and thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in an airmass with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NY · Jul 8, 2020

With a warm front north of the area, showers and thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in an airmass with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NY · Jul 8, 2020

With a warm front north of the area, showers and thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in an airmass with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NY · Jul 8, 2020

With a warm front north of the area, showers and thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in an airmass with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NY · Jul 8, 2020

With a warm front north of the area, showers and thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in an airmass with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches.

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Flood

Ontario, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Oswego, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Monroe, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Ontario, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Monroe, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Monroe, NY · Oct 26, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Flood

Ontario, NY · Oct 27, 2021

An upper level closed low meandered through the Great Lakes while slowly phasing with an Atlantic Nor'easter. Convergence along an inverted trough coincided with a strong push of Atlantic moisture to force periods of heavy rainfall south of Lake Ontario from Rochester eastward…

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Coastal Flood

Southern Nassau, NY · Nov 25, 2018

Minor to moderate coastal flooding was caused by a low pressure system that rapidly deepened just south of Long Island early Sunday morning. Several hours of 35 to 45 kt east to southeast winds resulted in a quick build up of around 3 ft of storm surge for the Sunday morning…

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Flash Flood

Queens, NY · Aug 7, 2018

A surface trough developing in a hot and humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in the development of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Suffolk, NY · Aug 7, 2018

A surface trough developing in a hot and humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in the development of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 7th.

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Flood

Warren, NY · Apr 20, 2019

Heavy rain, combined with snow melt from the Adirondacks, caused the Schroon River at Riverbank to rise above flood stage for several days. River levels reached moderate flood stage on Saturday, April 20th and remained there through Thursday, April 25th.

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Flash Flood

New York, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Westchester, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Rockland, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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