3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Western and central New York were inundated by drenching rains as the remnants of hurricane Frances drifted north across the region on Thursday September 9th.
Read the full account →Rain and embedded thunderstorms moved through south Central and Eastern New York on the 4th associated with Tropical Storm Isaias. Widespread rainfall affected the area with locally heavy downpours causing isolated flash flooding in Sullivan county.
Read the full account →An upper low continued to produce thunderstorms across parts of the the western southern tier. Especially hard hit was the town of Angelica where a State of Emergency was declared. In addition to the downed trees and power lines, roads and basements were flooded.
Read the full account →An upper low continued to produce thunderstorms across parts of the the western southern tier. Especially hard hit was the town of Angelica where a State of Emergency was declared. In addition to the downed trees and power lines, roads and basements were flooded.
Read the full account →Above normal to record precipitation of 5 to 9 inches occurred in April across a large area of New York State. There was above normal snowpack across the higher elevations of the Adirondacks with snow depths at least a foot above normal.
Read the full account →A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes Thursday (1/18/96) then into Canada Friday (1/19/96). The associated circulation pattern with this storm system resulted in above normal temperatures, strong winds and flooding due to snow melt, rainfall and icejams.A number of…
Read the full account →A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes Thursday (1/18/96) then into Canada Friday (1/19/96). The associated circulation pattern with this storm system resulted in above normal temperatures, strong winds and flooding due to snow melt, rainfall and icejams.A number of…
Read the full account →Warm and humid air was in place across the region as a slow moving frontal system drifted into central New York. An upper level disturbance passed over the frontal boundary during the afternoon, triggering numerous torrential rain producing thunderstorms.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
Read the full account →A warm front positioned over Northeast Pennsylvania acted as the focus for several rounds of late night and early morning thunderstorm activity in the area.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north across western New York during the morning ushering in an extremely moist air mass. Showers and thunderstorms began to develop during the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed as a warm front lifted north across the area. The thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees in Lyons and Clyde in Wayne county and Victor in Ontario county.
Read the full account →A north-south oriented stationary front extended along the spine of the Appalachian mountains through Pennsylvania and into the southern counties of New York state. A stronger cold front was pushing in from the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene brought heavy rains and high winds from northeast Pennsylvania to the Catskill Mountains of New York from Saturday evening the 27th to Sunday afternoon the 28th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene brought heavy rains and high winds from northeast Pennsylvania to the Catskill Mountains of New York from Saturday evening the 27th to Sunday afternoon the 28th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
Read the full account →A significant severe weather outbreak developed across central New York as a storm system moved east from the Great Lakes. First, showers and thunderstorms developed early in the evening on the 27th, as an upper level disturbance approached the region.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms trained across the southern tier during the late evening hours. This resulted in two- to two-and-a-half inches of rain in a narrow line extending from near Salamanca to Ellicottville. Numerous roads were inundated and/or closed.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms trained across the southern tier during the late evening hours. This resulted in two- to two-and-a-half inches of rain in a narrow line extending from near Salamanca to Ellicottville. Numerous roads were inundated and/or closed.
Read the full account →A stalled warm front was the focus for heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms which trained across the western Southern tier. Rainfall amounts of one to three inches in just a few hours resulted in flash flooding across the region. Roads and culverts were washed out.
Read the full account →A stalled warm front was the focus for heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms which trained across the western Southern tier. Rainfall amounts of one to three inches in just a few hours resulted in flash flooding across the region. Roads and culverts were washed out.
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