3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 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 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 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 →While a slow moving cold front eased south across southern Ontario, a 30-mile wide band of showers and thunderstorms developed over Western New York. Initially the thunderstorms produced heavy rains.
Read the full account →Warm and moist air over the region, coupled with weak disturbances in the upper atmosphere, triggered periods of thunderstorm activity across Central New York during the afternoon.
Read the full account →Warm and moist air over the region, coupled with weak disturbances in the upper atmosphere, triggered periods of thunderstorm activity across Central New York during the afternoon.
Read the full account →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 →A mid level closed low, more typical of the cold season, passed slowly through PA and into eastern NY. Abundant moisture in the presence of this anomalous forcing produced heavy rain and flash flooding.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting across Northeast Pennsylvania and Central New York was the focus for several rounds of thunderstorm activity within a very warm and humid airmass.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting across Northeast Pennsylvania and Central New York was the focus for several rounds of thunderstorm activity within a very warm and humid airmass.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting across Northeast Pennsylvania and Central New York was the focus for several rounds of thunderstorm activity within a very warm and humid airmass.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting across Northeast Pennsylvania and Central New York was the focus for several rounds of thunderstorm activity within a very warm and humid airmass.
Read the full account →A warm front surged into central New York during the late afternoon and evening hours. This front triggered areas of slow moving, torrential rain producing, thunderstorms over portions of the region.
Read the full account →The melting of a deep snowpack led to moderate or higher river flooding across portions of the upper Hudson River basin, including the Schroon River, Lake Champlain, and the Great Sacandaga Lake.||Snow water equivalents of nearly one foot began to melt during a warm period…
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon in a warm, moist air mass. The slow moving storms produced heavy rain across a portion of the western southern tier.
Read the full account →A complex area of low pressure moved from the Great Lakes to the Northeast United States triggering numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front lifting north from the Ohio Valley was the catalyst for a series torrential rain producing thunderstorms across portions of central New York.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front lifting north from the Ohio Valley was the catalyst for a series torrential rain producing thunderstorms across portions of central New York.
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 →A very moist and humid air mass was in place across the region on Wednesday, June 25th. As a slow moving cold front approached from the west, bands of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the boundary.
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