3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 combination of rainfall and warm temperatures resulted in ice jams on several Buffalo area creeks and streams. Minor flooding was reported with only limited damage reported. There were several roads that were inundated and closed.
Read the full account →The combination of rainfall and warm temperatures resulted in ice jams on several Buffalo area creeks and streams. Minor flooding was reported with only limited damage reported. There were several roads that were inundated and closed.
Read the full account →Rainfall on April 7 produced an inch of rain over Saint Lawrence County NY, and a quarter to half inch of rain elsewhere. Runoff from this rainfall along with temperatures in the 50s produced rises on rivers on April 8 and 9 that were sufficient to break up river ice.
Read the full account →The combination of rainfall and warm temperatures resulted in ice jams on several Buffalo area creeks and streams. Minor flooding was reported with only limited damage reported. There were several roads that were inundated and closed.
Read the full account →Weak low pressure over the Ohio valley brought widespread rain to the region. Thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours and remained nearly stationary. Rainfall amounts in just a couple of hours exceeded three inches.
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 →Severe thunderstorms (in lines and clusters) formed and moved over the Lower Hudson Valley of New York. They formed in a moist and unstable airmass ahead of an approaching trough of low pressure.Severe thunderstorms produced high winds, large hail, torrential rain, and frequent…
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms crossed the western southern tier and genesee valley during the evening hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Thousands were without electricity.
Read the full account →A stalled frontal boundary across eastern New York interacted with a strong upper level disturbance on July 15. The result was a slow-moving low pressure area that formed over Virginia.
Read the full account →Scattered,slow moving thunderstorms developed once again across eastern New York during the afternoon of August 4. Rains from these storms were torrential and produced flooding in the cities of Fonda and Canajoharie in Montgomery County.
Read the full account →A cold front stretching across the lower Great Lakes became nearly stationary. Occasional showers and thunderstorms persisted along the front during the late morning and early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms rolled across the area during the evening and early overnight hours. The storms produced up to five inches of rain in some areas. Centerline, Maxon and Humphrey Roads in Wyoming County were closed because of damage and erosion of their shoulders.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary from west to east across central New York State into southern New England moved slowly north and focused thunderstorms that moved slowly across Essex county of New York.
Read the full account →A warm front stretching across the region focused heavy rain over the counties along the south shore of Lake Ontario. Two to four inches fell across Orleans and Monroe counties with over five inches over a portion of Wayne and northern Cayuga counties.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture continued to stream northward into upstate New York ahead of a frontal system which slowly moved westward into the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the 27th.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms which crossed the area produced hail up to one inch in diameter and strong winds estimated to 60mph. The thunderstorms dropped heavy rain���as much as five inches in just a couple of hours���over parts of the region.
Read the full account →A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches of rain across parts of the Catskills.
Read the full account →A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches of rain across parts of the Catskills.
Read the full account →A warmup at the end of Feburary, began melting the winter snowpack fairly quickly and helped break up an extensive ice pack on the upper Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. As a result, ice jams developed on the Mohawk and Hudson rivers.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system moved slowly across southeast Ontario province into northern New York State. The associated surface low pressure system drifted across northern New York during the morning and northwest Vermont in the afternoon.
Read the full account →A surface front stalled across the region acted as a pathway for periods of heavy precipitation. Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3.0 inches fell across the Niagara Frontier and parts of the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes. The heavy rain combined with snowmelt to produce flooding.
Read the full account →A surface front stalled across the region acted as a pathway for periods of heavy precipitation. Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3.0 inches fell across the Niagara Frontier and parts of the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes. The heavy rain combined with snowmelt to produce flooding.
Read the full account →A surface front stalled across the region acted as a pathway for periods of heavy precipitation. Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3.0 inches fell across the Niagara Frontier and parts of the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes. The heavy rain combined with snowmelt to produce flooding.
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