3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stalled frontal boundary resulted in moist and unstable air present over central New York. An approaching upper level system provided the forcing needed to generate severe, and torrential rain producing thunderstorms across central New York.
Read the full account →Warm temperatures melted the snowpack from record snowfall in late December and early January. Nearly two feet of ripe snowpack dissolved to just a few inches remaining.
Read the full account →Rapid snowmelt and heavy rainfall combined with warm temperatures to produce a major ice jam on the Buffalo Creek in West Seneca. Over three feet of water and ice covered some sections of Clinton and Transit Roads.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure developed over the DelMarVa Peninsula by early on June 6. This storm tracked up the coast and became a full-blown nor'easter.
Read the full account →From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York.
Read the full account →Saturated ground, snowmelt from warm weather and additional rainfall resulted in ideal conditions for spring flooding. Thirteen of the area river and creek forecast points exceeded flood stage.
Read the full account →On July 3 thunderstorms broke out in warm unstable air ahead of a slow moving cold front. Some storms trained over southeast Franklin County and southwest Clinton County New York, producing two to 3 inches of rain in less than 3 hours.
Read the full account →On July 3 thunderstorms broke out in warm unstable air ahead of a slow moving cold front. Some storms trained over southeast Franklin County and southwest Clinton County New York, producing two to 3 inches of rain in less than 3 hours.
Read the full account →A storm system tracked across New England with steady rainfall. The previous month was very wet so soil conditions remained saturated. Rivers and streams rose rapidly with many exceeding flood stage.
Read the full account →A surface low as well as upper atmospheric energy traveled along a quasi-stationary boundary across northern New York during the afternoon of May 27th.
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 →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 →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 →An area of low pressure developed over the DelMarVa Peninsula by early on June 6. This storm tracked up the coast and became a full-blown nor'easter.
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 →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 →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 slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 1 to 4 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, the rivers and streams had high flows due to a previous rainstorm March 28th and snowmelt. All towns were affected in the county by flash flooding.
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 →Low pressure moved across the Great Lakes bringing moist, unstable air to the region. Showers and thunderstorms developed along lake breeze boundaries and persisted through the late afternoon and evening hours across the western southern tier and western Finger Lakes Region.
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 →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.
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