3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →A front from southern New England to near Washington D.C Sunday morning the 25th moved slowly west to a position from just north of New England, south-southwest across the Adirondacks through central New York, and then down the spine of the Appalachians by Monday morning the…
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 developing low pressure system along a nearly stationary boundary intensified as it tracked northeast from western Pennsylvania into central New York from Wednesday morning on July 23rd, through Thursday morning on July 24th.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system interacting with abundant tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain across central New York.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system interacting with abundant tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain across central New York.
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 storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes Saturday morning (1/27/96) then into Canada.
Read the full account →A storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes Saturday morning (1/27/96) then into Canada.
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 storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes Saturday morning (1/27/96) then into Canada.
Read the full account →A storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes Saturday morning (1/27/96) then into Canada.
Read the full account →Localized thunderstorms early in the morning of the 8th dropped three to five inches of rain across parts of Erie, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties. Over five inches fell in just a few hours over much of Wyoming county.
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 →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 →Unseasonably warm temperatures occurred across the area for several days. This resulted in a considerable amount of snowmelt. A strong cold front spread rain, which was heavy at times, across the area on Sunday night the 27th.
Read the full account →Heavy rains from thunderstorm complexes brought anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rainfall to the Western Mohawk basin on May 10. Another series of thunderstorms brought several more inches of torrential rain to the same area on May 13.
Read the full account →A soaking rain fell over the entire region on the 23rd, but a narrow band of two to four inches fell just south of Buffalo due to enhancement off Lake Erie. Local amounts of four inches were recorded in Hamburg and Orchard Park. A State of Emergency was declared in Blasdell.
Read the full account →An abrupt change to warmer weather at mid-month resulted in a quick meltdown of the winter snowpack. Area creeks rose to near or above bankful with three creeks in western New York exceeding flood stage.
Read the full account →Mild temperatures starting on the 15th caused winter snow to melt. Overnight temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s slowed the snowmelt down each night. The larger rivers began rising on the 17th.
Read the full account →Mild temperatures starting on the 15th caused winter snow to melt. Overnight temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s slowed the snowmelt down each night. The larger rivers began rising on the 17th.
Read the full account →Mild temperatures starting on the 15th caused winter snow to melt. Overnight temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s slowed the snowmelt down each night. The larger rivers began rising on the 17th.
Read the full account →Deep low pressure over Pennsylvania brought copious amounts of precipitation to western and central New York...falling mainly as rain across much of the area. Rainfalls totals generally ranged from two to three inches. The rain, combined with snowmelt, produced flooding.
Read the full account →Deep low pressure over Pennsylvania brought copious amounts of precipitation to western and central New York...falling mainly as rain across much of the area. Rainfalls totals generally ranged from two to three inches. The rain, combined with snowmelt, produced flooding.
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