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 →High pressure moved off the east coast ahead of an approaching cold front, allowing southwest winds to bring a flow of hot and humid air across the region.
Read the full account →A general two and a half to three inches of rain fell in a two day period. The rain fell onto bare, already saturated ground. The rapid runoff caused Buffalo area creeks and streams to crest quickly.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cluster of thunderstorms developed along a boundary in a hot, humid and unstable environment. Isolated rain amounts in excess of 2.5 to 3.0 inches over a short period of time during the afternoon swelled local creeks and streams causing flooding in portions of…
Read the full account →A spring-like storm system brought heavy rains to much of Northeast Pennsylvania, and the Western Catskills in New York. Nearly three inches of rain fell in a short period, causing creeks and small streams to rise out of their banks.
Read the full account →A strong and slow moving cold front brought heavy rains to much of central New York from the late afternoon of the 1st into the early morning hours of the 2nd. Generally, rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3.5 inches were observed across the region.
Read the full account →Strong thunderstorms crossed the region during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Scattered power outages lasting several hours were reported.
Read the full account →Western and central New York was drenched with unprecedented January rainfalls over a 36 hour period. All of the region received between two and four inches of rain...rain which fell on bare, saturated ground.
Read the full account →Western and central New York was drenched with unprecedented January rainfalls over a 36 hour period. All of the region received between two and four inches of rain...rain which fell on bare, saturated ground.
Read the full account →Western and central New York was drenched with unprecedented January rainfalls over a 36 hour period. All of the region received between two and four inches of rain...rain which fell on bare, saturated ground.
Read the full account →Western and central New York was drenched with unprecedented January rainfalls over a 36 hour period. All of the region received between two and four inches of rain...rain which fell on bare, saturated ground.
Read the full account →Western and central New York was drenched with unprecedented January rainfalls over a 36 hour period. All of the region received between two and four inches of rain...rain which fell on bare, saturated ground.
Read the full account →A strong cold front pushed into a very warm, moist, and unstable air mass over central New York late in the afternoon on the 30th. The result was widespread severe thunderstorm development.
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 →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 →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 →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 storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). Mild weather with melting snow coupled with rain Saturday night and Sunday resulted in many rivers reaching or exceeding their banks during…
Read the full account →Two low pressure centers, one heading south from Canada and another one moving north from the southeast U.S., consolidated into one big storm over northeast Pennsylvania by late March 21. This area of low pressure then rapidly deepened as it tracked up the Hudson Valley.
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 →Two low pressure centers, one heading south from Canada and another one moving north from the southeast U.S., consolidated into one big storm over northeast Pennsylvania by late March 21. This area of low pressure then rapidly deepened as it tracked up the Hudson Valley.
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 →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 →Slow moving thunderstorms erupted over Saratoga County during the afternoon of August of 10. The thunderstorms produced torrential rain, with up to five inches falling between Mechanicville, Stillwater and Clifton Park in about two hours time.
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