New York, 1998

Flash Flood in New York, June 30, 1998

June 30, 1998 · NWS BUF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms throughout the day dropped several inches of rain over the same area. The heavy rains resulted in urban and poor drainage flooding in the Rochester metro area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$13,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.

Thunderstorms throughout the day dropped several inches of rain over the same area. The heavy rains resulted in urban and poor drainage flooding in the Rochester metro area.

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Monroe

When
June 30, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Brighton
Property damage
$13,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5657118.