Flash Flood, Wyoming
- When
- September 2, 4:10 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Java Center
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in New York, September 2, 2000
Strong afternoon thunderstorms dropped three to four inches of rain on a small portion of western Wyoming and northeast Cattaraugus counties. This resulted in flash flooding and rapid rises on Buffalo Creek.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $425,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Strong afternoon thunderstorms dropped three to four inches of rain on a small portion of western Wyoming and northeast Cattaraugus counties. This resulted in flash flooding and rapid rises on Buffalo Creek. At least 50 homes were flooded in Wyoming county with twelve severely damaged. Java, Machias and Sheldon declared States of Emergency. Driveways and road shoulders were washed away. Many roads were closed by flood waters and debris.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Wyoming
- When
- September 2, 4:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Arcade
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cattaraugus
- When
- September 2, 4:40 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus County, Randolph
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (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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- Heat in Oklahoma, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, September 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, September 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, September 2, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 2, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, September 2, 2000
More
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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: 5158428, 5158429, 5158430.