New York, 2001

Heavy Rain in New York, April 9 to 10, 2001

April 9 to 10, 2001 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 9, 8:30 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 8:30 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
930 PM EDT MON APR 9 2001

DISC...SURFACE LOW NEAR BIG APPLE LAND MOVING EAST AND PULLING
TSRA / SHRA ALONG WITH IT. BULK PCPN OUT OF ALY CWA EXCEPT
SE CORNER VT /  MID HUDSON AND NW CT. PCPN SHOULD BE HISTORY
BY MIDNIGHT HOUR.

PROBLEM OF DAY/NIGHT...CONTINUES TO BE SNOWMELT FROM 1-3 FOOT
SNOWPACK IN ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS.  AFTN/EVENING 0.10 > 0.40 INCH
MORE RAINFALL COMPOUNDED THE SITUATION. FALLING TEMPS OVERNIGHT
WILL SLOW THE RUNOFF...BUT ALL AREAS LIKELY TO STAY ABOVE
FREEZING...WITH ANOTHER DAY OF MORE SNOWMELT TUESDAY.

SEVERAL FLW'S OUT AT THIS TIME. SEE FLW PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.ALB...FLOOD WARNING (FLW) FOR THE METTAWEE NEAR MIDDLE GRANVILLE.
       FLOOD WARNING (FLW) FOR THE SCHOHARIE BELOW GILBOA DAM ON
             DOWN TO THE MOHAWK.
       FLOOD WARNING (FLW) FOR THE MOHAWK - ON THE ROME TO FONDA
             PORTION.

WILEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:09 PM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP A
0708PM     MON APR 09 2001
AWLS WLSR QTRF QHQT APTS WAPT
00164    FILE 28   WELLSVILLE PD NY0022800                   APR 09-01
TO       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER

                               ROAD FLOODING

COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ALLEGANY

CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
(X) - ROAD FLOODING
(X) - ROADSIDE CULVERTS FLOODING
( ) - STORM SEWERS BACKING UP CAUSING LOCAL URBAN FLOODING
( ) - WATER COLLECTING IN LOW LYING UNDERPASSES
( ) - OTHER
LOCATION: COUNTY RD 29, RIVER RD, STATE RTE 248A, STATE RTE 19, CO RD 18
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 04-09-01 1725 HRS
NEAREST TOWN/CITY: WILLING, ALMA, INDEPENDENCE
REMARKS: SEVERAL SLUICES PLUGGED ON MANY AREA ROADS. RIVER RD  TOWN OF WILLING
IS WASHED OUT AND CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC TFN FROM CR 29 TO FORDS BROOK RD
SMALL STREAMS DID REACH BANK LEVEL SOME ARE NOW BEGINNING TO RECEDE
AUTH PHONE : 716 593-5600

AUTH SGT S L MATTISON              SENT ELDRIDGE

OPER - ELDRIDGE,CHRISTOPHER D         1907

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Herkimer

When
April 9, 11:00 PM EST to April 10, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Herkimer County, Mohawk
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive rains and rapid snowmelt produced a mudslide in the town of Mohawk, Herkimer County which covered portions of Route 334, blocking traffic.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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: 5239176.