New York, 2001Flash Flooding in New York, June 16, 2001
June 16, 2001 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 4:25 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 4:25 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
525 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001
HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES TO INCLUDE THE MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN. HAVE
ALSO ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE FA EXCEPT THE WESTERN
MOST ZONES AND N ONEIDA COUNTY. IN THESE AREAS THE HEAVIEST RAINS
HAVE ALREADY SHIFTED EAST OR ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH. SPOTTERS
HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR IN SOME
PLACES. THE RUC MODEL INDICATES THE CONVECTION WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE
EAST.
.BGM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS EVENING NYZ017-024-025-055-PAZ038
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT NYZ018-036-037-044-045-056
P AZ039-043-044-047
FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT NY046-057-062-PAZ040-048
SMFFlash Flood, Broome
- When
- June 16, 6:20 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broome County, West Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong cold front combined with some of the moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Allison to produce extreme rainfall rates across portions of the area. The rain gage at NWS Binghamton recorded 3.57 inches of rain in just over one hour. The rapid runoff from these rains caused flash flooding. Emergency management reported many roads washed out and flooded in the towns of Barker, Chenango, Maine, and Union. The small Brooks, Castle, and Potato Creeks all left their banks and produced damage to nearby roadways.
Flash Flood, Chenango
- When
- June 16, 6:20 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango County, South Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong cold front combined with some of the moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Allison to produce extreme rainfall rates across portions of the area. The rain gage at NWS Binghamton recorded 3.57 inches in just over one hour. The rapid runoff from these rains caused flash flooding. Emergency management reported many roads washed out and flooded in Greene, Preston, McDonough, Oxford, and Smithville. Local creeks overflowing thier banks flooded houses and forced some evacuations in Smithville. The extra volume of water put extreme stress on a control gate at Bowman Lake, a major source of summer recreation in McDonough, resulting in its eventual failure. The lake slowly drained out into Bowman Creek over a long period of time until it was empty. The release of water was gradual so no flooding was reported on Bowman Creek.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 16 to 18, 20011 death · $35 million · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 16, 20012.75 in hail · 36 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 16, 2001$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 16, 2001$40,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, June 16, 2001$31,000 · 3 events
- Wildfire in California, June 16 to 24, 20012 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 16, 2001$500 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 16, 20011 in hail · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 16, 2001$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 16, 2001$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 16, 2001$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Kansas, June 16, 20011.75 in hail · 9 events
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: 5252646, 5252715.