New York, 2019

Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, November 1 to 2, 2019

November 1 to 2, 2019 · NWS BGM · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Low pressure moved northeast through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River valley, bringing a plume of deep moisture into Central New York.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$915,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 BGM wrote it up.

Low pressure moved northeast through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River valley, bringing a plume of deep moisture into Central New York. Rain, with embedded bands of thunderstorms, developed ahead of the low pressure area during the day of 31 October. A widespread swath of 1 to 3 inches of rain fell throughout the region, with localized amounts in the 3 to 5 inch range. Some of this heavy rainfall fell in a short amount of time, producing several areas of flash flooding which lasted well into the overnight hours of 1 November.

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 Oct 31, 2:27 PM EST, 9 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 2:27 PM EST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:14 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Chenango

When
November 1, 12:15 AM EST to November 2, 3:45 AM EST
Where
Chenango County, 1.09 mi NNW of Sherburne to 1.44 mi SE of Sherburne
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
42.695, -75.507

The Chenango River in Sherburne exceeded Moderate flood stage with a crest of 10.07 feet at 5:15 AM on November 1st.

Flash Flood, Chenango

When
November 1, 12:57 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Chenango County, 0.75 mi SSE of Polkville to 1.03 mi E of South Plymouth
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$750,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.510, -75.515

The Canasawacta Creek rose rapidly and flooded portions of the City of Norwich. Twenty-five homes and one business were affected with damages totaling about $750 thousand dollars.

Flash Flood, Oneida

When
November 1, 1:30 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
Where
Oneida County, 0.5 mi W of Clinton to 0.37 mi WNW of Clinton
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
43.050, -75.390

Oriskany Creek was reported to be flooding Sanford Avenue, and other areas in the Town of Kirkland.

Flood, Oneida

When
November 1, 2:41 AM EST to 12:47 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, 0.88 mi SSE of Oneida Castle to 0.51 mi SSE of Durhamville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
43.068, -75.645

The Oneida Creek at Oneida exceeded Moderate flood stage with a crest of 13.66 feet at 7:30 AM on November 1st.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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: 860624, 860613, 860618, 860625.