New York, 2025Flash Flood and Flooding in New York, April 21, 2025
April 21, 2025 · NWS BUF · 8 events in 2 counties and zones
A mid level trough and cold front tracking across the region caused showers and thunderstorms to develop on the afternoon of Monday April 21st. Some of the thunderstorms caused gusty winds and heavy rainfall, with at least one of the storms causing enough heavy rainfall to prompt the need for a Flash Flood Warning.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
A mid level trough and cold front tracking across the region caused showers and thunderstorms to develop on the afternoon of Monday April 21st. Some of the thunderstorms caused gusty winds and heavy rainfall, with at least one of the storms causing enough heavy rainfall to prompt the need for a Flash Flood Warning.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.86 mi NW of Stow
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -79.410
Multiple trees downed in the town of Stow.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Lakewood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -79.320
Tree downed on a house. Multiple wires downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.51 mi E of Jamestown Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 42.150, -79.240
Multiple trees downed on Route 60 near the Jamestown Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 5:18 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.86 mi SW of Gerry
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -79.260
Multiple trees downed near the town line between Gerry and Ellicott.
Flood, Erie
- When
- April 21, 5:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, 0.71 mi NE of Falconwood to 0.68 mi NE of Falconwood
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.988, -78.921
Flooding on interstate 190 exit 16, at the interchange with interstate 290.
Flood, Erie
- When
- April 21, 5:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, 1.65 mi SW of Willow Ridge Estates to 1.12 mi SE of Tonawanda
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -78.819
Several residential roads flooded in the Town of Tonawanda and in the Town of Amherst.
Flood, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 5:33 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.82 mi S of Gerry to 0.96 mi SSW of Gerry
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 42.168, -79.250
Flooding in the area of Chautauqua County Route 380 and Route 60, with additional flooding along Route 60 toward the Jamestown Airport.
Flash Flood, Chautauqua
- When
- April 21, 6:05 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.51 mi W of Ellington to 0.8 mi SSW of Ellington
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -79.110
Multiple roads closed in the Town of Ellington.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
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