Flood in New York

Events

2,202

Deaths

16

Injuries

27

Damage

$1.3 billion

• Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, June 19 to 20, 20074 deaths · $30 million · 1.25 in hail · 30 eventsHigh pressure moved off the east coast ahead of an approaching cold front, allowing southwest winds to bring a flow of hot and humid air across the region.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in New York, August 28 to 31, 20114 deaths · 128 eventsTropical Storm Irene tracked north northeast across eastern New York and western New England during Sunday, August 28th, producing widespread flooding, and damaging winds across the region.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, August 28 to 29, 20112 deaths · $54 million · 53 kt wind · 6 eventsTropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.
• Flood in New York, June 3, 19962 deaths · 21 injured · 1 event
• Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 19962 deaths · $12 million · 1 eventAn intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 8 to 10, 19982 deaths · $3.4 million · 18 eventsLocalized thunderstorms early in the morning of the 8th dropped three to five inches of rain across parts of Erie, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties. Over five inches fell in just a few hours over much of Wyoming county.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, October 31, 20191 death · $4.2 million · 91 kt wind · 79 eventsA strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.
• Flood in New York, October 29, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $50,000 · 1 eventThe West Branch of the Delaware River in the town on Delhi went over its banks. About two miles upstream of the village of Delhi the river came onto Back River Road, also known as County Route 18.
• Flooding in New York, August 27 to 29, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · 24 eventsIrene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City. Irene then moved across Southeast New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border later that evening.
• Flooding and Strong Wind in New York, December 18 to 22, 20231 death · $765,000 · 88 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across eastern New York on December 18, 2023. Rainfall totals were between 2 and 5 inches with the highest amounts across the eastern Catskills.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, August 28 to 30, 20111 death · $14 million · 50 kt wind · 26 eventsHurricane Irene brought heavy rains and high winds from northeast Pennsylvania to the Catskill Mountains of New York from Saturday evening the 27th to Sunday afternoon the 28th.
• Flooding and Heavy Rain in New York, April 15 to 18, 20071 death · 1 injured · $11 million · 8 eventsLow pressure developed over the lower Mississippi Valley on Saturday April 14th, and then moved northeast while intensifying, reaching the southern Appalachians by Sunday morning, April 15th, and then just south of western Long Island by Monday morning, April 16th.
• Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 19961 death · $6.0 million · 2 eventsAn intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 20001 death · $2.4 million · 20 eventsA complex storm system began to evolve on Saturday December 16 across the Mississippi Valley. A surface low tracked north into the Eastern Great Lakes by December 17.
• Flooding in New York, September 9 to 11, 20041 death · $3.7 million · 10 eventsWestern and central New York were inundated by drenching rains as the remnants of hurricane Frances drifted north across the region on Thursday September 9th.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, September 7 to 12, 2011$1.1 billion · 51 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved northward from the southern Appalachians on the 6th to the middle Atlantic states on the 7th before stalling on the 8th.
• Flooding in New York, April 28 to 30, 20111 death · $1.4 million · 2 eventsAfter near record-setting spring rainfall, a warm front brought two to four inches of rain to the eastern Lake Ontario Region. The runoff resulted in flooding across the Black River basin, including the Black River and some of its major tributaries.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, August 9, 2024$66 million · 40 eventsA deep plume of tropical moisture had spread over Central New York ahead of the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby. Prolonged torrential rains blanketed the region during the night and early morning hours before becoming enhanced by the approaching tropical remnants.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in New York, July 10 to 12, 2024$61,000 · EF2 · 69 eventsOn July 10, 2024, most of western and central New York were impacted by the remnants of tropical cyclone Beryl.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 1 to 2, 2017$19 million · 33 eventsA tropical moisture laden air mass produced numerous showers and thunderstorms which traveled repeatedly over the same areas of the Finger Lakes Region and Upper Mohawk Valley.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, August 24 to 25, 2020$32 million · 50 kt wind · 16 eventsA hot and humid airmass was in place, providing enough energy for scattered thunderstorms to develop across the region.
• Flooding and Lakeshore Flood in New York, November 1 to 3, 2019$18 million · 52 kt wind · 26 eventsA deepening area of consolidated low pressure tracked from the north shoreline of Lake Erie to Toronto, and then along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario Thursday evening, October 31st.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in New York, November 16 to 18, 20063 injured · $487,000 · F1 · 53 eventsA strong low pressure system tracked northeast from Kentucky to western New York state during the daylight hours on Thursday the 16th.
• Tornadoes and Flood in New York, July 16, 20241 injured · $4,000 · EF1 · 148 eventsThe second of three days of hot and humid conditions continued across eastern New York on July 16, 2024. Heat index (feels-like temperatures) reached 95 to 104 degrees across much of the Mohawk and Hudson valleys.
• Flood in New York, June 27 to 30, 2006$50 million · 1 eventThe communities of Bainbridge and Sidney were inundated with major flooding during this period The major source of jobs in the valley is the Amphenol Corporation. This plant closed due to 4 to 5 feet of water that damaged the plant.

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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.