Flash Flood — Orleans, New York

2023-07-29 · near Sunset Beach, Orleans, New York

Event narrative

Kendrick Road closed due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level impulse and stalled out frontal boundary resulted in slow moving thunderstorms across the western Niagara Frontier that produced heavy rain and flash flooding. There were also waterspouts on Lake Erie in the afternoon as the impulse crossed the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119431. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.