Flash Flood in Erie County, New York
Flash Flood August 5, 2024 · Erie County, New York
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Several cars trapped in high water on Delaware Avenue under an underpass. Near Knoche Road.
The wider storm
A cold front slowly dropping south across Lake Ontario stalled near/along the south shore of Lake Ontario. As the front approached the Western New York area, shear and instability increased. The front stalled a bit farther north than expected, causing more of the thunderstorm activity to develop over the Niagara Frontier.
A tornado began at the shore of the Niagara River and tracked from near the south end of LaSalle Park into downtown Buffalo for approximately 1.4 miles. The tornado developed within a thunderstorm along converging lake boundaries from both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Heavy rainfall with some of the thunderstorms did result in Flash Flooding as well.
Began near Tonawanda (42.9963, -78.8758).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211624. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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