Flash Flood in Herkimer County, New York

Flash Flood May 6, 2025 · Herkimer County, New York

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

State Route 5s was closed from East Main Street in the Village of Mohawk to the South Washington Street Bridge in the Village of Herkimer due to flooding.

The wider storm

Slow-moving thunderstorms resulted in flooding and flash flooding across portions of southern Herkimer County during the afternoon and early evening hours on May 6, 2025. Flooding was mostly concentrated within the villages of Ilion, Mohawk and Herkimer, where 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in a 1 to 2 hour period. While most of the flooding occurred with an initial batch of thunderstorms, an additional round of heavy rain in the early evening hours led to some renewed flooding from Frankfort to Herkimer.

Began near Mohawk (43.0138, -74.9959).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1261648. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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