Flash Flood — Cayuga, New York

2025-05-06 · near Montville, Cayuga, New York

Event narrative

State Highway 38A was impassible from high water at several points, including at Burdock Road, Sayles Corner Road, and Dresserville Road.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving upper level low pressure system interacted with a surface frontal boundary to induce torrential rain-producing thunderstorms. These storms moved into Central New York during the afternoon and repeatedly struck the same areas leading to localized flash flooding of roads, ditches and urban areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.