Flash Flood — Cattaraugus, New York

2025-06-05 · near Elkdale, Cattaraugus, New York

Event narrative

Multiple roads including county routes 353 and 242 closed due to flooding in Little Valley.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 5th, showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front slowly crossing the Buffalo forecast area. Some of these thunderstorms became severe causing large hail. Heavy rainfall associated with some of the thunderstorms resulted in flash flooding as well. Hail and flash flooding from the thunderstorms was limited to the western Southern Tier.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1273542. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.