Flash Flood — Ontario, New York

2011-04-26 · near Canaoice Corners, Ontario, New York

Wider weather episode

A line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area during the evening hours. The thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds, large hail and intense rains. The winds downed trees and wires on Whig hill and one inch hall fell in Scio. Following an extremely wet spring, any rain the fell on the saturated ground became runoff. The two to three inches of rainfall resulted flash flooding in Allegany and Ontario counties. In Wellsville, two to three feet of water washed across the streets with over a dozen streets closed or washed out. In Allegany county, damage was also reported in Alfred, Andover, Angelica, Granger, West Almond and Friendship. In Ontario county, basements were flooded and numerous roads were closed in Canandaigua. A mudslide in Canadice closed a section of Route 36. In Ontario county, damage was also reported in Bristol, Hopewell, Naples, Phelps and Richmond.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 304400. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.