Flash Flood in Cattaraugus County, New York

Flash Flood July 22, 2003 · Cattaraugus County, New York

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

An upper low continued to produce thunderstorms across parts of the the western southern tier. Especially hard hit was the town of Angelica where a State of Emergency was declared. In addition to the downed trees and power lines, roads and basements were flooded. In Cattaraugus county, a car stalled in a flooded road and the driver had to be rescued. In Allegany State Park, the heavy rains and flash flooding resulted in evacuation of some camp areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5375573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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