Flash Flood — Wayne, New York

2006-07-12 · near Rose, Wayne, New York

Wider weather episode

A warm front stretching across the region focused heavy rain over the counties along the south shore of Lake Ontario. Two to four inches fell across Orleans and Monroe counties with over five inches over a portion of Wayne and northern Cayuga counties. The rains inundated roads, buildings and crops. About a half dozen homes were destroyed by the flood waters in Wayne county. Sections of roads were washed away in Wolcott, Irondequoit and Webster, among others. The number of cars damaged in high water totaled in the thousands. States of Emergency were declared in several towns and villages, including Wolcott. The rain water inundated agricultural fields and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of squash, potatoes and corn were ruined.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5521117. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.