Lakeshore Flood in Oswego, New York

Lakeshore Flood May 20, 2019 – May 31, 2019 · Oswego, New York

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Excessive runoff into the Ottawa River Basin in Canada restricted the outlet of Lake Ontario. This combined with above normal precipitation into the Lake Ontario Basin, record levels on the Great Lakes above Lake Ontario, and higher than normal flows into the lake from the Niagara River pushed the lake to well above normal levels. Over the course of May, the levels quickly approached those reached in 2017.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829715. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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