BUFFALO, N.Y. — Call it the "perfect storm" if you must, but showers and storms produced impressive and much needed rainfall for portions of Western New York.
Across the Southern Tier, specifically in Chautauqua County, a few towns picked up 2 to 3 inches of rain in six hours Friday morning.
One was Fredonia, where 3.16 inches of rain feel from 6 a.m. to just after 3 p.m. If it were Buffalo, that would have been a month's worth of rainfall in one day by July standards.
At first, it was just a rainy day across the Southern Tier as showers and storms regenerated over the region, bringing a widespread soaking rain to northern Chautauqua County. Within six hours, 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across portions of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties.
Viewers have reported some minor flooding along the 219 between Ellicottville and Springville. The Town Hall Plaza parking lot in Hamburg was full of rainwater too.
The storm threat then moved north Friday afternoon. Scattered storms brought torrential rain, small hail and lots of lightning to Buffalo and areas north between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
The heavy rainfall and small hail made for impressive photo ops and video Friday afternoon.
