BUFFALO, N.Y. — Saturday's torrential rain led to flooding in many areas across the Northtowns and Niagara Frontier. While all alerts/warnings related to flooding have been dropped, all the rain that may still be on the roads and will gradually dissipate.
What remains a concern would be the potential residual flooding in areas with poor drainage like secondary streets and aqueducts. Most of the water should recede by this afternoon and at the latest, by Monday morning.
We are also still watching area creeks and streams on their water levels. On Saturday, the Chadakoin River in Chautauqua County near Jamestown reached moderate flood stage and Cattaraugus Creek in Gowanda also reached minor flood stage. The water levels of most bodies of water across Western New York have dropped from their peaks yesterday.
The rain and subsequent flooding led to numerous issues for basements around Western New York and those sump pumps sure did get a workout. The good news is that rain showers Sunday will be light and be focused for areas east and south of the City of Buffalo during the late morning and early afternoon.
Rainfall totals from Saturday are noteworthy and remarkable. This rainfall easily puts us at the fifth wettest July on record, and we're only halfway through the month.
Monday is trending drier and the chance for additional rain returns on Tuesday evening with the possibility of a few thunderstorms to develop.
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