Weather History for June 13

JUNE 13

1984

Thunderstorms moved across western New York during the late evening hours. Just under three quarters of an inch of rain fell at the airport from one thunderstorm. Trees and power lines were downed in Westfield in Chautauqua county. In Erie county thunderstorms caused power outages...wind damage...and fire due to lightning strikes. 

1994

A series of violent thunderstorms roared across parts of western and central New York. The thunderstorms also resulted in flash flooding. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Scattered power outages were reported. A tornado touched down in the town of Freedom. Damage was intermittent along the mile long path, with only tree damage for the first 3/4 mile. Over its last quarter mile the tornado destroyed a 25 x 25 foot garage. The tornado then struck the Pleasantview Mobile Home Park. Two mobile homes suffered structural damage. A roof which was blown off one mobile home penetrated the wall of another home about 200 feet away. Two other mobile homes were lifted and moved off their foundations. Another additional dozen mobile homes sustained minor damage, for example, skirting torn off and porch steps overturned.Another tornado touched down in Chautauqua and crossed into Cattaraugus County. Initial touchdown occurred in the town of Ellington. Trees were downed and a barn and silo sustained structural damage. The tornado continued east into the Town of Conewango in Cattaraugus County. Roofs were partially torn off a barn and house. A house trailer near the barn was destroyed and debris from the trailer was strewn down the damage path for about 200 yards. The tornado then destroyed a one story frame house. Only a small portion of the southwest front of the house remained standing. About a half dozen other homes sustained minor structural damage...one was a mobile home which was turned upside-down. One man suffered minor injuries as the house he was in was moved around by the tornado. The tornado was not on the ground the entire path length. The thunderstorms dropped between two and four inches of rain which produced flash flooding. One hundred basements were flooded in Jamestown. Damage from flash flooding was extensive in Allegany State Park in Cattaraugus County. Two recreational bridges collapsed and other major bridges were undermined. Beaches were damaged extensively and roads were washed out. In one instance, the blacktop from one road was carried over 20 feet.

1998

Thunderstorms crossed the western Finger Lakes during the early evening hours dropping several inches of rain in less than an hour. The heavy rains flooded roads forcing closures throughout Livingston and Monroe counties. Farmers' fields in Geneseo, Piffard and Leicester were covered with water.

2000

Mid-afternoon thunderstorms dropped as much as 3 1/2 inches of rain across southern Allegany county. In Wellsville, Hanover Creek spilled over rerouting the flow of water. Several streets were closed and a half dozen homes were flooded. A portion of Road 7B in Rushford was closed as fast moving water washed out a bridge.

2005

Low pressure, the remains of Hurricane Arlene, moved northeast across the Great Lakes. The bands of showers and thunderstorms produced damage across parts of the Niagara Frontier and Finger Lakes. Heavy rains produced flash flooding in Livingston county--an area which received heavy rains on several consecutive days. Several streets were impassable from runoff debris. The strong winds downed trees and limbs in Le Roy, Stafford, Mendon, Livonia, Lockport, Kendall, and Clarkson. Power outages were scattered throughout the area.

2008

A very warm and humid southerly flow between low pressure over the upper Great Lakes and high pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast during the day provided ideal conditions for late afternoon thunderstorms across the parts of the area. Convection focused on outflow and lake breeze boundaries. The thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 62 mph and downed trees and power lines. Hail up to nickel-sized was also reported.