It was a tough afternoon and night for residents in hard hit areas like Clifton Springs and Geneva. Both of those communities were the epicenter of heavy flooding, which left busy streets under water.
Many basements in Ontario, Seneca, and Cayuga counties were flooded as heavy rain from the season’s first coastal storm caused an all-day soaker.
Road closures, travel advisories, and more were common throughout the region.
As of Wednesday morning most of those had come to an end. That said, motorists should still use caution on area roads as debris from flood waters remains an issue.
Check out some of the media shared below on Twitter from the region:
This is Crane St in Clifton Springs. A whole section of the road completely flooded out. A local standing by here shared with me that some people living in the white building across the road had to evacuate earlier. @News_8 #flooding #cliftonsprings pic.twitter.com/GdBDgebysK
— Ben Densieski (@BenDensieski) October 27, 2021
Rob Szalay runs ‘Dork Forest Comics’ in Clifton Springs…he sent me this video of the famous sulphur creek absolutely overflowing there in the village. My family has lived there since ‘88… I’ve never seen it slam down through Main Street like this pic.twitter.com/xtcOypWsqW
— Christian Garzone (@ccjgarzone) October 27, 2021
This is the worst I’ve seen all night. Crane St in Clifton Springs. Street pretty well cleared out at this hour – but the whole road is flooded for about a block or so. @News_8 pic.twitter.com/RTBjpqctq0
— Jack Watson (@JackWatsonTV) October 27, 2021
Rochester's rain is at 1.62" now and close to a daily record. The video below is from Geneva where nearly 3" of rain caused flooding to the fire department and other homes in the city. COURTESY: Daniel M. Geneva #roc #flooding pic.twitter.com/5LAFNGWvBD
— 𝕊ℂ𝕆𝕋𝕋 ℍ𝔼𝕋𝕊𝕂𝕆 (@scotthetsko) October 27, 2021
Force of the Falls: A rain soaked day and night here in the Finger Lakes Region results in Tour de Force in Montour Falls, NY. @News_8 @EricSnitilWx @spann @wxbywilliams @JimTeskeNC9 @WETM18News @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @StormHour pic.twitter.com/3plE9hMZTa
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) October 26, 2021
@NWSBinghamton Flooding on Mott Rd in Dryden, NY via my mom. #nywx pic.twitter.com/hhcIsOjzds
— Matt Seymour (@seymour__wx) October 26, 2021
The water has to go somewhere… Kelvin is kind enough to show some of the flooding in Victor. #ROC pic.twitter.com/Wgxw2XNmKr
— News10NBC (@news10nbc) October 26, 2021
Owasco Inlet in Moravia rises rapidly and at major flood stage. pic.twitter.com/cBQTtlcjBV
— Jeremy Boyer (@Boyer315) October 26, 2021
Owasco Lake level expected to stay below flood stage: pic.twitter.com/AYICKYYuH5
— Jeremy Boyer (@Boyer315) October 26, 2021
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