Moderate Storm Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026

Sat June 6-7 New York (Lake Ontario) & Ohio Storm

Jun 6-7 Alley front -- 0.4" delivered, Sandy Creek (Adams) peaked +4hrs as expected.

June 6-7 New York (Lake Ontario) & Ohio Storm Card

Meteorological Analysis

A moderate storm system rolled through the Steelhead Alley region starting on Saturday, June 6, 2026 and lasting until Sunday, June 7, 2026. The storm was active for approximately 16 hours, dumping a maximum of 0.43" of rain across affected zones. Geographically, the weather system impacted the New York (Lake Ontario), Ohio regions, causing rapid water-level rises on multiple tributaries.

Gauges recorded significant river responses, particularly along Ashtabula River (peaking at 38 CFS), Conneaut Creek (peaking at 48 CFS), Vermilion River @ Vermilion (peaking at 51 CFS), Cuyahoga River @ Independence (peaking at 407 CFS), Brandy Run near Girard (peaking at 2 CFS), Huron River (peaking at 226 CFS), Black River (peaking at 38 CFS), Euclid Creek (peaking at 9 CFS), Salmon River (peaking at 264 CFS), Oak Orchard Creek (peaking at 924 CFS), Genesee River (peaking at 1,460 CFS), Sandy Creek (Hamlin) (peaking at 96 CFS), Irondequoit Creek (peaking at 176 CFS), Johnson Creek (peaking at 218 CFS), Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara) (peaking at 100 CFS), Black River (Watertown) (peaking at 1,880 CFS), Sandy Creek (Adams) (peaking at 63 CFS). Angling conditions deteriorated quickly during the peak flow periods, leading to temporary washouts. Gaging stations monitored the recovery times as flows began returning to their baselines, mapping out the best windows for fishermen to get back on the water.

From a weather prediction standpoint, the NWS forecasts for this event received an aggregate score card grade of 'B'. Gaging observations were matched against NWS precipitation models to assess the forecasting margins, highlighting the variance in local rainfall amounts across the lake shores.