Weather History for July 14

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Western New York Weather History

JULY 14

2004

Strong thunderstorms accompanied the passage of a cold front during the early morning hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs in Cambria , Niagara county, and Clarence Center , Erie county. Lightning ignited a fire in a Grand Island garage after striking a nearby tree, fence and power lines. In Avon , Livingston county, two dozen heifers were killed by a lightning strike. Also in Livingston county, lightning struck the 911 emergency communications tower in Geneseo. Main communication was offline for several hours and rerouted through a nearby county.

2005

Thunderstorms developed in a unseasonably hot and humid airmass during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The storms downed trees and power lines in Rochester, Lockport, Evans, Batavia, Orchard Park and Spencerport. A house chimney was damaged by the downburst winds in Rochester. In Chili a woman was slightly injured while talking on the telephone when lightning traveled through the home's telephone line. Also in Chili, a house fire on Chili Avenue Extension was blamed on a lightning strike. The heavy rains that accompanied the storms resulted in flash flooding in parts of Lewis and Monroe counties. In the Rochester metro area, there were numerous reports of flooded roads and basements. In Turin, the flood waters washed out a portion of Fish Creek Road.

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