Major Storm Sep 13, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026

Sun September 13 New York (Lake Ontario) & Ohio & Pennsylvania Storm

Sep 13 alley-wide storm -- 0.8" in 6hrs, Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara) blew out, Johnson Creek fishable Sunday.

September 13 New York (Lake Ontario) & Ohio & Pennsylvania Storm Card

Meteorological Analysis

A major storm system rolled through the Steelhead Alley region starting on Sunday, September 13, 2026 and lasting until Sunday, September 13, 2026. The storm was active for approximately 6 hours, dumping a maximum of 0.81" of rain across affected zones. Geographically, the weather system impacted the New York (Lake Ontario), Ohio, Pennsylvania regions, causing rapid water-level rises on multiple tributaries.

Gauges recorded significant river responses, particularly along Grand River near Painesville (peaking at 256 CFS), Brandy Run near Girard (peaking at 2 CFS), Huron River (peaking at 36 CFS), Sandy Creek (Adams) (peaking at 54 CFS), Rocky River near Berea (peaking at 111 CFS), Cuyahoga River @ Independence (peaking at 701 CFS), Vermilion River @ Vermilion (peaking at 17 CFS), Black River (Watertown) (peaking at 1,830 CFS), Ashtabula River (peaking at 17 CFS), Conneaut Creek (peaking at 21 CFS), Chagrin River @ Willoughby (peaking at 68 CFS), Elk Creek (peaking at 12 CFS), Walnut Creek (peaking at 13 CFS), Twenty Mile Creek (peaking at 20 CFS), Crooked Creek (peaking at 5 CFS), Black River (peaking at 44 CFS), Euclid Creek (peaking at 10 CFS), Salmon River (peaking at 256 CFS), Oak Orchard Creek (peaking at 1,210 CFS), Genesee River (peaking at 1,300 CFS), Sandy Creek (Hamlin) (peaking at 89 CFS), Irondequoit Creek (peaking at 140 CFS), Johnson Creek (peaking at 110 CFS), Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara) (peaking at 98 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.