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November 24, 1900
Large sections of Corning were flooded by Monkey Run Creek. The Chemung River rose within 36 inches of the high water mark of 1889. The highway from Painted Post to Gang Mills was under 5 feet of water.
1912
Big Creek flooded in the Town of Fremont. Mr. Porter lost his life.
March 27, 1913. Flooding along Hudson River.
Heavy rain and snowmelt led to disastrous flooding along the Hudson, Genesee, Black and Mohawk Rivers. The rare combination of simultaneous flooding led to a crest with an elevation of 21.45 feet at the Hudson River at Albany. Several bridges, highways and rail lines were damaged or destroyed and hundred of cases of typhoid were reported. It was estimated that between 2,600 and 2,700 families and at least 350 retail establishments in Troy were directly affected by the flooding.
March 13-14, 1918
Chemung River and feeder streams flooded lowlands in every direction.
August 17, 1920
Extensive damage in the Corning area. Centerville Bridge was washed away. The Chemung River was a foot below the bottom of the Bridge Street bridge.
August 18-19, 1955 - Hurricanes Connie and Diane
Hurricanes Connie and Diane struck southeast New York creating flash flooding on Catskill Creek. Hurricane Diane brought 5.90 inches of rain to Slide Mountain which resulted in disastrous small stream flooding in the Catskills. In New York, four deaths were reported associated with the flooding and the Corps of Engineers estimated Diane caused $17.8 million in damages. (Weather Bureau Technical Paper No. 26).
June 20, 1972 - Hurricane Agnes
Most devastation occurred after Agnes had been downgraded to a tropical storm. Agnes originated in the Gulf of Mexico and slowly moved up the east coast. Flooding from Agnes affected the Chemung, Susquehanna, Delaware and Genesee River basins in New York and resulted in 24 deaths and damages of approximately $703 million.
January 19, 1996- Flooding of Schoharie Creek
A major flood occurred as a result of rapid meltdown of snowpack along with 2-4 inches of rain. Flooding occurred on Schoharie Creek as well as significant flooding on Mohawk River at Schenectady and on the Hudson at Albany (15.5 feet). At least nine deaths were attributed to the flood event in New York with damage to highways, bridges, and private property exceeding $100 million. (United States Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 97-4252 & the Federal Emergency Management Agency).
July 7-8, 1935 – “Finger Lakes Flood”
Flood caused extensive damage throughout south central New York and northern Pennsylvania. More than forty deaths were recorded. Damages ran in the hundreds of millions of dollars.