Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rainfall with amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused flash flooding countywide. The rain which fell from the 16th to the 18th was due to remnants of hurricane Ivan. Most creeks and streams as well as the Delaware, Susquehanna, and Chenango Rivers were out of their banks. Major damage occurred to at least 100 residences with minor damage to over 1000. At least 1000 people were forced from their homes. Flooding closed part of State Route 17/Interstate 86 in the eastern part of the county. Several trailer parks were flooded. Some of the trailers had water inside them.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.