Event narrative (NOAA)
Record flooding occurred between September 7, and September 11, 2011 along the Susquehanna river at Vestal, NY. According to the stream gauging station at Vestal, the river crested at 35.26 feet at Noon on September 8th. This surpassed the previous record of 33.66 feet set during the June 2006 flood.
Other notable flood events in New York
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.