Oct 20, 2006
Wet antecedent conditions and more heavy rain over a three day period led to major flooding on the Mohawk River at Utica. The Mohawk River at Utica crested at 407 feet above mean sea level which is 4 feet above flood stage. Heavy rain fell on the 17th of October as low pressure moved north from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and an occluded front moved across upstate New York. On the 19th and 20th, another round of heavy rain fell as a cold front become quasi-stationary across the northeast
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1988). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Oneida County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.