Mar 15, 2007
Saturated ground, snowmelt from warm weather and additional rainfall resulted in ideal conditions for spring flooding. Thirteen of the area river and creek forecast points exceeded flood stage. On Cattaraugs Creek, over one hundred residents had to be evacuated at Sunset Bay and Swamp Road in East Otto was closed due to flood waters. The Allegheny River crested nearly four feet above flood stage at Olean and twenty-five residents were rescued from the Portville Squart Apartments. Several roads w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 23688). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cattaraugus County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.