Aug 22, 2010
A slow moving low pressure system tracked eastward across the southern tier of New York State and northern Pennsylvania Sunday, August 22nd, during the afternoon and evening hours and passed south of Long Island Sunday night.||Six to 8 inches of rain occurred in a concentrated area over western Montgomery, southeast Herkimer and far western Fulton counties, resulting in flooding.||A dam failed in West Winfield on the Unadilla River in southern Herkimer County near the Otsego County line. However
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 256314). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Herkimer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.