Feb 27, 2000
A warmup at the end of Feburary, began melting the winter snowpack fairly quickly and helped break up an extensive ice pack on the upper Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. As a result, ice jams developed on the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. During the night of Feburary 27 and 28, rainfall accumulated between one half and one inch and a half across eastern New York. The rains exacerbated the runoff, which resulted in the flooding of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, as well as some smaller streams. Most of the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5134304). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Herkimer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.