Sep 2, 2000
Slow moving thunderstorms developed along a stationary front across eastern New York during the afternoon of September 2. With a tropical air mass in place, the thunderstorms produced very heavy rain. One cell became briefly severe as it moved across Saratoga County. Wind from this storm brought down trees at Ballston Spa. Meanwhile, a series of slow moving thunderstorms moved over Herkimer county and produced brief heavy rainfall. Doppler radar estimated up to 4 inches of rainfall in the sout
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5171414). 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.