Mar 26, 2002
Flash flooding was due to an inch and a half to two and a half inches of precipitation mostly in the form of rain. Most of the rain fell in a 12 hour period during the day on the 26th. The rain fell onto a saturated snow covered ground. Snow depths were only a few inches with water equivalents less than an inch. Creeks and streams flooded in the area the evening of the 26th. The Susquehanna River also flooded on the 27th and 28th. The rain was caused by a strong slow moving surface low in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5284021). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Broome County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.