Dec 24, 2003
The river forecast point, Cooks Falls on the Beaver Kill, started rising the morning of the 24th. In 12 hours, the river rose over 7 feet to crest at 11.03 feet at 6:30 PM. Flood stage is 10 feet. Flooding was minor. A cold front dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain combined with another inch of water equivalent from melted snow. Snow started melting before the rain started saturating the already wet ground. The rain started the morning of the 24th before ending that evening. Little snow remaine
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5328840). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Delaware County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.