Aug 11, 2003
A tropical airmass remained entrenched over eastern New York on August 11. Once again, scattered slow moving thunderstorms developed in this airmass and produced flooding rains. A first batch of storms produced flooding in Greene and Columbia counties during the afternoon hours. Heavy rains washed out a portion of Route 296 in the town of Hensonville, Greene County. Flooding was also noted on Route 23 near Cairo. In Ghent, Columbia County, flooding took place along Route 66 and Slateville Road.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5332821). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.