FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Fulton, NY

Aug 5, 2003

For the third day in a row, scattered slow moving thunderstorms developed over the eastern Mohawk Valley of New York during the afternoon of August 5. Torrential rainfall from these storms produced another round of flash flooding in some of the same places that had dealt with it the last two days, especially in Montgomery County. Rain from the first round of thunderstorms caused flooding on the eastbound lanes of the New York State Thruway, with water about a foot deep in the town of Florida. R

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5333587). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Fulton, NY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Fulton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Fulton County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flood$20K damage

Fulton, NY · Apr 7, 2022

A slow moving frontal system produced widespread heavy rainfall and flooding across eastern New York from April 7-8, 2022. Rainfall amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches were common, though a few localized areas received upwards of 4.50 inches.

Read the full account →
Flood$20K damage

Fulton, NY · Apr 7, 2022

A slow moving frontal system produced widespread heavy rainfall and flooding across eastern New York from April 7-8, 2022. Rainfall amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches were common, though a few localized areas received upwards of 4.50 inches.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$400K damage

Fulton, NY · Nov 9, 1996

From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$100K damage

Fulton, NY · Aug 20, 2001

A few thunderstorms fired up along an occluded front on the afternoon of August 20 in eastern New York. With a humid air mass in place, a couple of the storms reached severe limits and produced very heavy rainfall.

Read the full account →