Oct 29, 2003
The West Branch of the Delaware River in the town on Delhi went over its banks. About two miles upstream of the village of Delhi the river came onto Back River Road, also known as County Route 18. Just after 6 PM, a 43 year old woman and mother of two drove into the flooded section of the road. Her car was swept into the river. She got out of the submerged car but she was unable to get her 10 month old twin babies out of their car seats. The car was swept downstream and not found until the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5371492). 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.