Mar 6, 2004
The first week of March was mild starting the "spring" thaw across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Snow melt combined with some rain causing minor flooding along the Upper North Branch of the Susquehanna and the Tioughnioga and Chenango Rivers. Snow water equivalents before the thaw were between 2 and 5 inches across the headwater points and 1 to 3 inches in the Susquehanna River valley between Binghamton and Waverly. Some of the higher terrain in Cortland and Chenango Counties h
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5387067). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cortland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.