Apr 2, 2005
A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Also most of the snow had melted due to mild temperatures and several inches of rain the week before. This additional rain caused the Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls to rise rapidly to a crest of 18.97 feet at 2:00 AM EST on April 3rd. Flood stage is 10 feet. This was a record flood at Cooks Falls. It beat the previous record flood crest from 1933 by over a foot.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5447454). 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.