Nov 30, 2005
Cooks Falls on the Beaver Kill went over its flood stage of 10 feet at 4:13 AM on November 30th. The river crested at 10.34 feet at 5:30 AM before falling back below flood stage at 6:59 AM also on the 30th. This rise to flood stage was caused by 1 to 2 inches of rain and another half inch of water equivalent from snow. A slow moving cold front brought the rain on the 29th and early on the 30th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5484970). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sullivan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.