Jun 28, 2006
Record flooding occurred on the Unadilla River at Rockdale. The flooding beat the old record by one foot. The news stories about the record flooding were centered on a Mount Upton firefighter, who nearly lost his own life in a swift water rescue that sent a 5-year old boy to the hospital. The firefighter was swept into the Unadilla River, but was wearing a flotation device and was rescued himself. The other flood news was the enormous amout of dairy farmland and crops that were destroyed by floo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516330). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chenango County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.