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Flood — Chenango, NY

Jun 27, 2006

Record flooding occurred at Sherburne on the Chenango River. At the peak of the flooding, there was three feet of water on Main Street in Sherburne. The river reached the flood stage of 8 feet June 27th at 7:35 PM EDT. The river rose to the moderate flood level of 9 feet June 28th at 9:45 PM EDT. The river rose to the major flood level of 10.6 feet June 28th at 1:00 AM EDT. The record crest was 11.35 feet June 28th at 12:45 PM EDT. The old record was 11.2 feet set March 28, 1914. The third highe

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516331). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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