Apr 21, 1996
Heavy rainfall in early April caused an earthen dam to fail in the town of Worcester. Flood waters traveled along a small creek between Burnside and Mooney Roads to the portion of Center Valley Road from Mooney Road to County Route 40. Since county officials were aware of the possibility of a dam break a few days before, those residents in the affected area were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5550745). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Otsego County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.