Aug 27, 1996
Nearly stationary showers and thunderstorms with torrential downpours, resulted in flash flooding at the Village of Ilion during the evening of August 27. Numerous streets were flooded in the village including: East and West Main Streets, Central Avenue and Otsego Street including its side streets. Several homes and businesses were flooded. The Ilion Post Office, Lennox Brothers Pharmacy and Remington Arms Credit Union sustained flood damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5568116). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Herkimer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.