Dec 2, 1996
A strong and slow moving cold front brought heavy rains to much of central New York from the late afternoon of the 1st into the early morning hours of the 2nd. Generally, rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3.5 inches were observed across the region. Heavy rainfall combined with already saturated soil conditions to produce widespread flash flooding in the Susquehanna region and Western Catskills. Streams and creeks first overflowed their banks in Tioga and eastern Chemung counties late in the eveni
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5578447). 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.