Nov 9, 1996
From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system produced 4 to 5 inches of rain across most of central New York and the northern Catskills. The resulting runoff caused flooding along the Mohawk River from southern Herkimer County to the Hudson River. Devastating flooding occurred in Montgomery County, especially in the Villages of Fultonville and Fonda. The Fonda Speedway/Fair
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5582172). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Schenectady County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.