Jan 8, 1998
From January 8 to January 11, the Mohawk River flooded from the eastern Mohawk Valley to where the river flows into the Hudson River. The river crested 1.5 feet above flood stage at Little Falls in southern Herkimer County, 1.6 feet above flood stage at Schenectady and .4 feet above flood stage at Cohoes in Albany County. Moderate flooding occurred in southern Herkimer and Montgomery Counties. There, roads and houses along the Mohawk River where affected by the flood waters and the water was
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5629682). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Herkimer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.