May 10, 1998
Low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced 3 to 7 inches of rain across the Catskill Mountains in Greene County. The rain fell on fairly wet ground and forced the Esopus Creek to spill out of its banks both above and below the Ashokan Reservoir. The creek flooded above the dam on May 10 and crested just over flood stage at Mount Tremper during the evening hours. Below the Ashokan Reservoir the creek flooded from the early morning hours of May 11 to the early afternoon hours of May 13.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5646888). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Ulster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.