Jul 4, 1999
An organized area of thunderstorms developed over the northern Great Lakes in association with an upper level disturbance and warm front. The thunderstorms moved southeast into a warm, humid and unstable airmass, entering the southern Tug Hill Plateau and western Mohawk Valley after midnight. The thunderstorms produced strong winds and heavy rain. Across Oneida, eastern Otsego and eastern Delaware counties numerous roads were washed out. Many streams and creeks rose out of their banks flooding c
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5712770). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Otsego County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.