Mar 8, 2008
A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th. The low then tracked into northern New England by Saturday evening.||Heavy rainfall developed early Saturday morning, and persisted into Saturday evening. Total rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches.||The combination of heavy rainfall, frozen ground, and snowmelt led to flooding across portions of the eastern Catskills and mid Hu
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 88923). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.