Flood in New York, January 24, 1999

Name: Flood in New York, January 24, 1999
Start: 1999-01-24T11:00
End: 1999-01-24T22:00
Location: New York

January 24, 1999 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Delaware

When: January 24, 11:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The combination of locally heavy rain and snowmelt caused rapid rises on the Beaver Kill Creek at Cooks Falls within the Delaware Basin. The creek at Cooks Falls first rose above the 10 foot flood stage prior to daybreak on the 24th. Only minor lowland flooding was observed for much of the day into the early evening hours as a crest of just over 11 feet was recorded. The water levels dropped back below flood stage before midnight.

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, January 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5684146.