Flood, Delaware
- When
- December 17, 12:30 PM EST to 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
5 to 1 inch water equivalent brought a rapid rise to the Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls. 32 feet at 500 PM EST, then fell back below the flood stage at 1145 PM EST on the same day.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
In Delaware County, 2 to 5 inches of rainfall plus snowmelt of 0.5 to 1 inch water equivalent brought a rapid rise to the Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls. The Beaver Kill went above the flood stage of 10 feet at 1230 PM EST on the 17th, crested at 16.32 feet at 500 PM EST, then fell back below the flood stage at 1145 PM EST on the same day. The peak height was the third highest crest on record. Minor flooding also occurred on the East Branch Delaware River at Fishs Eddy just below the confluence of the Beaver Kill. The river gage at Fishs Eddy went above flood stage of 13 feet at 1245 PM EST on the 17th, peaked at 13.93 feet at 230 PM then fell back below flood stage at 445 PM EST on the same day.In Broome County, there was very minor flooding on the Susquehanna River during this heavy rain event. Average rainfall was 1 to 2 inches combined with snowmelt of 0.5 to 1 inches water equivalent. At the Conklin River gage in Broome County the crest of 11.06 feet was just above the flood stage of 11 feet. The river at Conklin was above flood stage on the 18th from 1200 AM EST to 700 AM EST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Broome
- When
- December 18, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Connecticut, December 17, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 17, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5178634, 5178635.