Flood in New York, April 8 to 15, 2001

Name: Flood in New York, April 8 to 15, 2001
Start: 2001-04-08T12:00
End: 2001-04-15T12:00
Location: New York

April 8 to 15, 2001 · NWS ALY · 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: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 10:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 10:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1115 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2001

UPDATED WORK ZONES AVAILABLE.

.DISC...WILL ISSUE UPDATE NO 2 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS...

1) AREAL COVERAGE OF ACTIVITY WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE (SHOWERS AND
STORM HAVE JUST ABOUT MOVED OUT OF THE ENTIRE CWA).

2) TO BUMP UP WINDS A NOTCH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. (CALL IT
BREEZY...EXCEPT WINDY OVER WESTERN ULSTER COUNTY WHERE A SOUTHEAST
WIND BLOWS A BIT HARDER).

WE WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH UP SINCE WE FEEL THAT SOME ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WE
WILL REDRESS THIS WATCH OF COURSE WHEN THE LATE DAY PACKAGE IS
ISSUED.

.ALY...FFA FOR TDA/TNGT NYZ032-033-038>040-047>049>050>051-052-058.

HWJIV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 6:43 AM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0742AM     SUN APR 08 2001
DOSO WLSR APTS DNHT
01896    FILE 28   ONEIDA CO SO ORISKANY NY0320000           APR 08-01
TO       ATTN SP MARCY

FROM STATE DOT STATE ROUTE 233 T/KIRKLAND WILL BE CLOSED FROM STATE ROUTE 5 TO
ROUTE 412 DUE TO FLOODING

AUTH SGT MARCHITELLI          LAMANDIA 0741 HR
S
OPER - LAMANDIA,MARGARET              0742

Local storm report, Apr 8, 7:59 AM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0859AM     SUN APR 08 2001
DOSO WLSR APTS DNHT
01897    FILE 28   ONEIDA CO SO ORISKANY NY0320000           APR 08-01
TO       ATTN SP MARCY

FROM STATE DOT RIVER ST T/WHITESTOWN WILL BE CLOSED FROM STATE ROUTE 49 TO
STATE ROUTE 69 DUE TO FLOODING

AUTH SGT TOWNSEND             EASTON 0859 HRSO
OPER - EASTON,CHARLES B               0858

Local storm report, Apr 8, 8:24 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0923AM     SUN APR 08 2001
#1 0000001 000
DNHT WLSR DOSO
02602    FILE 28   SP MARCY NY1320100                        APR 08-01
TO       ATTN ONEIDA CO SHERIFF DEPT

RIVER ST T/WHITESTOWN BETWEEN RT-69 AND RT-49 WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

AUTH SGT EDWARD FILLINGHAM                   u    HAVER 9-25AM
OPER - SLADE,MICHAEL S                0923

Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:45 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
1144AM     SUN APR 08 2001
DOSO WLSR APTS DNHT
01899    FILE 28   ONEIDA CO SO ORISKANY NY0320000           APR 08-01
TO       ATTN SP MARCY

STATE DOT HAS NOW OPENED STATE RT 233 BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 5 AND ROUTE 412
ALSO FRENCH RD BETWEEN WHITE ST AND STATE ROUTE 5 IN THE T/KIRKLAND

AUTH SGT,TOWNSEND                EASTON 1144 HRS
OPER - EASTON,CHARLES B               1143

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Schoharie

When: April 8, 12:00 PM EST to April 15, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Schoharie forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The combination of heavy rains and rapid snowmelt resulted in excessive water buildup in the caves underneath Sharon Springs, Schoharie County. Excessive pressure forced water from the caves onto the streets of Sharon Springs, flooding most of the town roads and putting as much as 6 feet of water in the basements of as many as 100 homes. Portions of State Routes 20 and 10 were flooded as well. Many local businesses were disrupted and up to 14 people were left homeless. A state of emergency was declared during the week of April 8-15. The Mayor of Sharon Springs stated it was the biggest flood ever noted in the town. The flooding lasted nearly a week.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, April 2001

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: 5239175.