Rainfall was heaviest December 29 into December 31. Liquid equivalent precipitation (mostly rain) was 5-12 inches across these river basins. Major flooding occurred in the Hudson, Housatonic and Connecticut River drainages as a slow moving storm brought heavy rain. Involved a significant sleet storm as well as rain. The famed New Years ice storm and flood which caused the flood of record on the Hoosic River at Kinderhook along with other streams. Major flooding along the Hudson River at Albany. Precipitation changed to snow at the tail end of the storm. Snowmelt and ground frost were limited due to unseasonably warm temperatures during the late fall and early winter. Record flow on West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, 8 feet, nearly destroyed the Daniel Greene Factory in Dolgeville. Severe flood in upper Mohawk area including record flood on East Canada Creek at Dolgeville, 15.1 feet. The Hudson River at Albany reached 16.5 feet. Severe flooding occurred across almost all of the region's rivers. One of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike Long Island and southern New England.
The Great Hurricane of 1938 "Long Island Express" (September 22, 1938) Flood of Record on Connecticut River at Thompsonville Connectciut just north of Hartford. Caused highest stages on Hudson River at Troy, 29.5 feet and Albany, 17.9 feet, since completion of Conklingville Dam. Major flooding throughout the Northeast as a result of extremely heavy snowpack and a double dose of spring rains. Flooding was the result of rains from the remains of a late season hurricane. Flood of record for Batten Kill, 17.7 feet, and major flood for Hoosic River, 18.8 feet, also caused a significant flood on the Hudson River at Albany, 15.96 feet. Floods of record for White, Winooski, Lamoille, Missisquoi rivers and Otter Creek. November 3-5, 1927ĭisastrous flooding in New England with devastation over the northern 2/3 of Vermont. March 28, 1914įlood of Record at Schenectady, 232.9 feet, water reached Broadway and flooded the former American Locomotive Plant on Maxon Road. Stages of 29.7 feet on the Hudson River at Troy, 21.45 feet on the Hudson River at Albany, 228.9 feet on the Mohawk River at Schenectady, and around 19 feet on the Mohawk River at Little Falls. Highest water on record for the Hudson River from Hadley and Glens Falls south to and including Troy. Highest flood ever recorded in Albany, 21.71 feet, caused by ice jammed on the sandbars south of the city.
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