46
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$268K
Property damage
Flood in Greene County, New York: 46 recorded events between 2006 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #275 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Greene County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Greene County is the 2020s, when 26 of the county's 46 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Greene County archive, flood makes up 12.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #275 for this hazard and #9 within New York, putting it in the 90.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Dec is the peak month for flood in Greene County with 14 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | LEEDS | 0 | 1 | 0 | $30K |
| Aug 28, 2011 | LANESVILLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | WEST ATHENS | 0 | $3K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | PRATTSVILLE | 0 | $5K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | LEEDS | 0 | $30K |
| Dec 18, 2023 | WEST COXSACKIE | 0 | $5K |
| Jul 16, 2023 | NEW BALTIMORE | 0 | $5K |
| May 1, 2023 | CATSKILL | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2023 | CATSKILL | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | PALENVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | ACRA | 0 | $20K |
| Apr 8, 2022 | CLIMAX | 0 | $20K |
Other hazards here
More from Greene County
- Thunderstorm Wind 189
- Flash Flood 62
- Hail 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Rising waters on the Catskill Creek flooded portions of Route 23B and Cauterskill Road near Leeds. A 76-year-old woman died after their vehicle was swept off Cauterskill Road due to flood waters after driving around a traffic barrier blocking the road.
Route 214 was reported closed due to flooding from the Ulster-Greene County border, near Moggre Road, to Route 23A in Greene County. The Stony Clove Creek runs along much of Route 214. In Lanesville, a man drowned when the embankment he was standing on near a bridge near Ostrander Road gave way and swept him into the Stony Clove Creek. He was reported helping another person move a car across the bridge. Time of the fatality is unknown.
County Route 17 in Jewett was closed between Route 23A and Mill Hollow Road due to a washout. A power pole on the side of the road was also washed out. A complete rebuild of the road was required, and the road remained closed as of mid-February 2021.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Greene County, New York?
46 flood events are recorded in Greene County between 2006 and 2023, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Greene County?
The strongest flood on record in Greene County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Greene County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Greene County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/greene-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.