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In the Binghamton area, record flooding was observed along the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. USGS river gauges recorded water levels as high as 17 ft above flood stage, topping previous record heights achieved in the Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006. [54]
A significant flood affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States in 2006. The flooding was very widespread, affecting numerous rivers, lakes and communities from Upstate New York to North Carolina. It was widely considered to be the worst flooding in the region since Hurricane David in 1979.
The Mid-Atlantic Flood of June 2006, caused by a stalled jet stream-driven storm system, affected portions of the river system. The worst affected area was Binghamton, New York, where record-setting flood levels forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.
Another flood emergency alert was issued for the town of Westfield in north-central Pennsylvania, while officials in Binghamton, New York, reported impassable roadways. Meanwhile, water rescues ...
Newtown Creek was one foot short of overflowing on Elmira’s Eastside at 1 p.m. Roads were impassable to Ithaca and Binghamton. ... In 1942 the proposed flood wall from downtown Elmira to Elm ...
The flood waters swept down from the North Side of Endicott and entered the factories of both IBM and Endicott Johnson. IBM suffered damage totaling $2 million, while EJ incurred about $500,000 in ...
Both the West Branch and North Branch, as well as most of their tributaries, flooded. Flood damage was sustained in a swath from southern New York to the mouth, located at Havre de Grace in northern Maryland. Record flooding occurred in the Binghamton, New York region, and in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
Due to geographic boundaries, the Penn-York Valley is broken up into two Census regions: the Binghamton metropolitan area and the Sayre micropolitan area. The Valley is part of the Twin Tiers. The community saw historic flooding due to rain from Tropical Storm Lee, exceeding levels of the Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006.