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Flood in Oneida County, New York
132 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 132 flood events in Oneida County, New York, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 25 years.
July is the busiest month, with 38 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 86 events against 46 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 6,836 flood events recorded in New York; its 10.9 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
Compared with New York
| Measure | Oneida County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 132 | 6,836 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 10.9 | 14.5 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 117 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
14Feb
0Mar
5Apr
9May
15Jun
15Jul
38Aug
14Sep
4Oct
7Nov
5Dec
6
Recorded events
All 132 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $690K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $230K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $1.3M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $230K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $700K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $2.6M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $600K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Flood | — | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2010 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2010 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2010 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2006 | Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $50M | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2002 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2001 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Flash Flood | — | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1996 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Oneida County had?
132 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Oneida County?
31 Mar 2026 (Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Oneida County?
The flash flood of 27 Jun 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50M.
How does Oneida County compare with New York for flood?
10.9 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 132 of the state's 6,836 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.