County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Rockland County, New York The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 128 flood events on record for Rockland County, New York, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 14 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 45 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

2 miles NNW of NANUET

Flash Flood

1 mile S of MONSEY

Flash Flood

1 mile SW of SPRING VLY ARPT

Flash Flood

1 mile N of AIRMONT

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of GERMONDS

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of GERMONDS

Flash Flood

At SUFFERN

Flash Flood

1 mile S of MONSEY HGTS

Flash Flood

1 mile NNE of NANUET

Flash Flood

1 mile NNE of NANUET

Coastal Flood

On record for the forecast zone

Coastal Flood

On record for the forecast zone

Flash Flood

1 mile S of CENTRAL NYACK

Flash Flood

At WILLOW GROVE

Flash Flood

1 mile S of CENTRAL NYACK

Flash Flood

1 mile E of VIOLA

Flash Flood

1 mile S of STONY PT

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of CEDAR FLATS

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of BEAR MTN

Flash Flood

At TALLMAN

Flash Flood

1 mile E of VIOLA

Flood

1 mile SE of PEARL RIVER

Flood

1 mile W of PEARL RIVER

Flood

1 mile WSW of CENTRAL NYACK

Flood

At GERMONDS

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Rockland County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s0000001312420
2000s232759224137
2010s5112251115134
2020s010782100 (part of the year)37

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan8 events
  2. Feb0 events
  3. Mar8 events
  4. Apr14 events
  5. May4 events
  6. Jun10 events
  7. Jul27 events
  8. Aug17 events
  9. Sep15 events
  10. Oct12 events
  11. Nov1 event
  12. Dec12 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Rockland County beside the total of the counties of New York and of the United States
MeasureRocklandAll counties of New YorkAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20261286,145177,902
Events for each 100 square miles73.713.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents3.83.15.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Rockland County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3.1 million00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Coastal Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone01County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$4.4 million10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Coastal Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Coastal Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Rockland County, New York". https://countyhazards.com/county/ny/rockland/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Rockland County?
July has 27 of the 128 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for New York?
NCEI has 6,836 flood events on record for New York from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Rockland County compare with the other counties of New York?
The counties of New York have 13.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Rockland County has 73.7.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.