Columbia County has a history of floods. Each year minor to moderate flooding occurs along the many streams in the County as well as the Susquehanna River. There was no loss of life.
Windstorms are frequent in the County and tornadoes have been experienced.
Tornado touchdowns in 1988 and 1989 destroyed two homes and damaged several others. Some minor injuries were reported. Winter storms are also a frequent occurrence causing power outages, interrupting transportation and some economic loss. The snowstorms of 1996 contributed largely to the subsequent flood and resulted in the same types of damages. In 1993 there was no loss of life.