Mar 15, 2007
A warming trend started on the 12th, with daytime temperatures in the 40s, that eventually moderated into the 50s by the 14th and 15th. In addition, a quarter to half inch of rain fell along a stationary boundary on the 14th and 15th. The end result was a substantial snow melt that increased surface water runoff into area streams and rivers. These increases caused water levels to rise, which subsequently lifted and moved river ice and created localized ice jams and flooding. |Ice jams occurred a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 19192). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.