Apr 24, 2005
A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley on Saturday, April 23rd northeast across southern Quebec and northern New York on Sunday, April 24th. Rain spread across the area with total rainfall across Essex county of up to 2 inches. Rivers became swollen and eventually flooded. Some of the rivers that flooded were the Ausable, Bouquet and Putnam Creek. The river gauge on the Ausable River crested at 9.5 feet. Portions of local roads across the county were closed, especially in the towns of Ausable
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5448093). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.