Jun 26, 2006
On the morning of the 26th, a deep upper atmospheric trough was located across the Mississippi River Valley, while a quasi-stationary warm front was across the Champlain Valley. This combination allowed copious amounts of moisture to advect northward from the Gulf of Mexico into the Champlain Valley in the form of rain on the 26th. Widespread rainfall totals across the Champlain Valley were 1 to 3 inches, with a concentrated area of 3 to 5 inches from southeast Essex county, New York a crossAddi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5517405). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.