Apr 23, 1996
A cold front moved across northern New York Tuesday (4/23/96). Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain and gusty winds moved across the area during Tuesday afternoon and night. Locally heavy rain resulted in plugged culverts in Essex County NY with field flooding. The Ausable River overflowed its banks in Keene NY (Essex county) at 1900 EST. Minor field flooding was reported along the Oswegatchie River in southern St. Lawrence county of NY. Small hail was reported in Lake placid, NY (Essex County)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5552086). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Western Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.