Mar 31, 1998
Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on some rivers the last few days of March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th enhancing the rises in rivers. Among the streams and rivers flooding were the Oswegatchie and Raquette. These rivers continued to exceed flood stage through the end of the month with extensive field flooding and some road closures.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656839). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.