Mar 30, 1998
Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th enhancing the runoff into area rivers. The Ausable River experienced minor flooding between Jay and Au Sable Forks.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656841). 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.