Mar 28, 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 the rivers. Among the streams and rivers flooding were the Missisquoi from Richford to Swanton and the Trout River in and around Montgomery. A few houses were flooded in Swanton on March 28th and 29th. A number of roads were also closed due to flood waters. These riv
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656842). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.