Mar 31, 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 runoff into streams and rivers. During the early morning hours of the 31st, flooding occurred between Island Pond and Norton. A train derailled about 7 miles north of Island Pond, Vermont at approximately 545 AM with 2 injuries resulting. There were a number of extensive road wash
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656846). 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.