Mar 31, 1998
Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. On March 31, St. Johnsbury reached 83 degrees setting a new record high temperature for March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th enhancing runoff into rivers. The Passumpsic River flooded between the towns of Lyndonville and Passumpsic on the 31st with water on roadways. The Passumpsic River exceeded flood stage through the en
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656848). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Caledonia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.