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 rivers. The Wells River began to flood in the town of Wells River around 8 pm on the 31st through the end of the month.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5656849). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.