Sep 27, 1998
A cold front moved southeast from Canada across northern New York during the late afternoon and night of Sunday, September 27th and triggered thunderstorms. Torrential downpours accompanied these storms with flash flooding across northern portions of Franklin county.The hardest hit area was Whippleville where a feeder creek of the Salmon River became clogged with debris and flooded roads with some closed. Garages and basements were also flooded with interior damage to some homes. Flooding also
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5667623). 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.