Jun 27, 1998
An area of low pressure tracked across New York and New England during the late night of Friday (June 26) and morning of Saturday (June 27). Extensive flooding occurred, especially in the eastern half of the county.Many rivers flooded, especially the Saranac, Ausable, Little Ausable, Great Chazy and Salmon Rivers. A State of Emergency was declared, as numerous roads and bridges were washed out in Peru, Harkness, Keeseville, Dannemora, Altona and Saranac areas. Portions of I-87 were closed due t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5669159). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.