Jul 16, 1998
A warm and moist unstable airmass across northern New York was in place ahead of a cold front. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms were accompanied by locally torrential downpours. These downpours resulted in numerous road washouts in the New York towns of Mooers and Altona.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5669173). 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.