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Flash Flood — St. Lawrence, NY

Jan 25, 1999

A storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). Mild weather with melting snow coupled with rain Saturday night and Sunday resulted in runoff with the Oswegatchie River and its tributaries flooding fields and streets in and around Harrisville, Richville and Rossie NY Monday morning (January 25).

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5688294). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for St. Lawrence, NY

This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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