Jan 24, 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 and rain Saturday night and Sunday coupled with ice jams resulted in many rivers reaching bankful during Sunday. Flooding occurred along the Williams River in and around Chester, VT.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5688407). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Windsor County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.