May 4, 2018
An energetic storm system moved from the Great Lakes across the St. Lawrence Valley into Ontario/Quebec during the afternoon and evening hours of May 4th. Instability was marginal for thunderstorm development during the evening hours with thunderstorms ahead of a cold front. However, winds were unseasonably strong in the atmosphere, accounting for some thunderstorms to produce damaging winds and there was some localized damage in non-thunderstorm winds accompanying the arrival of colder air.||Ve
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 744973). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orleans County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.