Flood, Northern Washington
- When
- March 29, 6:00 PM EST to March 30, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New York, March 29 to 30, 1997
The Mettawee River in northern Washington County crested about a foot above flood stage between Granville and Whitehall. A house on high ground near Whitehall was surrounded by the flood waters but kept dry.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
The Mettawee River in northern Washington County crested about a foot above flood stage between Granville and Whitehall. A house on high ground near Whitehall was surrounded by the flood waters but kept dry. Flooding was confined to low lying areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 29, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 29, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, March 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, March 29, 1997
- Tornado in Maryland, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 29, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592677.