Flood, Eastern Hampshire
- When
- March 30, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Massachusetts, March 30 to 31, 1998
Record warm temperatures produced rapid snow melt across northern New England and the combined effects of rapid runoff and dam releases caused the Connecticut River to rise. Flood stage of 112 feet was attained at 7 AM on March 30th in Northampton and flood stage of 28 feet was reached at 10:30 AM at Montague.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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 BOX wrote it up.
Record warm temperatures produced rapid snow melt across northern New England and the combined effects of rapid runoff and dam releases caused the Connecticut River to rise. Flood stage of 112 feet was attained at 7 AM on March 30th in Northampton and flood stage of 28 feet was reached at 10:30 AM at Montague. The river remained above flood stage into the beginning of April.....see April Storm Data for further information. Flood-prone areas outside of levee protection were affected.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Eastern Franklin
- When
- March 30, 10:30 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, March 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Maine, March 30, 1998
- Flooding in New York, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, March 30 to 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, March 1998
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: 5643077, 5643078.