New York, 1998

Flash Flood in New York, July 1 to 2, 1998

July 1 to 2, 1998 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Steady rains during the day resulted in rivers remaining high or flooding into the early morning hours of July 2nd. In particular flooding resulted in road closures and washouts with the towns of Peru, Altona and Schuyler Falls particularly hard hit.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
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 BTV wrote it up.

Steady rains during the day resulted in rivers remaining high or flooding into the early morning hours of July 2nd. In particular flooding resulted in road closures and washouts with the towns of Peru, Altona and Schuyler Falls particularly hard hit. The Great Chazy, Little AuSable and Saranac Rivers specifically were in flood stage into the evening before gradually receding. However, the Great Chazy remained in flood until early on July 2nd including the Perry Mills area.

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:06 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Clinton

When
July 1, 11:06 AM EST to July 2, 6:50 AM EST
Where
Clinton County, East Portion
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5669276.