Flood, Montgomery
- When
- March 10, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in New York, March 10, 1998
On March 10, minor flooding occurred along the Schoharie Creek from Central Bridge in Schoharie County to the Mohawk River. 2 feet during the early afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
On March 10, minor flooding occurred along the Schoharie Creek from Central Bridge in Schoharie County to the Mohawk River. At Burtonsville, the creek crested at 6.2 feet during the early afternoon. Flood stage at Burtonsville is 6 feet.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Schoharie
- When
- March 10, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schoharie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Western Schenectady
- When
- March 10, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Schenectady forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.818, -74.059 (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
- Flooding in Florida, March 10 to 30, 1998
- Cold in Arkansas, March 10, 1998
- Cold in West Virginia, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 10 to 14, 1998
- Cold in Ohio, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Flooding in Indiana, March 10 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 10 to 12, 1998
- Cold in Kentucky, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 12, 1998
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 11, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, 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: 5632047, 5632048, 5632049.