Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- June 30, 1:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Vermont, June 30, 1998
A storm system moved across southern Canada during Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Ahead of the associated cold front, a very moist airmass was in place across Vermont.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $10,000
- 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.
A storm system moved across southern Canada during Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Ahead of the associated cold front, a very moist airmass was in place across Vermont. This triggered afternoon thunderstorms with torrential rain. Local roads were washed out across southern portions of Franklin county. In particular, roads were flooded and undermined in and around Fairfax, Vermont.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 30, 1998
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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: 5669169.