Flood in Southern St. Lawrence, New York

Flood March 22, 2003 · Southern St. Lawrence, New York

$1K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A storm system moved from the Missouri Valley on Thursday, March 20th northeast across the Ohio valley on Friday, March 21st, then continued northeast and weakened. This system resulted in rainfall (of around 1 inch) on the 20th and 21st across the area, coupled with unusually mild weather. The resulting snowmelt resulted in ice jams on swollen rivers. Along the Oswegatchie River, minor field flooding of low lying areas was reported on the 22nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5349252. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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