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Flood — Herkimer, NY

Jun 12, 2022

A frontal system pushed across the region during the afternoon and early evening hours on June 12, 2022, resulting in a few showers and thunderstorms across eastern New York. Locally heavy rainfall occurred across portions of southern Herkimer County which resulted in a flooded road in the Town of Frankfort.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1038851). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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