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Flood — Rensselaer, NY

Dec 23, 2022

Two separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, snow, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake.||Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed with some localized amounts of 4 inches. The combination of the rain and snowmelt in some places resulted in some flooding and some creeks to overflow their banks.||Strong pre-frontal and post-frontal

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1071059). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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