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Flash Flood — Saratoga, NY

Jul 7, 2023

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed amid a warm and humid air mass ahead of an approaching cold front on July 7, 2023. Some storms became severe downing trees and powerlines. Locally heavy rainfall also resulted in some instances of street flooding and flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1117028). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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