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Flash Flood — Rensselaer, NY

Jul 9, 2023

A strong upper-level system brought widespread rounds of showers and thunderstorms to eastern New York on July 9-11, 2023. The steadiest and heaviest rainfall occurred during the afternoon hours on July 9, the early morning hours on July 10 and during the evening hours on July 10 into the overnight hours on July 11. Rainfall totals varied greatly from region to region but the hardest hit areas (Hudson Valley and into northeastern Hamilton County) received 3 to 6 inches of rainfall.||Areal and fl

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1122069). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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