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Flood — Columbia, NY

Dec 18, 2023

An area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across eastern New York on December 18, 2023. Rainfall totals were between 2 and 5 inches with the highest amounts across the eastern Catskills. This rain led to both areal and river flooding across the region. Some rivers didn't recede until December 22.||States of Emergency were issued for the Town of Johnsburg and Warren County. Several area schools had an early

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1154567). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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