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Flood — Albany, NY

Jan 10, 2024

A strong storm system brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, flooding and high elevation wet snow to eastern New York from the afternoon hours on January 9 into the early morning hours on January 10, 2024. Between 3 and 7 inches of snow fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks along with a light accumulation of sleet and freezing rain before changing over to plain rain. On the warmer side of this system, between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across areas south and east of Albany resulting i

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1156396). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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