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Flash Flood — Rensselaer, NY

Jul 9, 2008

The passage of a cold front, along with very warm and moist air in place, led to the development of scattered thunderstorms across portions of east central New York during Wednesday afternoon on July 9th.||Localized flash flooding was reported in Rensselaer County due to thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 122701). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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