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Flood — Columbia, NY

May 31, 2025

An intensifying coastal low pressure system brought prolonged moderate to locally heavy rainfall beginning early Saturday, May 31 through that same afternoon before lightening and gradually tapering off in the evening and into the overnight. Rainfall totals across eastern New York ranged from around one inch to three and a half inches with a maximum total of 3.95 inches in Ulster County. A couple of reports of poor drainage flooding were relayed to NWS Albany with the most significant impact bei

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1265372). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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