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Flash Flood — Steuben, NY

May 6, 2025

A slow moving upper level low pressure system interacted with a surface frontal boundary to induce torrential rain-producing thunderstorms. These storms moved into Central New York during the afternoon and repeatedly struck the same areas leading to localized flash flooding of roads, ditches and urban areas.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1265753). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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