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Flood — Monroe, NY

Dec 28, 2008

Rainfall of up to an inch and a quarter combined with unseasonably warm temperatures in the 60s to melt a snowpack of four to eight inches which resulted in flooding on the creeks and streams of Western New York.|Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer crested above its 10��� flood stage at 13.0 feet at 6 p.m. on the 27th. Flooding was reported in West Seneca and near Cazenovia Park in South Buffalo.|Buffalo Creek at Gardenville crested above its 7��� flood stage at 8.71 feet at 7 p.m. on the 2

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 146796). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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