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Flood — Franklin, ME

Apr 16, 2007

An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th. This intense low in combination with high pressure over eastern Canada produced Overview: An area of low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved slowly from the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th. The intens

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 30084). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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