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Lakeshore Flood — Eastern Clinton, NY

Apr 20, 2007

The melting of snow from an above normal snow pack established in February, March and early April, as well as several rain events during the latter half of April, contributed to a significant run-off into streams and rivers of the Lake Champlain basin, which eventually deposited into Lake Champlain. |Lake Champlain had been rising steadily since mid month, and at 7:15 pm LST on April 20th, finally exceeded its flood stage of 100.0 feet. Only minor shoreline flooding resulted in New York. The lak

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 30743). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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