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Flash Flood — Otsego, NY

Jun 22, 2011

Showers and thunderstorms developed in the warm sector south of a warm front. These storms were slow moving and produced heavy rainfall. Isolated areas of flash flooding occurred across central New York. Most of the flooding was minor, with flooded roadways and some road closures.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 321174). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Otsego County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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