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Flash Flood — Clinton, NY

Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph was observed within several miles of Lake Champlain and wind gusts approaching 50 mph downed trees elsewhere in the Champlain Valley of New York during the afternoon hours.||The main, devastating impact from Irene, especi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 341622). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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