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Flash Flood — Madison, NY

Jul 7, 2013

Thunderstorms containing torrential rainfall developed within a warm, humid and considerably unstable environment across upstate NY during the mid to late evening hours. Storms moving over the same locations produced areas of significant flash flooding throughout the central Leatherstocking region and the western Mohawk River valley.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 468720). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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