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Flash Flood — Herkimer, NY

May 10, 2000

On May 10, eastern New York was sandwiched between two frontal boundaries during much of the day. The air mass was very unstable which resulted in numerous single and multi-cell thunderstorms throughout much of the day. Due to cold air aloft, and cool air near the surface, many of the thunderstorms produced hail ranging from dime to walnut size. The largest hail was reported in Tivoli, Dutchess county. The dime size hail near Saugerties, Ulster county, produced small dents on some cars. Lightni

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5147132). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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