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Flood — Chenango, NY

Apr 1, 2005

A strong Atlantic coast storm brought heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3 inches on the 28th. In addition snowmelt was causing elevated river flows before the rain started late on the 27th. Water equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more inches. The Susquehanna River at Bainbridge went briefly below flood stage of 13 feet on the 31st before rising again. Temperatures in the 50s on the 31st caused added snowmelt rising the river. Another slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 2 t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5447453). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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