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Flood — Cortland, NY

Apr 2, 2005

A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, river levels were elevated due to a previous storm March 28th and snowmelt. By the time the river fell below flood stage most of the snow had melted. The Otselic River at Cincinnatus rose to its 9 foot flood stage late on the 2nd, crested at 10.43 feet at 1:31 AM EST on April 3rd, then fell back below flood stage on the 3rd. This was the 5th highest flood crest at Cincinnatus. Mos

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5447461). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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