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Flood — Sullivan, NY

Apr 2, 2005

A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 4 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, the rivers had high flows due to a previous rainstorm March 28th and snowmelt. By the time the river fell below flood stage most of the snow had melted. The Delaware River at Callicoon rose to its flood stage of 12 feet the evening of the 2nd, crested at 17.97 feet at 8:00 AM on the 3rd, then fell back below flood stage the morning of the 4th. This was the flood of record. The nex

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5447542). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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