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Flash Flood — Cayuga, NY

Apr 2, 2005

A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 1 to 3 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, the rivers and streams had high flows due to a previous rainstorm March 28th and snowmelt. All towns were affected in the county by flash flooding. Roads, bridges and buildings were damaged. The hardest hit areas from the flash flooding were in the southern quarter of the county. Several streams and creeks came out of their banks.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5447561). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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