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Flash Flood — Monroe, NY

Jun 10, 2005

Slow moving thunderstorms produced two to two and a half inches of rain in an hour over parts of Livingston and Monroe counties. Creeks overflowed, and roads and homes flooded. The basements of the Town Hall and Courthouse in Livonia were flooded with five feet of water. The heavy rains caused more erosion damage to Stone Hill Road. Lightning struck a home in Caledonia, damaging the brick chimney and the electronic equipment in the house. A building in Livonia was totally destroyed by a fire sta

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5455622). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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