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Flash Flood — St. Lawrence, NY

Sep 16, 2005

The northeast US was impacted by 2 weather systems on September 16th and 17th. A storm moved northeast along a frontal boundary, from the Ohio valley on the 16th and passed across northern New York the morning of the 17th. In addition, moisture from Tropical Storm Ophelia impacted the area. Steady rain with scattered thunderstorms overspread northern New York on the afternoon of the 16th into the late night hours. Specifically, across the southern half of St Lawrence county, between 3 and 5 inch

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5474998). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for St. Lawrence, NY

This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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