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Flood — Delaware, NY

Jan 18, 2006

Minor flooding occurred at Cook Falls on the Beaver Kill Creek from heavy rainfall as an intense area of low pressure tracked from southern Indiana Tuesday morning on the 17th, to northeast of Lake Huron on the morning of the 18th and through eastern Canada Wednesday afternoon and evening. Rain spread into the upper Delaware River Basin of New York Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on the 18th. The rain tapered off Wednesday afternoon. Rainfall amounts ranged from about 1 to 2 inches in most o

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5491406). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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