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Flash Flood — Madison, NY

Jun 27, 2006

Tropical moisture streamed northward into upstate New York ahead of a frontal system which slowly moved westward into the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the 27th. This brought an initial round of heavy rain to Madison County by Tuesday morning causing significant flash flooding in the northern portion of the county. The rain abated for a short time during the day Tuesday the 27th before another batch of heavy rain fell Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning as the front moved back ea

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516313). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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