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Flash Flood — Franklin, NY

May 29, 2016

A weak boundary was draped across the Champlain Valley of New York and Vermont within an unseasonably warm and humid air mass. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the mid to late afternoon hours of May 29th, a few delivered isolated wind damage. In addition, some training of thunderstorms in Franklin county lead to localized flash flooding due to estimated rainfall of 3-4+ inches within several hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 633048). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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