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Flash Flood — Fulton, NY

Aug 4, 2017

A strong upper-level trough over the Great Lakes was headed towards the Northeast on Friday, August 4th along with a weak cold front. Much of eastern New York was situated with a warm and humid air mass, allowing for the atmosphere to be rather unstable.||Strong to severe thunderstorms developed north and west of the Capital District during the afternoon hours. The leading cell in this activity was particularly strong and produced a couple reports of wind damage and one report of large hail. T

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 719109). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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