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Flood — Rensselaer, NY

Jan 25, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over much of eastern New York, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s. Steady rainfall occurred during much of the 24th as a secondary low pressure system developed over the Mid-Atlantic and tracked into southern New England. One to two inches of rainfall occurred over much of the region, although a few reports of

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 801401). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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