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Lakeshore Flood — Jefferson, NY

Nov 27, 2019

Strong low pressure moved from the central Great Lakes to north of Lake Ontario. The trailing cold front entered western New York early in the afternoon of 11/27 and swept through later that evening. While the track of the surface low was very favorable, the event was atypical in that the surface low reached its maximum intensity across the western Great Lakes and filled quite rapidly by the time it passed to our north. Despite the weakening low, soundings were favorable for a warning criteria w

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 867049). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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