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Flood — Hamilton, NY

Dec 25, 2020

An area of low pressure tracking from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay advected in an unseasonably warm air mass into the region from Thursday, December 24 to Friday, December 25, 2020. Rain gradually overspread the region from west to east during the day on December 24 with the steadiest, heaviest rainfall during the overnight hours and early morning hours of December 25. Rain showers continued through the day on December 25 and changed to snow showers during the evening and overnight hours of Dec

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 933650). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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