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Flash Flood — Monroe, NY

Aug 7, 2021

An upper level trough axis moved into western New York during the evening hours. This feature moved into a modestly unstable environment fairly unimpressive precipitable water values of only just slightly over one inch. Further, low level moisture transport was unimpressive. A cluster of storms congealed around northern Livingston and southern Monroe counties. Weak flow and some back-building allowed for torrential rain over the area. A few spots had three inches per hour rainfall rates that las

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 982714). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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