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New York Flood Stories

3,560 first-hand accounts of flood events in New York, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Ulster, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Columbia, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Saratoga, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Columbia, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Rensselaer, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Columbia, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Washington, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Chautauqua, NY · Jun 1, 2019

A weak warm front was draped across the region with lots of available instability but limited shear. Storms developed in the mid-afternoon, which prompted the first set of warnings. These first storms produced mostly sub-severe hail (up to three quarters of an inch).

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Montgomery, NY · Jan 24, 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.

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Livingston, NY · Jun 20, 2019

Though the primary west to east oriented frontal boundary with upper 60s to low 70s dewpoints streaming into it remained south across Ohio and Pennsylvania, a deepening low pressure system crossing New York State and a very moist air mass resulted in a dynamic moisture-laden…

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Ontario, NY · Jun 20, 2019

Though the primary west to east oriented frontal boundary with upper 60s to low 70s dewpoints streaming into it remained south across Ohio and Pennsylvania, a deepening low pressure system crossing New York State and a very moist air mass resulted in a dynamic moisture-laden…

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Cattaraugus, NY · Jun 20, 2019

Though the primary west to east oriented frontal boundary with upper 60s to low 70s dewpoints streaming into it remained south across Ohio and Pennsylvania, a deepening low pressure system crossing New York State and a very moist air mass resulted in a dynamic moisture-laden…

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Oswego, NY · Jun 21, 2019

Though the primary west to east oriented frontal boundary with upper 60s to low 70s dewpoints streaming into it remained south across Ohio and Pennsylvania, a deepening low pressure system crossing New York State and a very moist air mass resulted in a dynamic moisture-laden…

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Allegany, NY · May 25, 2019

A warm front pressed north across the forecast area during the morning and midday hours. In its wake, dewpoints jumped into the mid 60s while increasing amounts of sun allowed for a rapid increase in instability over the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region.

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Schenectady, NY · Feb 8, 2019

Widespread rainfall fell across the region on Friday, February 8th, 2019 as a low pressure system and cold front moved through New York. This rainfall resulted in ice jam flooding in the towns of Rotterdam and Ballston Spa.

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