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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.

Flash Flood

Rockland, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Westchester, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Bronx, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Richmond, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Westchester, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

New York, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

New York, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flash Flood

Queens, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flood

Rockland, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flood

Bronx, NY · Apr 16, 2018

Heavy rainfall developed across the area on the morning of April 16th ahead of a slow moving warm front. This rain developed in an environment with precipitable water values greater than 1.25 inches, well above normal for mid April.

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Flood

Livingston, NY · Apr 13, 1996

A general one to two inch rainfall combined with lingering snowmelt from higher elevations to result in considerable lowland flooding. Most major creeks and rivers rose to bankful. The Genesee River was above flood stage for five hours.

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Flash Flood

Rensselaer, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flash Flood

Rensselaer, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Saratoga, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Albany, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Rensselaer, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Rensselaer, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Flood

Rensselaer, NY · Aug 21, 2019

Multiple severe weather hazards occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, due to a strong upper level shortwave moving into a humid and unstable airmass.

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Coastal Flood

Monroe, NY · Oct 1, 2017

During the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario ��� St. Lawrence River system.

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Coastal Flood

Northern Cayuga, NY · Oct 1, 2017

During the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario ��� St. Lawrence River system.

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Coastal Flood

Wayne, NY · Oct 1, 2017

During the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario ��� St. Lawrence River system.

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Coastal Flood

Oswego, NY · Oct 1, 2017

During the first six months of 2017, more than twice the normal amount of water accumulated on Lake Ontario while the Ottawa River saw the highest flows in more than 50 years, leading to widespread flooding across the Lake Ontario ��� St. Lawrence River system.

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