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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.

Coastal Flood

Southern Nassau, NY · Feb 9, 2016

Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Queens, NY · Feb 8, 2016

Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Nassau, NY · Feb 8, 2016

Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Queens, NY · Feb 9, 2016

Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th.

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Coastal Flood

Southwest Suffolk, NY · Feb 9, 2016

Low pressure that developed off the Florida coast on early February 7th, intensified into a large intense offshore storm which slowly tracked northeast up the coast through the night of February 8th.

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Flash Flood

Schenectady, NY · Aug 2, 2016

A humid air mass was in place over the region during the early morning hours on Tuesday, August 2nd. Thanks to a nearby frontal boundary, a cluster of slow moving thunderstorms moved south out of the Adirondacks and Lake George-Saratoga Region towards the Capital Region…

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Flash Flood

Albany, NY · Aug 2, 2016

A humid air mass was in place over the region during the early morning hours on Tuesday, August 2nd. Thanks to a nearby frontal boundary, a cluster of slow moving thunderstorms moved south out of the Adirondacks and Lake George-Saratoga Region towards the Capital Region…

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Flash Flood

Albany, NY · Aug 2, 2016

A humid air mass was in place over the region during the early morning hours on Tuesday, August 2nd. Thanks to a nearby frontal boundary, a cluster of slow moving thunderstorms moved south out of the Adirondacks and Lake George-Saratoga Region towards the Capital Region…

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Flash Flood

Schenectady, NY · Aug 2, 2016

A humid air mass was in place over the region during the early morning hours on Tuesday, August 2nd. Thanks to a nearby frontal boundary, a cluster of slow moving thunderstorms moved south out of the Adirondacks and Lake George-Saratoga Region towards the Capital Region…

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Flash Flood

Albany, NY · May 29, 2016

A very warm and humid air mass was in place over eastern New York during the day on Sunday, May 29th. Although strong upper level ridging was initially in place over the area, an upper level trough started to approach from the west, with a surface cold front moving towards the…

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Flash Flood

Schoharie, NY · May 29, 2016

A very warm and humid air mass was in place over eastern New York during the day on Sunday, May 29th. Although strong upper level ridging was initially in place over the area, an upper level trough started to approach from the west, with a surface cold front moving towards the…

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Flash Flood

Albany, NY · May 29, 2016

A very warm and humid air mass was in place over eastern New York during the day on Sunday, May 29th. Although strong upper level ridging was initially in place over the area, an upper level trough started to approach from the west, with a surface cold front moving towards the…

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Flash Flood

Schoharie, NY · May 29, 2016

A very warm and humid air mass was in place over eastern New York during the day on Sunday, May 29th. Although strong upper level ridging was initially in place over the area, an upper level trough started to approach from the west, with a surface cold front moving towards the…

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Flash Flood

Schenectady, NY · Jul 1, 2016

A potent upper level shortwave trough was located over the eastern Great Lakes and headed eastward towards upstate New York on Friday, July 1st.

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Flood

Ulster, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Washington, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Washington, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Montgomery, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Washington, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Washington, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Ulster, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Albany, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Warren, NY · Feb 24, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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Flood

Washington, NY · Feb 25, 2016

A strong area of low pressure was located over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, February 24th and the storm headed northeast towards the region. A warm front extended out of this storm, allowing for periods of rainfall during the day Wednesday, February 24th and into the evening…

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