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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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Cortland, NY · Mar 26, 2007

Rainfall of 0.50 to 1.00 inches occurred on the night of the 24th as low pressure tracked across central NY. In addition, mild temperatures remained over the region through the end of the month. The mild temperatures continued melting of snowpack.

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Dutchess, NY · Dec 12, 2008

A cold front moved across eastern New York and western New England on Wednesday, December 10th, ushering a cold airmass into the region. A low pressure system developed over the southeast states Wednesday and Wednesday night.

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Schenectady, NY · Mar 5, 2008

A low pressure system tracked northeast from the lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday March 4th, into south central New York State by Wednesday morning on March 5th.||Abundant moisture was associated with this system, which led to widespread heavy rainfall across much of east central…

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Ulster, NY · Mar 8, 2008

A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th.

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Greene, NY · Mar 8, 2008

A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th.

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Dutchess, NY · Mar 8, 2008

A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th.

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Columbia, NY · Mar 8, 2008

A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th.

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Genesee, NY · Mar 8, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Niagara, NY · Mar 10, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Erie, NY · Mar 9, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Monroe, NY · Mar 9, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Erie, NY · Mar 8, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Monroe, NY · Mar 9, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Cattaraugus, NY · Mar 11, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Erie, NY · Mar 7, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Erie, NY · Mar 8, 2009

Soaking rains over a four-day period beginning on the 7th provided the region with nearly all of the month���s precipitation���between 2 and 3 inches.

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Lewis, NY · Sep 30, 2010

Tropical low pressure raced north from the Carolinas to New York State and brought copious amounts of rain to the eastern Finger Lakes and eastern Lake Ontario regions. Rainfall amounts of three to four-and-a-half inches were widespread across the area.

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Ontario, NY · Sep 30, 2010

Tropical low pressure raced north from the Carolinas to New York State and brought copious amounts of rain to the eastern Finger Lakes and eastern Lake Ontario regions. Rainfall amounts of three to four-and-a-half inches were widespread across the area.

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Oswego, NY · Sep 30, 2010

Tropical low pressure raced north from the Carolinas to New York State and brought copious amounts of rain to the eastern Finger Lakes and eastern Lake Ontario regions. Rainfall amounts of three to four-and-a-half inches were widespread across the area.

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Jefferson, NY · Sep 30, 2010

Tropical low pressure raced north from the Carolinas to New York State and brought copious amounts of rain to the eastern Finger Lakes and eastern Lake Ontario regions. Rainfall amounts of three to four-and-a-half inches were widespread across the area.

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Erie, NY · Jan 25, 2010

Low pressure moved from the lower Great Lake across Pennsylvania into eastern New York. The low brought soaking rains of one to two inches to a large portion of the area.

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Erie, NY · Jan 25, 2010

Low pressure moved from the lower Great Lake across Pennsylvania into eastern New York. The low brought soaking rains of one to two inches to a large portion of the area.

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Montgomery, NY · Feb 18, 2022

A storm system pushed across the region during February 17-18, 2022. Warm air pushed northward into the region along with periods of rainfall before a cold front brought the return of windy and colder weather.

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Montgomery, NY · Feb 18, 2022

A storm system pushed across the region during February 17-18, 2022. Warm air pushed northward into the region along with periods of rainfall before a cold front brought the return of windy and colder weather.

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