Why has the flooding been so bad? | Weather or Not

Thursday, December 21, 2023
NEW YORK (WABC) -- In this episode of Weather or Not with Lee Goldberg, we talk about the recent flood emergency all the way through the holiday forecast.

We have faced a couple of deluges over the past few weeks in December and it's caused a major flood event over parts of the Tri-State area.
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Is that something we have to get used to? Is it this unusual in December?

Senior Service Hydrologist with the National Weather Service, Ray Kruzdlo, joins in the conversation.
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He answers this crucial question: why has the flooding been so bad?
Weather Or Not: Why has the flooding been so bad?


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