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Flood — Blair, PA

Jun 22, 2022

The surface synoptic set-up on June 22, 2022 was similar to that of the severe weather event just 6 days earlier, as a north-south stationary boundary bisected central Pennsylvania ahead of a cold front approaching from the Great Lakes. To the west of the north-south stationary boundary, the airmass over western Pennsylvania was very warm and humid with strong instability. Scattered thunderstorms first developed during the early afternoon over the south-central mountains, with additional activit

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1030811). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Blair, PA

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