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Flash Flood — Talladega, AL

Jun 8, 2022

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across North Central Alabama from the afternoon of June 7th through the evening of June 8th. The activity was the result several upper-level disturbances moving over a slow moving surface front. Some storms were strong to severe at times with damaging wind gusts, as well as large hail. Many of these thunderstorms went on to evolve into clusters that were slow moving, or nearly stationary at times. The slow moving or training nature of these th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1035723). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Talladega, AL

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