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Flash Flood — Dubois, IN

Sep 5, 2022

A quasi-stationary surface front and meandering mid-level cyclone continued to promote unsettled weather across the Ohio Valley on September 5th. During the morning hours, a slow-moving cluster of showers and thunderstorms across southwestern Indiana fed off of increasing diurnally-driven instability and a relatively moisture-rich environment, resulting in heavy rainfall across portions of Dubois County. In the community of Dubois, some minor flooding was observed, with rainfall totals of betwee

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1058151). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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