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Flash Flood — Spencer, IN

Jun 29, 2023

A severe thunderstorm rapidly strengthened during the early morning hours, producing hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging winds from 70 to 80 mph. During the mid-morning hours, a cluster of severe thunderstorms evolved into a thunderstorm complex that produced mainly damaging winds. The severe weather reports were concentrated mainly east of a line from Princeton to Evansville, including the eastern Evansville metro area. The persistence of the thunderstorm clusters over the same areas

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1102476). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Spencer, IN

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