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Flash Flood — Pulaski, MO

May 24, 2024

An upper level low pressure system originated over the Dakotas before pivoting and becoming negatively tilted during the early morning hours on May 24, 2024. An associated surface cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the afternoon, bringing scattered thunderstorms producing hail between quarter and hen egg size as well as isolated flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1174216). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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