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Flash Flood — Ashtabula, OH

Jun 26, 2024

A cold front drifted southeastward from central Lake Huron, southern Lower MI, and northwestern IN to southern ON, southeastern Lower MI, far-northwestern OH, and northern IN during the late morning through early evening of the 26th. The front was preceded by a warm and humid sector comprised of weak to moderate MUCAPE and DCAPE, respectively, and moderate to strong effective bulk shear in northern OH. Scattered to numerous multicell thunderstorms and a supercell developed along and especially a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1200435). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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