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Flash Flood — Washington, IN

Jun 6, 2025

An area of showers and thunderstorms moved across the lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening hours on June 6th, 2025. A quasi-stationary front was draped across the region, with precipitable water values around 2 inches along and south of the boundary. As a larger convective complex moved across central Kentucky, a mesoscale convective vortex and an associated area of low pressure developed. On the northern edge of this low pressure system, moisture convergence helped to spark cluste

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1270753). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Washington, IN

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