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Flood — Osceola, FL

Jul 11, 2009

A collision of the east coast and west coast sea breeze boundaries resulted in slow moving thunderstorms over Osceola County. The storms dumped excessive rainfall in a short period of time, resulting in flooding of many homes. Some non-meteorological issues likely contributed to the property damage.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 171409). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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