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Flash Flood — Ward, ND

Jun 17, 2010

Downstream of a strong upper level short wave trough, atmospheric destabilization was occurring late Thursday morning across much of west and central North Dakota in the wake of earlier thunderstorms, along with large scale ascent ahead of the trough resulting in surface low pressure deepening over southwest North Dakota. Tornado Watch number 333 was issued for much of west and all of central North Dakota early in the afternoon of Thursday, June 17th, due to ongoing severe convection and for the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 239152). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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