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Flash Flood — Hamilton, OH

Jun 10, 2011

Non-severe early morning convection over the Ohio River produced a deep outflow boundary across northern Kentucky, southeast Indiana, and southern Ohio. This boundary triggered the development of severe thunderstorms during the late morning through the afternoon in that area. By the mid afternoon, an approaching mesoscale convective vortex produced severe storms north of the Ohio River. Cold pools from these storms produced additional severe storms into the early evening across much of the area.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 318491). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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