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Flash Flood — Burleigh, ND

Jul 30, 2011

Two waves of severe weather struck west and central North Dakota from the evening of the 29th through the early morning hours of the 30th. ||The first wave of storms occurred along a surface warm front over the south and along a cool front across the north during the evening hours to just after midnight central time. Several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued, with multiple reports of large hail and strong winds received. Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 702 was in effect for this period.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 331897). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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