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Flash Flood — Harrison, WV

Sep 4, 2011

Well to the east of a cold front in the Ohio Valley, thunderstorms formed by the afternoon on the 4th. These storms then moved north through West Virginia. The storms were supported by a strong core of winds aloft over the Great Lakes. The convection also dumped local downpours. Minor flash flooding occurred in a few locations.||The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee then rode northeast to enhance and prolong the frontal rains on Labor Day the 5th, into Tuesday the 6th. Rain totals from the 4

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 335365). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harrison, WV

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