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Flash Flood — Lauderdale, MS

Aug 16, 2012

A couple of upper level disturbances that passed over the region on the 15th and 16th interacted with a very warm and humid air mass allowing several severe thunderstorms to develop each afternoon. Damage due to strong winds and hail occurred as a result of these storms, in addition to some flash flooding that occurred due to slow storm motions.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 398824). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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