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Flash Flood — Ashland, OH

Jun 27, 2013

After several days of showers and thunderstorms the ground cover in Ashland County was near saturation. A particularly brief but intense thunderstorm moved into the county between 8 and 9 PM with rainfall rates over 4 inches per hour. The torrential nature of the rain overwhelmed area creeks and stream and flooded several low lying areas.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 450521). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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