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Flash Flood — Fulton, GA

Jun 5, 2013

The combination of moist southwesterly flow ahead of a deep trough aloft and a tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico brought copious amounts of moisture to the state on the 5th and 6th. On the 6th, the upper trough continued to dig, allowing a cold front to approach, which served to focus convection. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed through the period, with a few of these producing enough rain for flash flooding. One thunderstorm was briefly able to reach severe limits in Atlanta, wi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 455231). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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