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Flood — White, IL

Jun 3, 2013

June turned out to be a very wet month across the region with many places 3 to 5 inches above normal. Heavy rain fell during the first two days of June and was scattered during the last half of the month. Many places saw more than 5 inches of rain fall for the month, and Paducah, KY recorded 9.11 inches. This was the fourth wettest June on record at Paducah. On the first, a daily record rainfall occurred at Paducah, where over 5.5 inches fell. The heavy rainfall across the Mississippi Valley and

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 457818). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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