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Flash Flood — Burleigh, ND

Jun 22, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Watch numbers 345 and 350 were in effect during this event.||A capped atmosphere and weak bulk shear prevented convection over North Dakota while storms were developing over far southeast Montana and eastern Wyoming.||Later in the afternoon bulk shear increased substantially into North Dakota in the vicinity of a southwest to northeast orientated surface trough. As the cap weakened, convection became more organized over south central North Dakota early in the evening. In addi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 457950). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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