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Flash Flood — Beaver, PA

Jul 10, 2013

A powerful cold front and upper level trough pushed across the Upper Ohio Valley on July 10th producing widespread severe weather and flash flooding from eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. This included 3 separate tornadoes. One tornado occurred in Lawrence county, PA, with 2 additional tornadoes across portions of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties in Ohio.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 460323). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Beaver, PA

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