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Flash Flood — Lake, OH

May 21, 2014

An area of low pressure moved through the central great lakes on May 21st with a cold front moving into northern Ohio during the evening. Several severe thunderstorms developed in the unstable air ahead of the cold front. During the late afternoon thunderstorms were mainly focused across central Ohio and quarter size hail was reported across Morrow County. Later that evening thunderstorms filled in over Lake Erie and moved inland off the lake. These thunderstorms produced quarter size hail in m

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 510274). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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