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Flash Flood — Harrison, WV

Jun 12, 2014

Ahead of a slow moving mid level trough in the Missouri, warm and humid air returned to northeast Kentucky on the 10th. Sunshine helped temperatures reach into the mid 80s during the afternoon. An arch of thunderstorms moved northeast out of Tennessee during the late afternoon, through eastern Kentucky and into West Virginia near sunset. A well defined shelf cloud was observed on the leading edge of the squall line. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph were widespread. For example, the Tri State Airp

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 511751). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harrison, WV

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