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Flash Flood — New Castle, DE

Jun 1, 2015

A nearly stationary frontal boundary and a low pressure system moving along it combined to develop thunderstorms that produced isolated damaging wind gusts as well as flash flooding in northern Delaware. Around three inches of rain fell in locations that experienced multiple thunderstorms in the northern part of the state, mainly in New Castle County. The heavy rain fell between 4 p.m. EDT and 9 p.m. EDT on the 1st. As both the low pressure system and frontal boundary sagged southeast, the seve

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 579651). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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