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Flash Flood — Gray, KS

May 24, 2015

A strong short wave trough lifting out of the Rockies combined with an atmosphere that was recovering from earlier thunderstorms. There likely was mesoscale interactions with old outflow boundaries. Tornadoes formed along a warm front lifting north. Many storm spotters and chasers were unable to see the tornadoes due to the proximately to dense fog on the cold side of the front. Those that did observe the tornadoes were astonished at the apparent width and magnitude of the tornadoes. Howeve

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 583387). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Gray, KS

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