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Flood — Jefferson, IN

Mar 1, 2017

The combination of a moist and unseasonably warm air mass and an approaching low pressure system and cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to southern Indiana during the early morning hours on March 1. In the end, there were 5 tornadoes across southern Indiana, the strongest being an EF-2 that tracked through portions of Dubois County. In addition to the tornadoes, there were several areas of intense straight-line winds estimated up to 100 mph in places. The impacts included numer

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 681344). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jefferson, IN

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