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Flash Flood — Lafayette, FL

Apr 4, 2017

Severe weather during the first week of April resulted in a couple of tornadoes and several reports of hail and straight line wind damage across the tri-state area. There was also some flash flooding across portions of Taylor and Lafayette counties where a line of storms stalled out and produced 10-12 inches of rain in around 12 hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 684185). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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