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Flash Flood — Pike, IN

Apr 29, 2017

During the evening, clusters of storms developed just north of a surface warm front that extended from the Missouri bootheel northeastward along the Ohio River. The warm front became stationary, and the area of storms tracked northeast across the same areas through the overnight and early morning hours. The repeated bouts of heavy-rain producing storms lasted 8 to 12 hours, resulting in excessive rainfall. Flash flooding occurred during the overnight hours of the 28th, along with an isolated sev

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 687742). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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