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Flash Flood — Hamilton, OH

Nov 6, 2017

Thunderstorms overspread the region during the afternoon and evening hours as a slow moving cold front pushed through the Ohio Valley. The storms produced damaging winds, heavy rainfall and isolated tornadoes. The storms continued into the overnight hours with flooding lingering into the early morning hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 721527). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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