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Flash Flood — Vinton, OH

Nov 6, 2017

In an unseasonably warm airmass, thunderstorms formed along a cold front moving into Ohio from the west on the afternoon of the 5th. These storms were aided by a strong upper level system, with fast flow above the surface. These storms gradually weakened as they moved into Southeastern Ohio during the late evening, however with the strong low level jet, some of the storms were still able to produce tree and power line damage.||As the cold front moved through that night, continued training of sho

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 721677). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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