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Flash Flood — Daviess, IN

Sep 8, 2018

The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high. Precipitable water, a measure of moisture content in the atmosphere, is normally around 1 inch for early September in Indiana. Precipitable water amounts approached 2 inches for parts of the area on September 8th. Heavy rainfall of 1 to 4 inches fell on the 7th of September, while the 72-hour total rainfall am

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 787835). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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