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Flash Flood — Durham, NC

Apr 12, 2019

Enhanced southerly flow advected warm, moist air into the region ahead of a diving shortwave trough and attendant cold front. This resulted in sufficient moisture, strong shear and marginal instability to produce a line of showers and strong thunderstorms. These storms produced scattered wind damage, localized flash flooding and a brief tornado as they moved through central North Carolina.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 820217). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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