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Flash Flood — Carlton, MN

Jun 4, 2019

Thunderstorms developed over northeastern Minnesota on the afternoon of the 4th. A warm front was draped along the International Border with a secondary warm front pushing northward from the south. Daytime heating, advection of a more favorable airmass for severe weather and a shortwave trough moved into the western part of the area and lead to increased shear and steep lapse rates that led to the development of storms. Storms become stronger through the afternoon as they moved southeast, but li

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 835836). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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