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Flash Flood — Bartholomew, IN

Jun 15, 2019

A warm front brought severe storms, tornadoes, and heavy rain on June 15th. A significant tornado outbreak that was the largest since November 17, 2013 occurred during the evening of Saturday, June 15th. Seven tornadoes occurred in central Indiana with 3 additional tornadoes across portions of eastern Indiana.||This is what the environment showed. A weak shortwave trough was moving through central Indiana during the time of the severe weather. This was a high shear, low CAPE environment initial

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 841390). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Bartholomew, IN

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