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Flash Flood — Richland, OH

Jul 21, 2019

Low pressure over west central Indiana moved slowly east in Ohio on the afternoon and evening of the 21st. The boundary slowed to a stationary front across central Ohio, becoming a catalyst for storm development. Rainfall rates of 2 to inches an hour occurred in the heaviest rainfall. The Weather Prediction Center highlighted an area along the US 30 corridor across central Ohio for a heightened risk of flash flooding. Thunderstorms increased in coverage and intensity around 4 PM lasting into th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 846905). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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