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Flood — Monongalia, WV

Dec 17, 2019

An initial shortwave ahead of a trough over the central CONUS crossed the region on December 16th. Snow fell initially, with accumulations of 1 to 3 inches reported by the morning hours. However, a mix with freezing rain occurred as a warm layer developed aloft. Any icing in most cases was limited to a light glaze during the night of the 16th.||Locally heavy rainfall occurred through the night of the 16th into the morning of the 17th, thanks to the passage of a surface low and enhanced lift prov

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 869766). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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