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Flash Flood — Monroe, MS

Jan 11, 2020

A cold season quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) moved across the Mid-South during the overnight and early morning hours Saturday, January 11, 2020. Strong southerly winds drew unseasonably warm, moist air northward into the region ahead of a cold front. Early morning temperatures were in the upper 60s and lower 70s with dewpoints in the upper 60s. This aided in the development of uncapped surface-based instability that was more than sufficient to maintain the QLCS. A strengthening shortwave

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 874961). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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