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Flash Flood — Lee, AL

Apr 19, 2020

A low-amplitude trough affected the Gulf Coast region April 19th with Central Alabama impacts consisting of two significant straight-line wind events (resulting in injuries), with other storms producing large hail and flash flooding. This activity was mainly focused south of Interstate 20.||During the morning of the 19th, a warm front was located along the immediate Gulf Coast, placing all of Central Alabama in an environment consisting of a stable low-level air mass; however, there was plenty o

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 889740). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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