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Flash Flood — Marion, OH

Sep 7, 2020

A cold front moved slowly southward across Lake Erie and northern Ohio into a moist environment early Labor Day morning. A strong jet aloft fueled persistent moisture advection along with significant backbuilding and training of thunderstorms across the area between about 6am and 6pm Monday. This resulted in a widespread 2-5��� of rain with isolated amounts even higher. Later that afternoon, the primary weather hazard shifted to severe thunderstorms with two tornado warnings and three seve

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 915567). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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