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Flash Flood — Erie, NY

Aug 15, 2020

A diffuse and weak mid-level trough drifted across the eastern Great Lakes during the afternoon and evening, with a weak inverted trough at the surface extending from the Middle Atlantic states into western New York. Daytime heating resulted in moderate instability, although mid-level lapse rates were poor. Very weak flow through the low and mid-levels provided little to no shear. Scattered thunderstorms developed by midafternoon, with new storm development and subsequent storm motion then drive

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 918780). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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