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Flash Flood — Williamson, IL

Mar 11, 2021

Scattered thunderstorms tracked eastward from Missouri across southern Illinois. A deep upper-level low pressure system sank southeast into the far southwestern U.S., pumping plenty of Pacific moisture northeast into the mid Mississippi River Valley as a cold front settled slowly southeast into the region. There was abundant deep moisture in place for locally heavy rain.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 942590). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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