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Flash Flood — Dauphin, PA

Jul 11, 2021

Scattered thunderstorms developed in a moderate CAPE, moderate shear environment just south of a warm front that was draped from northwest to southeast across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of July 11, 2021. Several of the storms produced wind damage, and a few storms exhibited rotation near the warm front. One slower moving thunderstorm brought urban flash flooding to Harrisburg.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 971586). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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