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Flash Flood — Washburn, WI

Sep 20, 2021

A cold front moving east across the Upper Midwest propelled a cold front through northwest Wisconsin leading to the development of a line of storms during the afternoon. These storms produced sporadic wind damage and heavy rain and training of the storms led to some minor flash flooding in spots as well. While storms were exhibiting circulation in the low levels, no tornadoes were reported.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 986443). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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