Low pressure across the Mid-Atlantic region on the morning of the 17th in combination with easterly winds off the Atlantic Ocean produced showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. 55 inches of rainfall near Red Creek in Western Grant County.
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Low pressure across the Mid-Atlantic region on the morning of the 17th in combination with easterly winds off the Atlantic Ocean produced showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. The storms dropped a total of 2.55 inches of rainfall near Red Creek in Western Grant County.
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1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Over 2.5 inches of rain fell in 18 hours at Red Creek.
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