Summary: Forcing For Lift Provided By:

  • A strong upper – level wave moving southeast from the Great Lakes.

  • A strong, deep front moving northeast from the Ohio Valley.

  • A shallow frontal zone over the lake plain south of Lake Ontario.

  • Isolated severe storms fired on the shallow frontal zone, well north of forcing associated with the deeper frontal zone (near the leading edge of the mid-level dry slot).

  • A large area of heavy rain with some embedded storms developed with the deeper frontal zone.



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