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Flash Flood2 deaths$50.0M damage

Rutland, VT · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flash Flood2 deaths$20K damage

Maricopa, AZ · Aug 18, 2021

An upper level trough and lead-on shortwave trough moved through Arizona during the day on the 18th. Moderate to high instability and high moisture content supported scattered strong thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$85.0M damage

McDowell, WV · May 2, 2002

Repetitive showers and thunderstorms moved rapidly across the southern coal fields, from the late morning hours to the early evening, on a Thursday, the 2nd of May.

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Flood2 deaths$1.7M damage

Coffee, AL · Dec 24, 2015

An anomalous upper level pattern developed across the country with a large upper level trough remaining nearly stationary west of the area for several days. Continuous southwest flow brought unseasonably warm temperatures and high moisture content across the area.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$270K damage

Erie, PA · Nov 5, 2017

A cold front moved across the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes on the afternoon of Sunday, November 5th, 2017. Unseasonably warm and humid air was in place across the region ahead of the front.

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Flood2 deaths$15K damage

Muskogee, OK · Nov 8, 2024

Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma on the 8th, ahead of a strong, slow-moving storm system that translated into the Southern Plains from the Southern Rockies.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)2 deaths$52.0M damage

Volusia, FL · Aug 13, 2004

Hurricane Charley was still producing hurricane wind gusts as it crossed Volusia County from the southwest. Daytona Beach reported a wind gust to 72 knots (83 mph) and Ormond Beach reported wind gusts of 76 knots (88 mph).

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Flash Flood2 deaths$5.0M damage

Pulaski, MO · Aug 6, 2013

A stalled frontal boundary led to multiple rounds of thunderstorms which trained over the same areas and produced intense rainfall rates and rainfall totals.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$1.0M damage

Harris, TX · Oct 31, 2015

A strong upper level storm system, combined with high moisture levels to produce a bands of excessive rainfall that caused flash flooding across Fort Bend, Harris and Liberty Counties.

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Flood2 deaths$40.0M damage

Buncombe, NC · Sep 16, 2004

After many hours of moderate to heavy rainfall, gradual rises on creeks and streams resulted in the second devastating flood across the county in just 9 days. Flooding first began around Candler, but eventually affected every valley community in the county.

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Flood2 deaths$125K damage

Fulton, IN · Jan 8, 2008

An unseasonable moist atmosphere and slow moving cold front set the stage for the training of rain and thunderstorms across much of northern Indiana.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)2 deaths$37.7M damage

East Baton Rouge, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a major category 3 hurricane on August 31st after developing in the Caribbean Sea and moving across western Cuba.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$1.5M damage

Greenville, SC · Aug 9, 2014

A backdoor cold front moving from the northeast toward the southwest caused numerous thunderstorms and heavy rain showers to suddenly erupt as it moved across northern portions of Upstate South Carolina during the evening.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$25.0M damage

Buchanan, VA · May 2, 2002

Repetitive showers and thunderstorms moved rapidly across northern Buchanan County from west to east from the late morning to the early evening.

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Flood2 deaths$25.0M damage

York, ME · Apr 16, 2007

An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.

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Imperial, CA · Aug 31, 2021

A similar pattern existed on the 31st compared to the previous day with an upper level low in the eastern Pacific near the west coast of the Baja Peninsula promoting diffluent flow across southeast California.

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Tropical Storm2 deaths$10.0M damage

Pitt, NC · Aug 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene made landfall during the morning of the 27th, near Cape Lookout, as a large category 1 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$20.0M damage

Montgomery, PA · Sep 8, 1996

Thunderstorms, which "trained" or moved over the same locations of Southern Montgomery County, caused widespread flash flooding, caused the death of a couple in Abington and about $20 million dollars in property damage. Up to 10 inches of rain within a three hour period.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$8.5M damage

Clinton, NY · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flash Flood2 deaths$17.5M damage

Bergen, NJ · Sep 16, 1999

Torrential record rainfall, which caused serious widespread urban, small stream, and river flooding, preceded the remnants of Hurricane Floyd, which passed over Western Suffolk County of Long Island from 7 pm to 9 pm on September 16th.Deaths: Flooding caused 3 deaths: 2 in…

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Flood2 deaths$16.0M damage

Monroe, PA · Jun 27, 2006

Several days of heavy rain throughout the Delaware and Lehigh River Basins culminated with major flooding along the Delaware River from the 28th through the 30th.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$50K damage

Pickens, AL · Jan 6, 2009

A slow moving frontal system caused several large areas of showers and thunderstorms to move across Central Alabama, during the period from January 5 to January 7. Some of the thunderstorms became severe, producing sporadic wind damage.

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Flood2 deaths$50K damage

Delaware, NY · Oct 29, 2003

The West Branch of the Delaware River in the town on Delhi went over its banks. About two miles upstream of the village of Delhi the river came onto Back River Road, also known as County Route 18.

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Flash Flood2 deaths$15.0M damage

Bexar, TX · Aug 16, 2007

Tropical Storm Erin moved inland near Port Aransas on the morning of August 16 and continued toward the northwest, in the general direction of San Antonio.

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