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Flash Flood$100K damage

Harris, TX · Jan 9, 2022

Scattered thunderstorms associated with the approach of an offshore low pressure system produced several tornadoes on the evening of January 8 and the early morning of January 9.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Harris, TX · Jan 9, 2022

Scattered thunderstorms associated with the approach of an offshore low pressure system produced several tornadoes on the evening of January 8 and the early morning of January 9.

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Flood$1.5M damage

Davidson, NC · Sep 17, 2018

A ridge of high pressure over eastern North America stalled Florence's forward motion a few miles off the southeast North Carolina coast on September 13th.

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Flood$50.0M damage

Vernon, LA · Mar 10, 2016

Heavy rain from the 9th and 10th pushed Toledo Bend Reservoir to a record high level. This forced the spillway gates to fully open. Additional flood waters flowed into the Sabine River from tributaries pushing the river to record flood stages at observing points south of the dam…

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Flood$50.0M damage

Calcasieu, LA · Mar 10, 2016

Heavy rain from the 9th and 10th pushed Toledo Bend Reservoir to a record high level. This forced the spillway gates to fully open. Additional flood waters flowed into the Sabine River from tributaries pushing the river to record flood stages at observing points south of the dam…

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Flash Flood$7.0M damage

Sullivan, PA · Oct 21, 2016

A potent cold front pushed into an unseasonably warm and humid air mass, generating widespread showers and thunderstorms. There was a considerable amount of both low level and deep layer shear, and some of the storms produced damaging winds.

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Flash Flood$70K damage

Taos, NM · Aug 12, 2022

As the upper-level high pressure built over the Great Plains on August 12, 2022, much drier air pushed into eastern and central New Mexico. This led to a downtrend in thunderstorm coverage across much of the area while the monsoonal moisture plume focued across western New…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

York, SC · Aug 8, 2024

The remnants Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in the Florida Big Bend on the 5th, lifted steadily northeast across southeast Georgia before turning north through the South Carolina coastal plain and the North Carolina Piedmont on the 7th and 8th.

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Flood$35K damage

Allamakee, IA · Jun 24, 2024

Above normal rainfall over the course of June, combined with a robust rainfall event between June 20th and 22nd, led to widespread river flooding across portions of northeast Iowa.

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Coastal Flood$1.5M damage

Coastal York, ME · Mar 3, 2018

Low pressure developed off the New Jersey coast (981mb), on March 2nd before rapidly intensifying well offshore on March 3rd (974mb), producing hurricane force wind gusts in the Gulf of Maine.

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Flash Flood$1.5M damage

Westmoreland, PA · Jun 20, 2018

Heavy rain with little, if any, lightning moved along a stationary front in a tropical environment. Moisture was plentiful, with precipitable water values of over 2 inches.

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Flash Flood$1.5M damage

Willacy, TX · Jun 20, 2018

A broad tropical wave originating in the western Caribbean Sea moved across the Yucatan peninsula on June 15th and 16th, 2018. The slow moving but persistent system approached the Texas coast on Sunday, June 17th before finally arriving on June 18th.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Grant, ND · Jun 8, 2021

An extended period consisting of two days of continuous severe weather occurred from June 7 through June 8. Thunderstorms initially developed along a warm front over the James River Valley into parts of south central North Dakota where strong instability and deep layer shear…

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Newton, MO · Jun 26, 2021

During the late evening of the 25th and morning of the 26th, storms moved repeatedly along and north of an outflow boundary that extended along Interstate 44 from Lebanon to Joplin.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Chaves, NM · Sep 4, 2021

Atmospheric moisture values remained high across southern and eastern New Mexico on September 4, 2021, which led to another active monsoon day across the area.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Bennington, VT · Jul 29, 2021

Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Windham, VT · Jul 29, 2021

Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Sullivan, NH · Jul 29, 2021

A developing area of lower pressure crossed the state on the night of July 29th. Abundant moisture moved into the region ahead of this area of low pressure. Rain began by late afternoon on July 29th across the Connecticut River Valley.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Catron, NM · Jul 23, 2021

A slow-moving low pressure system continued to track westward across southern New Mexico on July 23, 2021, as an area of high pressure remained centered over the Four Corners.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

San Juan, NM · Jul 21, 2021

With above normal atmospheric moisture values in place across northern and central New Mexico, it was another active monsoon day on July 21, 2021.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Crawford, OH · Jul 16, 2021

A cold front moved southeastward from Lower Michigan to Lake Erie during the evening and overnight of the 15th and then stalled in vicinity of the southern lakeshore by daybreak.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Grayson, VA · May 22, 2024

Multiple intense thunderstorms developed with the passage of an upper level disturbance during an afternoon of strong daytime heating. Abundant sunshine and above normal warmth resulted in surface-base CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) values ranging from 2,000 to…

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Chatham, GA · Jul 22, 2024

A cluster of thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze in the afternoon and remained nearly stationary across Chatham County. This cluster of thunderstorms produced extremely heavy rainfall across portions of Chatham County, with the heaviest rain occurring in the Savannah…

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Delaware, NY · Aug 9, 2024

A deep plume of tropical moisture had spread over Central New York ahead of the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby. Prolonged torrential rains blanketed the region during the night and early morning hours before becoming enhanced by the approaching tropical remnants.

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