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Flash Flood1 death$800K damage

McDonald, MO · Jun 23, 2019

Another cycle of overnight and early morning storms complexes with scattered afternoon storms resumed across the region during the June 21-24 period. Flash flooding and severe storms occurred each day with this activity.

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Flash Flood1 death$45K damage

Dallas, TX · Jun 3, 2025

On June 3 and 4, a cold front and a dryline served as focal points for thunderstorm development across North and Central Texas. These storms were associated with several instances of severe weather and flooding.

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Flood1 death$50K damage

Vanderburgh, IN · Mar 10, 2015

Moderate flooding occurred along most of the Ohio River, with pockets of only minor flooding. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a major winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.5M damage

Pittsylvania, VA · Oct 11, 2018

Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle as major hurricane (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on Wednesday afternoon, October 10th, 2018, then tracked northeastward with the northern portion of the storm circulation tracking across portions of…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$700.0M damage

Brazoria, TX · Sep 12, 2008

The eye of Hurricane Ike moved ashore in Galveston County near the city of Galveston. At landfall, Ike had a central pressure of 951.6 mb, as measured at Galveston Pleasure Pier, and a maximum estimated storm surge of 17 feet over portions of Chambers County and the Bolivar…

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Flash Flood1 death$6.7M damage

Waller, TX · Apr 18, 2016

A slow moving upper low over the Southwestern U.S. combined with near record level moisture aided in producing extremely heavy rainfall and devastating flooding over portions of Harris, Waller and Fort Bend Counties.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Rapides, LA · Aug 13, 2016

A very slow moving area of low pressure moved west across South Louisiana. Very high moisture content and slow moving bands of rain generated efficient rain producing storms that left rainfall totals at some locations over 20 inches.

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Flood1 death$30K damage

Greene, NY · Dec 18, 2023

An area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across eastern New York on December 18, 2023. Rainfall totals were between 2 and 5 inches with the highest amounts across the eastern Catskills.

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Flood1 death$2.5M damage

Butler, MO · May 1, 2017

Record or near-record flooding occurred after a succession of thunderstorm complexes dumped heavy rain in late April, bringing three-day rainfall totals up to a foot in isolated locations.

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Flood1 death$25K damage

Bollinger, MO · Mar 25, 2023

A nearly stationary front draped itself from central Texas northeast through the Ohio River Valley and produced multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with very heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood1 death

Tipton, TN · Apr 2, 2025

A significant multi-hazard, multi-day event occurred across the Mid-South from April 2, 2025, to April 8, 2025, producing 35 tornadoes, record flooding, and numerous reports of damaging winds and large hail. A large upper-level trough covered the Western U.S. in early April.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$500.0M damage

Hinds, MS · Aug 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.5M damage

Grafton, NH · Jun 27, 1998

From 3 to possibly as much as 6 inches of rain fell in 12 hours causing the Baker River and its tributaries to rise very rapidly. Bridges were destroyed, vehicles were washed away, and some towns were completely isolated as all roads in and out of the towns were flooded.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.0M damage

Polk, IA · Jun 30, 2018

A frontal boundary was draped across areas just west of Iowa during the morning hours of June 30th, and slowly moved eastward into the state throughout the day.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.0M damage

Llano, TX · Oct 16, 2018

A cold front moved into a very moist atmosphere and generated showers and thunderstorms some of which produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.0M damage

Dane, WI · Aug 20, 2018

An organized and slow moving low pressure area within a very moist airmass resulted in 9 to 15 inches of rain and historic flash flooding from the west side of Madison to Mazomanie, and south to Belleville.

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Tropical Storm1 death$1.0M damage

Wayne, NC · Sep 13, 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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Tropical Storm1 death$300K damage

Pearl River, MS · Aug 28, 2012

Hurricane Isaac entered the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm on August 26, moving northwest after crossing Haiti, Cuba and the Florida Straits. Isaac moved slowly north northwest over the eastern Gulf .

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Flood1 death$440K damage

Platte, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Flood1 death$200.0M damage

Morris, NJ · Aug 28, 2011

Irene produced torrential downpour rains that resulted in major flooding and a number of record breaking crests on area rivers, tropical storm force wind gusts with record breaking outages for New Jersey utilities, one confirmed tornado and a three to five foot storm surge that…

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Flood1 death$20K damage

Rolette, ND · Apr 16, 2023

The spring snow melt of 2023 saw many areas of flooding over North Dakota due to a record deep snow pack and relatively fast melt. Multiple counties experienced infrastructure damage due to the flooding.

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Tropical Storm1 death$2.0M damage

Worth, GA · Sep 10, 2017

Hurricane Irma brought numerous impacts to the Florida Big Bend, southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama including widespread downed trees and power lines, roads blocked by trees, power outages, and trees on homes.

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Flood1 death$1.0M damage

Lake, CA · Jan 1, 2006

A series of warm winter storms brought heavy rain, mudslides, flooding, and high winds to Northern California. - Levee overtopping, breaching, and river flooding occurred along the Feather and Sacramento mainstem rivers as well as along numerous smaller rivers, creeks, and…

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Flood1 death$1.3M damage

Manatee, FL · Aug 26, 2017

A trough of low pressure developed over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and passed east across the Florida Peninsula on the 26th through 28th of August, bringing abundant tropical moisture into the area.

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