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Flash Flood1 death$10K damage

Dade, MO · May 5, 2022

A stalled front from the storm a system on May 2-3 moved northward back into the Ozarks as a warm front as a strong upper level low over southern Colorado moved eastward into the southern Plains.

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Flood1 death$100K damage

Spencer, KY · Jun 17, 2019

Between June 17-19, the Ohio Valley sat in a warm moist environment with a stationary front draped from northeast to southwest across Indiana and on through Texas. Little wind shear existed above central Kentucky.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$100.0M damage

Simpson, 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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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$100.0M damage

Leake, 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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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$100.0M damage

Warren, 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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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$100.0M damage

Lafayette, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav caused wind damage, flash flooding, and several tornadoes across southwest Louisiana.||Hustav made landfall in Terrebonne Parish in the morning of September 2nd as a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph.||Gustav moved northwest, almost up along…

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Flash Flood1 death$99K damage

Cheatham, TN · Feb 6, 2019

Heavy rain and thunderstorms produced 2 tornadoes and widespread flash flooding across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon of February 6 through the early morning hours on February 7.

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Flood1 death$986K damage

Vernon, WI · Sep 22, 2016

One person was killed near Victory (Vernon County) when a house was swept down a hillside by a mudslide during the early morning hours of the 22nd.

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Flood1 death$15K damage

Johnson, IL · Jul 7, 2016

A developing line of thunderstorms moved east-southeast across southern Illinois during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The storms moved through a moist and unstable environment ahead of a 500 mb shortwave trough over the mid and upper Mississippi Valley.

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Flood1 death$200K damage

Rowan, KY · Sep 9, 2018

A slow moving low pressure system, in combination with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Gordon, and abundant moisture brought a long duration heavy rainfall event to much of the Bluegrass region of eastern Kentucky.

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Flood1 death$85.0M damage

Jefferson, KY · Mar 1, 1997

Numerous strong thunderstorms training along a stalled out warm front triggered a record 24 hour rainfall for the county. The combination of flooding and/or flash flooding from the record rainfall resulted in an estimated 50,000 homes effected by flooding.

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Flash Flood1 death$81.2M damage

Montgomery, KS · Jul 1, 2007

An upper level low pressure system and associated frontal boundary stalled across the area for several days, resulting in periods of numerous and widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas from early on the 27th until July…

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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Panola, MS · Apr 25, 2015

Widespread moderate rain fell over much of North Mississippi during the late evening hours of April 24th, 2015 into the early morning hours of April 25th. An isolated heavier band fell across Panola and Lafayette Counties resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.5M damage

Kauai, HI · Aug 28, 2018

More heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms developed over parts of the island chain as Lane moved away from the state to the west. Some of the precipitation caused flash flooding on Kauai, the Big Island, and Oahu.

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Flood1 death$68.6M damage

Volusia, FL · May 19, 2009

Historic flooding across eastern Volusia County occurred as a result of nearly a week of heavy rains. The rains began on May 17 as a late season frontal boundary stalled over the region.

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Flash Flood1 death$60.0M damage

Wyoming, WV · Jul 8, 2001

This episode, on the 8th of July, saw fast moving thunderstorms form along a north/south warm frontal boundary. This boundary marked the division between the dry and less humid air to the east, from the incoming steamy moist air, to the west.

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Flood1 death$10K damage

Lancaster, PA · Dec 18, 2023

A strong coastal storm developed over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, crossed the Florida peninsula, and pushed northward up the East Coast from December 17 through December 19, 2023.

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Flash Flood1 death$175K damage

Midland, TX · May 14, 2010

During the late morning hours, an upper level disturbance slowly progressed over the area. At the surface, abundant low level moisture was available due to southeasterly to easterly winds.

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Tropical Storm1 death$250K damage

North Fulton, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.6M damage

Hamilton, TN · Sep 26, 2018

The back door front had mostly washed out, but southwesterly flow aloft on the west side of the Bermuda High kept the area quite humid. A cold front was approaching from the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, and heavy convective rain was training along southwest-to-northeast…

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Flash Flood1 death$50.0M damage

Scott, MS · Apr 6, 2003

To put the entire event into perspective, areas just to the N of Interstate 20 and extending W to E across the entire state, experienced a 125 year rainfall event. Rainfall totals ranged from 7 to 12 inches which all fell in about 18 hours.

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Flash Flood1 death$50.0M damage

Chenango, NY · Jun 27, 2006

A steady stream of tropical moisture flowing north into upstate New York ahead of a frontal system across the eastern Great Lakes brought periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms to Chenango County from early Monday the 26th through Tuesday morning the 27th.

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Flash Flood1 death$50.0M damage

Wayne, PA · Jun 27, 2006

Tropical moisture continued to stream northward into northeast Pennsylvania ahead of a frontal system which slowly moved westward into the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the 27th.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Jackson, WV · Jun 23, 2016

Multiple rounds of convection resulted in wind damage and flooding. Flash flooding on small streams turned into river flooding. A historic and record setting flood occurred along portions of the Elk and Gauley Rivers in central West Virginia.

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