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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Florence, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Cabell, WV · Jul 14, 2016

Convection formed in the heat of the day, with highs around 90 degrees and dew points around 70. There was also an east-to-west boundary in the vicinity, likely from convective activity the previous night or earlier in the day.

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Wetzel, WV · Jun 14, 2022

A new mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed from the outflow of a previously mature MCS in southern Wisconsin before venturing southeast into the Ohio River Valley the evening of June 13th.

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Flood1 death$50.0M damage

Lewis, WA · Dec 2, 2007

Record flooding occurred on the Chehalis, Skokomish, and Elwha Rivers. In addition to the record flooding, major flooding occurred on the Bogachiel River.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$50.0M damage

Upper St. Martin, 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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Flood1 death$10.4M damage

Susitna Valley, AK · Sep 19, 2012

A series of strong, wet storm systems hit Southcentral Alaska in mid-September. Each storm followed nearly the same track along the Alaska Peninsula then along the Bering Sea coast, setting up a strong moist fetch into the Southcentral Alaska.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.0M damage

Fort Bend, TX · May 25, 2015

Across already very saturated grounds, a slow moving line of thunderstorms moved into Harris County from central Texas during the evening hours of the 25th.

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Fayette, WV · Feb 16, 2023

A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.

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Flash Flood1 death$3.8M damage

Summit, OH · Jul 10, 2013

A hot and humid airmass over the Ohio Valley was broken up on the 10th by a shortwave trough and a surface cold front that came moved through during the afternoon hours.

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Flash Flood1 death$33.5M damage

Montgomery, PA · Jun 16, 2001

The remnants of tropical storm Allison drenched the southern halves of Montgomery and Bucks Counties and Philadelphia with up to 10 inches of rain. Torrential downpours occurred from early afternoon through the late evening on the 16th.

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Flood1 death$15.0M damage

Prairie, AR · May 1, 2011

Areal flooding was widespread in Arkansas, beginning early in May. The flooding was caused by large amounts of rain on April 30th, and May 1st and 2nd; high water flowing down from Missouri; and backwater flooding from rivers and large creeks and bayous.

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Cleburne, AL · Aug 3, 2025

Slow-moving thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon of August 1. One storm dumped 2-3 of rain over a localized area of Vestavia Hills and northern Hoover in less than an hour, resulting in numerous street flooding issues along Highway 31 and nearby roadways.

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Flood1 death$100K damage

Stanislaus, 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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Flash Flood1 death$30K damage

Union, IL · Jun 16, 2019

As strong solar heating destabilized the atmosphere, numerous clusters of intense thunderstorms blossomed from southeast Missouri to southwest Indiana. The main impact associated with these storms was flash flooding.

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Flash Flood1 death$28.9M damage

Shelby, TN · May 1, 2010

An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010.

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Tropical Storm1 death$28.7M damage

Brazoria, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Flood1 death$10K damage

Tarrant, TX · Jun 3, 2022

North and Central Texas began June with an unsettled weather pattern in place. An upper level disturbance and weak front worked together to generate multiple rounds of showers and storms.

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Flood1 death$5.0M damage

Jefferson, NE · May 7, 2015

Very heavy, and in some cases, record rainfall fell across southeast Nebraska on the evening of the 6th and into the early morning hours of the 7th. This led to flooding on several rivers and creeks across southeast Nebraska on the days to follow.

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Flash Flood1 death$80K damage

Cochise, AZ · Jul 25, 2003

Another severe thunderstorm moved over Sierra Vista, nearly the same time as the microburst in Wilcox. However, this storm produced heavy precipitation resulting in a flash flood as well as strong winds. Most of the wind damage resulted in uprooted trees.

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Flash Flood1 death$25.0M damage

Clark, NV · Jul 8, 1999

One of the worst flash flood events this century inundated the Las Vegas Valley damaging roads and buildings, sweeping away vehicles and bringing the entire city almost to a standstill from late morning through late afternoon.

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Flash Flood1 death$25.0M damage

Davidson, TN · May 1, 2010

A frontal boundary setup across Western and Middle Tennessee late Friday night (April 30), and remained through the weekend. A persistent southerly flow fed moisture into the area and precipitable water values rose to almost 2 inches, based on data from KOHX upper air…

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Flash Flood1 death$25K damage

Herkimer, NY · Oct 31, 2019

A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.

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Flash Flood1 death$24.1M damage

Milwaukee, WI · Jul 22, 2010

Parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin experienced several rounds of record-setting torrential heavy rains during the afternoon and evening hours of July 22, 2010 that led to flash flooding and damage.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Cumberland, TN · Jul 2, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2. Some of these storms became supercells with low level rotation, and produced 5 weak tornadoes along with several other funnel clouds and wind damage.

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