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Flood1 death$300K damage

Summit, OH · Feb 28, 2011

A strong area of low pressure moved northeast across Ohio on February 28th. Heavy rain fell over northern Ohio in association with this low. Rainfall totals of between one and three inches were reported.

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Flood1 death$300K damage

Yellowstone, MT · May 21, 2011

A Pacific low moved into the four corners region on the 17th and migrated northeast into the Dakotas through the 22nd, bringing another round of heavy precipitation aided by a tap of Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flood1 death$30K damage

Saline, IL · May 1, 2017

A series of heavy rainfall events in April, followed by another heavy rainfall event in early May, kept many rivers above flood stage for all or most of the month. Some of the river flooding was major.

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Flash Flood1 death$630K damage

Gwinnett, GA · Sep 21, 2009

A historical, record, and catastrophic flood event unfolded during this period, mostly in the west central Georgia area, including the western and northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.

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Flash Flood1 death$600K damage

Houston, MN · Aug 18, 2007

A warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms with excessive rainfall across southeast Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. This was after rain had fallen earlier in the day.

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Flood1 death$600K damage

Windham, CT · Oct 15, 2005

A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across north central and northeast Connecticut.

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Flash Flood1 death$40K damage

Eddy, NM · Sep 18, 2014

There was moisture coming into the region from Tropical Storm Odile over northern Mexico/southern New Mexico. This made the air mass very moist. Upper level disturbances were moving over the area from Odile which increased atmospheric lift.

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Flash Flood1 death$20K damage

Butler, MO · Apr 3, 2015

A complex of thunderstorms over central Missouri moved and redeveloped southeast across southeast Missouri. The activity developed near and north of an east-west oriented convective outflow boundary. The boundary sagged southward through a moderately unstable air mass.

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Flash Flood1 death$3.0M damage

Howell, MO · Apr 25, 2011

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the Ozarks over the course of a week. A persistent trough over the central plains brought multiple upper level storm systems over the region which produced intense thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood1 death$1.5M damage

Pike, OH · Mar 2, 1997

Persistent heavy rainfall caused area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were closed due to high water. Breaks occurred in Crooked Creek's earthen levee destroying houses, cars, and several restaurants and businesses in Waverly.

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Flood1 death$40K damage

Pulaski, IL · Jan 3, 2015

A very heavy rainfall event on the 3rd caused the Cache River to overflow its banks. A potent storm system lifted out of the Southwest during the first few days of the year. An area of low pressure opened up as it entered the southern Plains.

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Coastal Flood1 death$250K damage

Camden, NJ · Apr 16, 2011

The strong southeast wind up the Delaware Bay and River combined with the already high astronomical tides associated with the full moon and fresh water runoff from heavy rain to produce severe tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries during…

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Flash Flood1 death$250K damage

Faulkner, AR · May 1, 2011

A nearly stationary front, extending from southwest Arkansas to the east central part of the state, served as a trigger for severe weather on the 1st. The front was also responsible for heavy to excessive rainfall amounts, which began on April 30th and continued through May 2nd.

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Flash Flood1 death$25K damage

Pima, AZ · Sep 8, 2014

Moisture associated with Tropical Depression Norbert, once rated as strong as a Category 3 hurricane, contributed to very heavy rainfall across southeast Arizona during the morning and early afternoon hours of September 8th.

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Flood1 death$250K damage

Jefferson, NY · Apr 28, 2011

After near record-setting spring rainfall, a warm front brought two to four inches of rain to the eastern Lake Ontario Region. The runoff resulted in flooding across the Black River basin, including the Black River and some of its major tributaries.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Buchanan, MO · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall over West Central Missouri on October 4th resulted in several episodes of major flash flooding. The most deadly and costly flooding occurred in Jackson County where nine people lost their lives on the evening of October 4th.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Forrest, MS · Jan 29, 1999

Strong thunderstorms moved across southern Mississippi flooding numerous roads and homes. A few roads were closed and a few bridges were washed out. Several businesses were flooded as well.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Bollinger, MO · May 12, 2002

The most serious flooding struck Wayne, Bollinger, and Cape Girardeau Counties, where 4 to 8 inches of rain fell, mostly in a 12-hour period. The highest totals were in northern Bollinger County, where radar estimates and unofficial measurements indicated up to 8 inches fell.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Wyoming, WV · May 31, 2004

The flash flooding in Mingo, Logan, and Wyoming Counties became part of the federal disaster area. Additional flooding, but on a more localized scale, would occur in the disaster area in early June. Around 500 National Guard troops were used in the flood cleanup and recovery.

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Flash Flood1 death$500K damage

Kingfisher, OK · Aug 19, 2007

Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season, developed quickly over the northeast Gulf of Mexico on the 15th, before moving onshore during the morning hours of the 16th.

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Flood1 death$500K damage

Kanawha, WV · Feb 15, 2003

Rains from Friday afternoon, the 14th, into Sunday the 16th were on the order of 3.5 to 4.9 inches, with the maximum over Wayne and Lincoln Counties. Small streams flooded onto roads Saturday evening, the 15th, into early Sunday, the 16th.

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Flood1 death$500K damage

Mower, MN · Sep 15, 2004

After a relatively dry start to the month, a potent late summer storm system brought very heavy rain to parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa on September14 and September15.

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Flood1 death$500K damage

Warren, IN · Jan 4, 2005

All of the snow cover from the historic pre-Christmas 2004 snow storm melted by New Year's Day 2005 as the dew point temperatures rose into the 50s. Lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County.

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Flood1 death$500K damage

Tolland, CT · Oct 15, 2005

A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across north central and northeast Connecticut.

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