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Tropical Storm6 deaths$110.0M damage

Orange, FL · Sep 10, 2017

Hurricane Irma moved northward over the far western Florida peninsula between the afternoon of September 10 and the morning of September 11 at Category 1-2 strength.

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Flash Flood6 deaths$35.0M damage

Harris, TX · Apr 17, 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 Flood6 deaths$5.0M damage

Hunterdon, NJ · Sep 1, 2021

Post Tropical Cyclone Ida brought heavy rain to New Jersey on September 1. Rainfall totals were as high as 5 to 10 inches. The heavy rain caused significant flash flooding, mainly in the northern half of the state. It resulted in widespread property damage.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)6 deaths$64.0M damage

Coastal Dade, FL · Aug 25, 2005

A tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic from near the west coast of Africa eventually spawned the tropical cyclone that became hurricane Katrina. The tropical wave became a tropical depression near the central Bahamas late on August 22.

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Flash Flood6 deaths$870K damage

Douglas, GA · Sep 20, 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 Flood6 deaths

Perry, KY · Jul 28, 2022

Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.

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Flash Flood6 deaths

Lycoming, PA · Jan 19, 1996

Six people died in Lycoming County along Lycoming Creek on Friday the 19th. A husband and wife age 77 and 75 were swept away when they tried to drive away from their home in rural Trout Run early in the afternoon.

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Flash Flood$28.0M damage

Middlesex, NJ · Sep 16, 1999

Hurricane Floyd battered New Jersey (especially the central and northern thirds) on September 16th and brought with it torrential and in some areas, unprecedented and record breaking rains and damaging winds.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)4 deaths

Monroe/lower Keys, FL · Sep 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma made landfall over the Lower Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with the eye crossing directly over Cudjoe Key.

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Flash Flood5 deaths$3.0B damage

Jefferson, TX · Aug 27, 2017

Harvey moved across the Gulf of Mexico into the central Texas Coast during the last week of August. After the initial landfall, the cyclone moved back into the gulf a couple days later and then made another landfall in Southwest Louisiana during the morning of the 30th.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Karnes, TX · Oct 18, 1998

The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th.

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Flash Flood4 deaths$3.5M damage

Johnson, KY · Jul 13, 2015

Round one of what would be three rounds of severe weather inside of a 36 hour period began during the early afternoon hours as a thunderstorm complex raced southeastward across eastern Kentucky.

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Flash Flood5 deaths$200.0M damage

Haywood, NC · Aug 17, 2021

Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on the 16th and lifted steadily north through Georgia and into the southern Appalachians during the 16th and throughout the 17th.

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Tropical Storm5 deaths$19.2M damage

Newberry, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm5 deaths$304.9M damage

Southern Hidalgo County, TX · Jul 25, 2020

Hurricane Hanna, the 2020 Atlantic season's first Hurricane, made landfall along the unpopulated Padre Island National Seashore on the mid-Kenedy County coastline as a Category 1 storm at around 5 PM Central Time Saturday, July 25th, carrying sustained 90 mph winds with gusts…

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Flash Flood5 deaths$10.0M damage

Madison, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)5 deaths$500.0M damage

Jackson, FL · Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

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Flash Flood5 deaths$20.0M damage

Davidson, TN · Mar 27, 2021

An historic flash flooding event affected the central third of Middle Tennessee from the early morning hours on March 27 through the day into the early morning hours on March 28.

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Tropical Storm5 deaths$1.6M damage

Orange, FL · Oct 9, 2024

Hurricane Milton moved ashore the west-central Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane on Oct 9 around 1930EST. The system continued slowly in an east-northeast trajectory across central Florida, becoming a category 1 hurricane before emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)5 deaths$514.4M damage

Volusia, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest from the eastern tip to Cuba, reaching the extreme western coast of Grand Bahama Island during the evening of October 6 at Category 4 strength.

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Flash Flood5 deaths$9.2M damage

Scott, AR · May 30, 2013

The approach of low pressure aloft triggered numerous thunderstorms from the 30th into the early morning hours of the 31st. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding occurred. The flooding killed six people, and the tornadoes killed one.

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Flash Flood5 deaths$10.0M damage

Washington, TX · May 26, 2016

Strong upper level disturbances combined with above average moisture levels and favorable upper level wind patterns to produce a round of severe thunderstorms that eventually trained and produced excessive rainfall and flash flood during the afternoon hours of the 26th and on…

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Flash Flood5 deaths$350K damage

Alexander, NC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)5 deaths$200.0M damage

Pitt, NC · Sep 14, 1999

Hurricane Floyd caused the largest peace time evacuation in the nations history. He also caused massive record flooding across inland sections of eastern North Carolina.

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