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Sacramento, CA · Dec 24, 2025

A prolonged period of wet weather brought heavy snowfall and strong winds to the Sierra Nevada. Heaviest snowfall was observed from 12/24-12/26 when snow levels came down below the mountain passes.

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Sutter, CA · Nov 14, 2025

An Atmospheric River in the middle of November brought light mountain snow, widespread rainfall with roadway flooding, gusty winds, and thunderstorms from November 12th through November 14th.

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Eastern Ocean, NJ · Jul 13, 1996

A weakening Tropical Storm Bertha passed across eastern parts of the state on July 13th. Hurricane Bertha made landfall near Wilmington North Carolina close to 5 p.m. EDT on the 12th and moved northnortheast overnight. At 11 p.m.

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Flash Flood1 death$99K damage

Wabaunsee, KS · May 31, 1996

Torrential rainfall of 4 to 10 inches in about 4 hours caused widespread and severe flash flooding across all of Wabaunsee county, especially the south half of the county.

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Coastal Flood1 death$10K damage

Suffolk, VA · Oct 8, 2016

Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced very strong northeast or north winds over southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)1 death$94K damage

Winston, MS · Sep 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall at 2:02 AM, September 16, near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a upper Category 3 hurricane. The western side of Ivan effected a large portion of Eastern Mississippi as the center moved north through Alabama.

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Flood1 death$20K damage

Fulton, AR · Mar 20, 2012

A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10…

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Albemarle, VA · May 13, 2025

A slow moving closed upper level low originating from the Gulf of America brought anomalous moisture into the area. A long duration period of rain ensued, with rain rates exceeding two inches an hour during the afternoon and evening of May 13th.

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Flash Flood1 death$75K damage

Adair, OK · Sep 9, 2010

Shower and thunderstorm development on the northern periphery of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine affected portions of southeast Oklahoma beginning on September 7th, while the center was still over central Texas.

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Flash Flood1 death$10K damage

Johnson, TX · Nov 27, 2015

An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area.

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Flash Flood1 death$10K damage

Tarrant, TX · Nov 27, 2015

An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area.

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Flood1 death$15K damage

Dallas, TX · Jul 5, 2016

Thunderstorms erupted just northwest of the forecast area along a frontal boundary during the afternoon and evenings of both July 3 and July 4.

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Flash Flood1 death$15K damage

Buckingham, VA · Mar 24, 2012

A closed upper level low crossed the Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley. Meanwhile, a dry slot formed ahead of this feature allowing for increased instability over the mountains and foothills and promoting the development of discrete supercell storms.

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Flash Flood1 death$30K damage

McClain, OK · May 20, 2015

Severe storms developed near a stalled boundary across Oklahoma and the panhandles and moved eastward through the afternoon and evening of the 19th, causing widespread heavy rainfall and additional flooding.

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Flash Flood1 death$30K damage

Comanche, OK · May 20, 2015

Severe storms developed near a stalled boundary across Oklahoma and the panhandles and moved eastward through the afternoon and evening of the 19th, causing widespread heavy rainfall and additional flooding.

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Flood1 death$750K damage

De Soto, MS · Nov 28, 2001

Rainfall of between 5 and 9 inches fell between November 26 and November 29. This produced widespread flooding across North Mississippi. Numerous roads were closed. Many homes and businesses were flooded forcing some evacuations. Some schools were also forced to close.

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Flash Flood1 death$25K damage

Knox, KY · Jun 20, 2011

During the overnight and early morning hours of Monday, June 20th, numerous strong to severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on portions of eastern KY. Between 2 and 5 am EDT, numerous trees were blown across Laurel, Bell, Knox, and Whitley counties.

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Flash Flood1 death$15K damage

Anderson, TX · Jun 13, 2016

An upper level low pressure center trekked east across the area, bringing with it 2 days of shower and thunderstorm activity to North and Central Texas.

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Flood1 death$10K damage

Howard, MD · May 19, 2015

A cold front was located to the north of the Mid-Atlantic and warm and humid conditions persisted through the evening hours. A bay breeze formed across North-Central Maryland and led to multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms in this area.

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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Clark, NV · Jul 20, 1998

Severe thunderstorms moved into the Las Vegas Valley and nearby Lake Mead bringing wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and heavy showers which dumped between 1.50 and 2.25 inches of rain overnight.

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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Jackson, MO · Jun 23, 1999

Thunderstorms developed explosively over the Kansas City metro area during the late morning hours. Storms continued to back-build and dump heavy rain on the area into early afternoon.

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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Scurry, TX · Jun 11, 1999

The events of this day ranged from a couple of small events in the western and southwestern parts of the region to one huge event in the northeastern sections (mostly in Scurry County).

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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Seminole, 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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Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Hamilton, IA · Jun 7, 2008

Low pressure developed over Kansas with a strong southerly flow of very moist air streaming into Iowa ahead of it. Surface temperatures warmed into the 80s with dew point readings in the low to mid 70s.

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