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Westchester, NY · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southeast New York during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Queens, NY · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southeast New York during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Essex, NJ · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread northeast New Jersey during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Dekalb, AL · Jun 19, 2021

A band of very heavy rainfall developed well north of the track of Tropical Depression Claudette that moved across central Alabama. This rain band occurred during the late afternoon through the evening of the 19th into the very early morning hours of the 20th.

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Jefferson, AL · Jun 19, 2021

Heavy rainfall and strong winds impacted much of Central Alabama June 19-20 as the Tropical Depression Claudette moved across the area. Significant flooding occurred along the I-20 corridor where storm total amounts were in the 3-6 inch range, with isolated amounts near 8…

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Passaic, NJ · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread northeast New Jersey during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Bernalillo, NM · Jul 27, 2021

With an area of high pressure centered over northeast Colorado, above normal amounts of subtropical moisture continued to stream into New Mexico on July 27, 2021.

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Westchester, NY · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southeast New York during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Union, NJ · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread northeast New Jersey during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Tuscaloosa, AL · Sep 18, 2021

A tropical air mass covered Alabama on September 18-19 with precipitable water values over 2 inches. An nearly stationary upper low near the Texas and Louisiana state line provided lift and instability for showers and thunderstorms across the Central Gulf States.

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Humphreys, TN · Aug 21, 2021

The deadliest flash flood to ever affect Middle Tennessee, and one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the state, struck the region on Saturday, August 21, 2021.

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Orleans, LA · Aug 29, 2021

The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd.

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Cheatham, TN · Mar 28, 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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McNairy, TN · Nov 29, 2001

Rainfall of between 5 and 11 inches fell on West Tennessee between November 26 and November 29. This produced widespread flooding across the region. Numerous roads were closed. Numerous homes and businesses flooded with as much as 6' of water in some houses.

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Flash Flood1 death$12K damage

Freestone, TX · Dec 29, 2006

A rare winter tornado outbreak occurred on December 29 over portions of North Texas, spawning almost two dozen tornadoes. Very high shear and low instability created an environment favorable for tornadoes.

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Texas, MO · Mar 3, 2008

Steady amounts of light to moderate rain caused streams and creeks to slowly rise out of their banks across much of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Widespread rainfall amounts from 3 March and 4 March ranged from one to four inches.

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Sumner, KS · Sep 13, 2008

Moisture plume from the Southwest United States spread northeast towards the plains and interacted with a stationary boundary to produce a deluge of rainfall across Central and South Central Kansas.

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Flash Flood1 death$20K damage

Scott, AR · Apr 30, 2010

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surged into Arkansas at the end of April, so conditions in the state became warm and humid. On the 30th, a strong area of low pressure aloft approached from the west, resulting in the development of thunderstorms.

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Poinsett, AR · Sep 14, 2008

Tropical Storm Ike moved across Northeast Arkansas into Southern Missouri. The storm weakened to a tropical depression as it moved northeast. Tropical storm force winds occurred over Northeast Arkansas as a result. Substantial damage occurred from downed trees and power lines.

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McDonald, MO · Jun 12, 2007

Several episodes of heavy rain occurred during the period from June 10th through the morning of the 12th over mainly sections of southwest Missouri. The Spring River Basin was impacted the most causing significant flooding along the river.

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Kerr, TX · Apr 15, 2010

A stagnant, split upper level pattern allowed a series of short wave troughs to move through South Central Texas. These short waves combined with deep low level moisture to cause slow moving thunderstorms.

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Potter, TX · Jul 22, 2002

A line of thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall moved up from the south across the south central Texas panhandle during the early evening hours. The very heavy rains produced major flooding which resulted in the death of a man.

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Philadelphia, PA · Jul 28, 2013

A slow moving cold front coupled with a deep southerly flow of very moist air caused slow moving and in some instances back building thunderstorms to occur during the afternoon and evening of the 28th.

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Flash Flood1 death$30K damage

De Kalb, IN · May 17, 1996

Five to eight inches of rain fell across Northern DeKalb Countyproducing flooding of many roads with many roads impassable. Serious flooding along Fish Creek produced one fatality when a 33 year old female tried to drive through flood waters and was swept away by the water…

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