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Hardin, KY · Mar 2, 1997

Record rainfalls from late Friday evening February 28 through Sunday morning March 2 and additional heavy rainfall on Tuesday March 4 caused the worst flooding on the Ohio River since 1964 and in some spots since 1937.

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Cook, IL · Aug 4, 1998

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over southern Kane, much of Du Page and part of Cook County. Heavier rainfall amounts included 2.72 inches at Aurora, 2.51 inches at Burr Ridge, 2.5 inches at Bolingbrook, 2.23 inches near Midway Airport and 1.99 inches at Willow Springs.

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Harris, TX · Oct 17, 1998

Severe flooding revisited the Houston HSA during the month of October. The event began Saturday afternoon October 17th as train echo development across the northwest HSA.

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Carquinez Strait And Delta, CA · Feb 2, 1998

The following stages occurred in the lower Sacramento River system:Location: Period(s) above flood stage: Maximum Crest/Date:Cache Creek at Rumsey 2nd--3rd 2.2 feet above flood stage/3rdThe following stages occurred in the lower San Joaquin River…

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Northern San Joaquin Valley, CA · Feb 2, 1998

The following stages occurred in the lower Sacramento River system:Location: Period(s) above flood stage: Maximum Crest/Date:Cache Creek at Rumsey 2nd--3rd 2.2 feet above flood stage/3rdThe following stages occurred in the lower San Joaquin River…

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Johnson, MO · Jun 28, 1999

Excessive rainfall across northeast Kansas and northwest and west-central Missouri on June 27 and 28 caused extensive river flooding across western and central Missouri. Minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Missouri River at St.

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Meigs, OH · Feb 19, 2000

Rains of 2 to 4 inches fell in about an 18 hour period. A strong frontal zone was in the vicinity, as low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley. Southerly winds pulled low level moisture north from Tennessee and Kentucky .

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Clinton, IA · Jun 24, 2000

A complex of thunderstorms developed over Central Iowa during the early morning and tracked across Southeast Iowa, Northeast Missouri and West Central Illinois. Heavy rain, falling on already saturated ground, led to urban and small stream flooding in a few areas.

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Henry, IA · Jun 23, 2000

Morning upper air analysis showed a low level thermal gradient from Eastern Minnesota through Eastern Iowa into Western Illinois. A southerly low level jet of 25 to 30 knots interacted with the boundary to trigger strong to severe thunderstorms over Chickasaw and Black Hawk…

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Seminole, FL · Sep 15, 2001

Tropical Storm warnings were issued for the east central Florida coast as Tropical Storm Gabrielle moved northeast from near Sarasota to just north of Cape Canaveral.

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Mason, IL · May 12, 2002

After several rounds of precipitation over Central Illinois during the first couple weeks of May, area rivers rose above flood stage at most locations.

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Amherst, VA · Feb 22, 2003

Heavy rain over a long period of time caused small stream and urban flooding. A man who had been rescued once from the North Fork of the Roanoke River, returned to his truck with his father, and attempted to recover items from the truck.

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Lancaster, PA · Jun 20, 2003

Heavy rain started minor flooding across Lancaster county during the early afternoon of Friday June 21st. By mid evening, significant flooding began.

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Morgan, IN · Jan 4, 2004

The grounds were still rather saturated at the start of the New Year from the December heavy rain episodes when from the 1st to the 5th of January another 2-2.5 inches of rain fell across most locales north of Interstate 70 and as much as 5 inches of rain fell south of…

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Lawrence, MO · Jan 12, 2005

A slow moving storm system caused heavy rain to occur across much of southern and central Missouri. This event followed quickly on the heels of a previous flood event that occurred from the 4th through the 6th of January, therefore soils were nearly saturated at the onset of…

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New Haven, CT · Apr 23, 2006

As a low pressure system over the Great Lakes moved slowly east during Saturday, April 22nd, another low developed over Southeast Virginia and moved slowly north toward the region on Sunday.

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Montgomery, PA · Sep 2, 2006

The combination of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernnesto and a large high pressure system over eastern Canada produced heavy rain and winds over Montgomery County. The heavy rain also claimed the life of one man.

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Middlesex, NJ · Apr 15, 2007

An intense nor'easter brought heavy rain and flooding to New Jersey that started on the 15th. The worst flooding occurred along the Raritan and Passaic River Basins. It was the worst flooding in the Raritan Basin since Hurricane Floyd in 1999.

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Bergen, NJ · Apr 15, 2007

A Nor���Easter occurred during Sunday and Monday, April 15th and 16th. It brought heavy rain that caused widespread and significant river, stream, and urban flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas.

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Tillamook, OR · Dec 3, 2007

Two very powerful storms with origins in the Tropics brought hazardous weather to the Pacific Northwest. The entire forecast area experienced heavy rainfall for an extended period of time.

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Greenwood, KS · Apr 26, 2009

A slow moving frontal boundary in conjunction with rich low-level moisture and various upper level disturbances resulted in numerous rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 25th into the evening hours of the 27th across portions of central,…

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Putnam, OH · Mar 10, 2009

Several systems moved across the area, bringing with them not only some severe weather in spots, but areas of flooding as well. Rainfall amounts through this period averaged between two and four inches in many locations.

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Fulton, IL · May 15, 2009

A warm front lifted northward into the region during the early morning hours of May 15th, triggering a large complex of thunderstorms across Iowa. These storms tracked eastward into north-central Illinois producing very heavy rain west of the Illinois River during the morning.

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Logan, IL · Oct 30, 2009

A strong area of low pressure moving into the Midwest late on 10/29 and early on 10/30 tapped plenty of tropical moisture. It produced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall which resulted in widespread areal flooding in central Illinois between October 30th and November 3rd.

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