Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 3, 2013

Name: Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 3, 2013
Start: 2013-07-03T12:00
End: 2013-07-03T22:30
Location: Georgia

July 3, 2013 · NWS FFC · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $103,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

A broad area of surface low pressure was in place from Alabama through the Ohio Valley, with a strong upper level system over the Missouri Valley. The upper low retrograded to the west during the day on the 3rd while additional deep moisture pushed into the area from the Caribbean. Showers and embedded thunderstorms developed during the afternoon, and with strong winds aloft associated with the upper low, some of the thunderstorms became strong, with one severe thunderstorm in central Georgia. With saturated soils already in place, the additional rain on the 3rd led to additional flash flooding across the area.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 9:25 AM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:25 AM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1025 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

.UPDATE...
AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE CWFA. MAIN UPDATES THIS MORNING WERE TO TRY AND CAPTURE TRENDS
WITHIN THE POP GRIDS. ALSO POPULATED WITH THE LATEST HPC QPF GRIDS
AND MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.

NO CHANGES TO THE FLOOD WATCH NEEDED.

&&

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 727 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013/

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 430 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO INDICATE A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE FROM ALABAMA THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WITH LOCALIZED
CENTERS NOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO STRONG
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE MISSOURI VALLEY WITH
TROUGHING EXTENDING OVER MOST OF THE DEEP SOUTH. RESULT TONIGHT
HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED BANDS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...MOST OF WHICH HOWEVER HAVE REMAINED JUST
OUTSIDE THE LOCAL AREA AND INSTEAD OVER ALABAMA.

FOR TODAY...UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE WEST AS
DEEP LAYER MOISTURE CONTINUES TO GET PUMPED IN TO THE AREA WITH A
FETCH OFF THE CARIBBEAN. AS A RESULT...WE WILL SEE PWATS IN EXCESS
OF 2 INCHES FOR MOST AREAS. WITH NAM12 AND GFS MAXING OUT AT 2.2
WHICH IS IN THE 99 PERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. EXPECTING
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER EASTERN ZONES BY MID MORNING WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ZONE WILL TRANSITION WEST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WHERE
SOUTHERLY FETCH WILL KEEP HIGH POPS THERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAVE
GONE CATEGORICAL FOR AFOREMENTIONED WEST ZONES AND NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS WITH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INCREASING TO SCT BY
AFTERNOON.

MODELS NOW INDICATING STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND CORE OF 60 KTS AT
850MB MOVING OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND THEN
SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE GEORGIA AND ALABAMA BORDER. ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE THE STRONGEST DURING THIS TIMEFRAME...FEEL
PRECIPITATION LOADING WILL BE ABLE TO BRING SOME OF THIS WIND CORE
TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN STRONG WINDS WITH THE MORE ROBUST
CORES. IN ADDITION...LOW LEVEL HELICITY IS MAXIMIZED IN THIS SAME
ZONE IN FAVORABLE POSITION JUST NORTH OF DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW.
AGAIN...NOT SURE HOW MUCH WILL BE SURFACE BASED AT THIS POINT BUT
WILL DEFINITELY HAVE ROTATING STORM AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR
TORNADO POTENTIAL CLOSELY.

THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM...MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND
SLIGHTLY WEST WITH MAIN LIFT AND MOISTURE CORE FOR JULY 4TH. FEEL
WESTERN ZONES FROM COLUMBUS TO LA GRANGE TO DALTON WILL BE UNDER
THE GUN FOR CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL BUT EASTERN ZONES MAY SEE
MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE FORM OF BREAKS FROM PRECIP FROM TIME
TO TIME. SO BOTTOM LINE IS IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A WASHOUT FOR
WESTERN ZONES BUT THE FURTHER EAST YOU GO...THE MORE UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS WRT AMOUNT AND DURATION OF PRECIP.

DEESE

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VERY LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN PLACE JUST WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED. THIS RETROGRADING UPPER
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES BY
THU NIGHT AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER HIGH MOVES ONSHORE THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP GA IN VERY MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING A PLUME
OF RICH MONSOONAL LIKE MOISTURE MOVING ONSHORE THE GA/SC/NC COAST
IN THE SHORT TERM THEN SPREADING WEST ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL PUT
GA RIGHT UNDER THIS PLUME THU THROUGH SAT. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING
PW VALUES INCREASING TO NEAR 2 INCHES BY 00Z THU AND STAYING THERE
THROUGH 00Z TUE OF NEXT WEEK. THE WPC 3 TO 5 DAY QPF TOTALS ARE STILL
SHOWING 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS ACROSS THE STATE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THE AXIS OF THIS PLUME
SHIFTING WEST OF THE STATE BY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT GA STILL STAYS
IN MOIST FLOW. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THIS
WEATHER PATTERN FOR ABOUT 5 DAY NOW SO CONFIDENCE IN THIS
OCCURRING IS VERY HIGH.

01

HYDROLOGY...FLOOD WATCH STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR THE AREA. LATEST
STORM TOTAL QPF FOR THE EVENT LARGELY THE SAME WITH JUST OVER 3
INCHES FOR THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND A SOLID 2.5 TO 2.75 FOR THE
WESTERN ZONES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

AVIATION...
12Z UPDATE...
CIGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED THUS FAR AT THE ATL
AREA TERMINALS WITH MOST SITES COMING IN MVFR. PASSING -RA SHOWERS
HAVE KEPT LOW LEVELS MIXED JUST ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE LOWER CIGS BUT
A BRIEF STINT OF IFR REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH 14Z. SHRA AND TSRA
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND HAVE OPTED
TO GO WITH PREDOMINANT SHRA WITH PROB30 TSRA AT ALL SITES. SHOULD
BE A BRIEF BREAK TO THE SUSTAINED SHRA DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD
BUT LIFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY IN ITS PLACE.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON TSRA CHANCES AND TIMING.
HIGH ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.

DEESE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          83  70  83  70 / 100 100 100  70
ATLANTA         80  69  79  68 / 100 100 100  90
BLAIRSVILLE     77  65  75  67 / 100 100 100 100
CARTERSVILLE    84  69  81  71 / 100 100 100 100
COLUMBUS        83  71  83  71 / 100 100 100  80
GAINESVILLE     81  69  79  68 / 100 100 100  90
MACON           85  72  85  72 / 100 100 100  60
ROME            85  70  82  71 / 100 100 100 100
PEACHTREE CITY  81  70  80  70 / 100 100 100  90
VIDALIA         86  72  88  73 /  80  80  70  40

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...
BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...
CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...
DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...
FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK...
GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON...
HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...LUMPKIN...
MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...
MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...
OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...
PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...
STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...
TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON...
WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...
WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON.

&&

UPDATE...LISTEMAA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 5:24 AM EST, 6 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
624 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-041030-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
624 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY IS PUMPING MOISTURE LADEN AIR FROM THE GULF AND
ATLANTIC ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS MOIST FLOW PATTERN
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S AND INSTABILITIES INCREASING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THESE STORMS MAY TRAIN OVER
AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
ALL READY. IF THIS OCCURS...RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE AN
ISSUE TODAY.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH OR GREATER...HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING...AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

...PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT LIKELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

A PLUME OF RICH MOISTURE AND UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL FLOW
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE STATE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR GENERALLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THIS
TIME...INCLUDING FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS...SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING...PROLONGED RIVER FLOODING...FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER AND HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 8:51 AM EST, 3 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
951 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ030-041-031445-
951 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN POLK AND HARALSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM EDT...

AT 946 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
HEAVY RAIN OVER EUBANK LAKE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 830
AM EDT...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES ACROSS POLK AND HARALSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS
AROUND BREMEN...WACO...BUCHANAN...TALLAPOOSA...DRAKETOWN...
FELTON...EUBANK LAKE...ANTIOCH...CEDARTOWN...BRASWELL...FISH
CREEK...VAN WERT...ROCKMART AND ARAGON. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO
MINOR FLOODING. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION ON FLOODED ROADWAYS. DO
NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

&&

LAT...LON 3409 8514 3408 8492 3396 8497 3395 8505
      3391 8505 3390 8503 3382 8504 3370 8508
      3369 8511 3370 8515 3365 8529 3366 8534
      3393 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 202DEG 28KT 3388 8512

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:59 UTC.

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Event by event

8 flash flood, 1 strong wind, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Coweta

When: July 3, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Coweta County, 0.29 mi E of Roscoe to 5.41 mi WNW of Grantville
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.501, -84.815

Flood waters from several creeks in central Coweta County affected a few athletic areas including the soccer fields off of Georgia Highway 34. The White Oak Creek flooded portions of the Summergrove Golf Course and the water reached the garage of a home on the east side of Newnan.

Flash Flood, Haralson

When: July 3, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Haralson County, 1.12 mi WNW of Dugdown to 2.81 mi S of Hooper
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.887, -85.268

A couple of creeks were temporarily out of their banks and caused two roads to be closed due to flooding in a portion of central Haralson County.

Flash Flood, Fulton

When: July 3, 1:10 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, 3.8 mi SW of (Fty)fulton Co Arpt to 2.29 mi N of Goodes
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.740, -84.565

The public reported flood waters from a stream overflowed a portion of Colorado Trail SW with at least 6 inches of water. The flooding occurred 6 miles west of East Point.

Strong Wind, Cherokee

When: July 3, 1:38 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Measured: 30 kt (35 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees down across the county mainly due to the excessive rainfall and saturated ground.

Flash Flood, Forsyth

When: July 3, 1:46 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, 2.15 mi NNW of Cumming to 0.57 mi SSW of Drew
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 34.230, -84.160

The stage height at a USGS stream gage on the Big Creek at Atlanta Highway around 6 miles southwest of Cumming reached flood stage of 6 feet. The creek crest at 7.5 feet. Minor flooding occurred in the woodlands and walking paths of the The Big Creek Greenway.

Flash Flood, Dawson

When: July 3, 2:45 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where: Dawson County, 1.87 mi ESE of Amicalola to 3.25 mi WNW of Afton
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.536, -84.222

The emergency manager reported a stream overflowed a portion of Joe Chester Road with at least a foot of water.

Flash Flood, Union

When: July 3, 3:15 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Union County, 2.12 mi WSW of Gaddistown to 2.63 mi E of Suches
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.685, -84.112

The emergency manager reported several creeks and the upper reaches of the Toccoa River, especially in the Suches area were flooding numerous roads and threatening bridges. The Coosa Creek just west of Blairsville flooded residential yards and briefly entered a home.

Flash Flood, Towns

When: July 3, 6:12 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Towns County, 0.93 mi NW of Gumlog to 1.41 mi S of Gumlog
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.981, -83.930

The emergency manager reported four roads west and northwest of Young Harris were closed due to flooding. Crooked Creek washed out a culvert pipe at Settlement Road and Byers Creek washed out a culvert pipe at Crisp Road. Winchester Creek flooded portions of Winchester Creek Road and Crane Creek flooded portions of Kerby Road which made them completely impassable.

Flash Flood, Baldwin

When: July 3, 7:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Baldwin County, 0.5 mi S of Scottsboro to 1.75 mi NE of Hardwick
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.013, -83.230

The public reported water from Reedy Creek coming out of its banks and flowing across a portion of Georgia Highway 29 or Irwinton Road. This minor flooding occurred around 5 miles south of Milledgeville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot

When: July 3, 9:45 PM EST
Where: Talbot County, 4.84 mi N of Ypsilanti
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.820, -84.420

The public reported several trees down on Highway 36 along the Talbot/Upson County line.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 456583, 456591, 456612, 467858, 456643, 456687, 456673, 456832, 456819, 467857.