Southern Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$4.2 billion

Losses at the time

$4.0 billion

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 9, 20231 eventA storm developed over Bemidji, in Beltrami county Minnesota, and was stationary for a period of time. In this period, 2 - 5 inches of rain was estimated over the area from our radar which overwhelmed the city's storm drains.
• Hail in Colorado, June 9, 20231 in hail · 2 eventsDuring the evening strong to low end severe thunderstorms moved across East Central Colorado. The largest hail reported was quarter size near Kit Carson.
• Hail in Arkansas, June 9, 20230.88 in hail · 1 eventA weak shortwave trough shifted southeast from Eastern Oklahoma across Western and Central Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of June 9th, which when coupled with strong heating and resultant instability, resulted in scattered shower and thunderstorm development over…
• Flash Flood and Flood in Texas, June 9, 202365 kt wind · 10 eventsA cluster of severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds across portions of Tom Green County.
• Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 9, 202360 kt wind · 1 eventThere was a report of isolated damaging wind in Dickinson County late on June 9th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 10, 20231 in hail · 7 eventsA semi-organized linear band of thunderstorms moved across northern/northwest Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 10th.
• Hail in Texas, June 10, 20231.75 in hail · 3 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed along a dryline in West Central Texas and moved toward the east. One of these storms produced large hail in South Central Texas.
• Hail and Heavy Rain in Kansas, June 10, 20230.75 in hail · 17 eventsA complex of storms moved southeast across the region during the late night hours of June 9th and during the early morning hours of June 10th, 2023. Heavy rainfall of 1 to 2.5 inches occurred with the complex.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 20231.75 in hail · 19 eventsA Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours on June 9th over Western and Central Kansas, near a shortwave trough that drifted east-southeast into the Southern Plains that evening.
• Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 10, 202352 kt wind · 1 eventA Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours on June 9th over Western and Central Kansas, near a shortwave trough that drifted east-southeast into the Southern Plains that evening.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 10, 202352 kt wind · 1 eventA Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours on June 9th over Western and Central Kansas, near a shortwave trough that drifted east-southeast into the Southern Plains that evening.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 10, 202352 kt wind · 15 eventsA Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours on June 9th over Western and Central Kansas, near a shortwave trough that drifted east-southeast into the Southern Plains that evening.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, June 10 to 11, 2023$647,000 · 75 kt wind · 21 eventsA mid-level shortwave trough moving across the Southern Plains triggered a line of thunderstorms to develop across Arkansas and Louisiana on June 10th.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Colorado, June 10 to 12, 20232 in hail · 89 eventsYet another closed low pressure center formed over southern California advecting Pacific based moisture towards southern Colorado. There was a record 2 day amount of rain that fell at the City of Colorado Springs Airport.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 10, 2023$220,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 eventsAbundant moisture, relatively weak air flow and a weak disturbance moving through the region produced scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of June 10. Water loaded storms produced locally heavy rainfall and some flooding.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 10, 202350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms that originally developed in northwest Kansas very early on the morning of June 10th began to intensify, which led them to develop into a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS).
• Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 10, 20232 eventsAbundant moisture, relatively weak air flow, and a weak disturbance moving through the region produced scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of June 10. Water loaded storms produced locally heavy rainfall and some flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 20238 injured · $1.2 million · 2.5 in hail · 38 eventsA complex of storms in the Plains sent an outflow boundary south into North Texas the morning of Saturday June 10. The outflow boundary served as focus for thunderstorm development later that afternoon and evening.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 10, 2023$7,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 eventsA mid-level shortwave trough moving across the Southern Plains triggered a line of thunderstorms to develop across northeast Louisiana on June 10th. These storms produced scattered wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, June 10, 2023$5,000 · 1 eventAfternoon sea breeze thunderstorms south of a stationary boundary over the panhandle produce wind damage to a home in Wildwood in Sumter County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 10 to 14, 2023$33,000 · 1 in hail · 39 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, June 10, 2023$100 · 1 eventSea breeze pulse strong storms produced localized gusty winds over a moist and unstable airmass.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 10, 20231 in hail · 3 eventsA southward advancing cold front over central and southern Minnesota generated a line of pulse or small, short-lived thunderstorms. Most storms from this episode remained sub-severe and produce brief gusty winds, localized heavy rain, and small hail.
• Hail in New Mexico, June 10, 20231.25 in hail · 4 eventsA few severe storms developed over Union County during the late afternoon to early evening hours coinciding with peak heating. The storms moved southeast into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles following the northwest upper-level flow.
• Hail in Wisconsin, June 10, 20231 in hail · 1 eventThunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary during the afternoon hours on Saturday (6/10) and tracked through central Wisconsin. The strongest storm produced hail up to one inch as it moved through the area.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 10, 202352 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms developed across southwest Alabama and produced gusty winds which caused damage.
• Flash Flood and Debris Flows in Nevada, June 10 to 11, 2023$10,000 · 6 eventsAn upper low that settled over southern NV/UT encouraged the return of greater thunderstorm coverage during this period with near severe storms bringing heavy rain and flash flood concerns to the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 eventsEvening storms moves across the area and produced numerous wind gusts, wind damage reports and hail.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 10, 2023$3,000 · 1 eventAn upper-level disturbance moved across the Mid-South during the evening hours of June 10, 2023. This disturbance interacted with a moist and unstable airmass in place across north Mississippi to produce a few strong storms with gusty winds.
• Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 10, 2023$1,000 · 2 eventsA cluster of strong thunderstorms produced strong and gusty outflow winds in northwest Alabama, which knocked down a tree at a couple of locations.
• Hail in Texas, June 10, 20231.5 in hail · 1 eventOn the evening of the 10th of June a supercell thunderstorm formed northwest of Clayton, NM. This storm moved southeast through Clayton, where it dropped lots of dime to nickel size hail over the portions of the town.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 10, 202353 kt wind · 2 eventsOn the evening of June 10th, a broken line of thunderstorms developed along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and moved into East-Central Colorado. A severe thunderstorm occurred within this line and produced wind gusts up to 61 mph and hail up to pennies in size.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, June 10, 202371 kt wind · 1 eventA severe storm moved through Lumberton in Southeast Texas.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 10, 2023$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 eventsOn the evening of June 10th, a broken line of thunderstorms moved across Northwestern Kansas. Severe thunderstorms occurred within this line which produced damaging strong wind gusts up to 70 mph within the region.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 10, 202356 kt wind · 2 eventsHigh winds were produced by a thunderstorm in Finney County.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 11, 2023$100 · 55 kt wind · 9 eventsDaytime heating, weak to moderate atmospheric instability, and convergence along surface boundaries contributed to thunderstorm activity in the afternoon, a few of which produced wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 11 to 12, 2023$36,000 · 2 in hail · 33 eventsA line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the area in the morning of the 11th. Moist flow behind the line in the afternoon was strong enough to initiate isolated thunderstorms which became strong to severe. Localized gusty winds and hail up to 1 was reported.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, June 11, 2023$1.0 million · EF1 · 36 eventsAs an upper-level low approached Middle Tennessee on June 11, 2023, it along with warm, moist air, plenty of instability, and deep wind shear helped to set the stage for severe weather across much of the area.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 11, 2023$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 14 eventsA warm front shifting north through the region along with a mid-level shortwave arriving from the west encountered a moderately unstable atmosphere, leading to severe thunderstorms across southeast South Carolina.
• Tornado and Hail in Alabama, June 11 to 16, 2023EF1 · 59 eventsA very active pattern set-up over Great Lakes Region and extending southward to the Deep South from June 11th through June 15th. A deep upper cyclone become entrenched over the Great Lakes Region with an active zonal flow pattern over the Deep South.
• Hail in Oklahoma, June 11, 2023$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 eventsThunderstorms that developed along and ahead of a cold front, moved through portions of southeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 11th. The strongest storms produced large hail up to ping pong ball size.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 11, 2023$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 eventsA warm front shifting north through the region along with a mid-level shortwave arriving from the west encountered a moderately unstable atmosphere, leading to severe thunderstorms across southeast Georgia.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 11, 20231.75 in hail · 10 eventsAs a cold front dropped southeast through the Lower Ohio Valley, two lines of enhanced convection moved through central Kentucky. This produced severe hail and severe wind damage to trees in five counties in south central Kentucky.
• Damaging Wind and High Wind in Nevada, June 11, 202352 kt wind · 4 eventsGusty outflow winds resulted from a cluster of thunderstorms in northern Nevada.
• Hail in Missouri, June 11, 20230.75 in hail · 1 eventA large and more organized storm complex moved across the region during the early morning hours as a cold front dropped southward from the upper Midwest into the lower Mississippi Valley. A few of the storms were strong enough to produce small hail.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, June 11 to 12, 2023$210,000 · 1.5 in hail · 13 eventsVery heavy rain occurred across some areas of northeast Colorado from June 11th until the early hours of June 12th with flash flooding in some areas. The worst areas were south and southeast of Fort Collins towards Timnath and Windsor and in the Milliken area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 11, 2023$102,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA strong cold front combined with a potent upper-level disturbance moved across the Mid-South during the evening of June 11, 2023. Daytime heating ahead of the front produced moderate instability while the upper-level disturbance resulted in increased amounts of wind shear.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Alabama, June 11 to 15, 2023$265,000 · EF1 · 22 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
• Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, June 11, 2023EF1 · 19 eventsPrefrontal trough allowed for discrete supercells to eastern Tennessee, producing severe winds, several hail reports, and a tornado.
• Hail in Arkansas, June 11, 20232.75 in hail · 10 eventsA stationary front with a surface low pressure center moved across the state of Arkansas from the central part of the state into northeastern Arkansas throughout the day.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 11, 2023$52,000 · EF0 · 6 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 11 to 13, 20232.75 in hail · 37 eventsWest central Texas was located to the south of a stationary frontal boundary and east of a surface dryline through this time frame.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 11, 2023$110,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 eventsA strong cold front combined with a potent upper-level disturbance moved across the Mid-South during the evening of June 11, 2023. Daytime heating ahead of the front produced moderate instability while the upper-level disturbance resulted in increased amounts of wind shear.
• Flash Flooding in Wyoming, June 11, 2023$15,000 · 2 eventsNearly stationary thunderstorms developed across portions of southeast Wyoming leading to flash flooding in the Central Laramie Range west of Wheatland as well as in eastern Laramie County with flooded and washed out roads.
• Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, June 11, 20231 injured · $680,000 · EF1 · 38 eventsA strong cold front combined with a potent upper-level disturbance moved across the Mid-South during the evening of June 11, 2023. Daytime heating ahead of the front produced moderate instability while the upper-level disturbance resulted in increased amounts of wind shear.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, June 11, 2023$100 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsPrevailing SW steering flow brough a more dominant west coast sea breeze inland where it converged with the east coast sea breeze toward the Atlantic coast in the evening and produced strong to pulse severe storms over a moist and unstable airmass.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 11, 2023$35 million · 4.25 in hail · 64 eventsA pre-frontal trough (in advance of a cold front in Oklahoma) provided a focus for strong to severe thunderstorm development as it pushed south into a hot and unstable airmass the afternoon and evening of Sunday June 11.
• Damaging Wind in California, June 11, 202353 kt wind · 1 eventA slow-moving, unseasonable upper low helped trigger isolated thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert. One storm produced high winds.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 11 to 13, 20235.5 in hail · 57 eventsOn June 13th, a supercell thunderstorm tracked southeast across southern|portions of Cimarron County, Oklahoma into northern portions of Dallam|County, Texas.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Utah, June 11, 202357 kt wind · 7 eventsWind gusts reached almost 70 mph from thunderstorm outflow winds.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 11, 202352 kt wind · 3 eventsA prefrontal trough formed several discrete supercells that resulted in damaging straight line winds in southwest Virginia.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 11 to 13, 20232.75 in hail · 6 eventsOn June 13th, a supercell thunderstorm tracked southeast across southern|portions of Cimarron County, Oklahoma into northern portions of Dallam|County, Texas.
• Hail in Georgia, June 11, 20231.25 in hail · 1 eventScattered-to-numerous showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a frontal boundary across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia during the evening. One of the storms produced large hail in the Georgia Piedmont.
• Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, June 11 to 12, 2023$111,000 · 2.75 in hail · 15 eventsA backdoor front brought moist easterly upslope flow into northeastern NM on June 11th and June 12th.
• Lightning Strike in Montana, June 11, 20232 injured · 1 eventIndividuals near Helena were playing disc golf outside while a thunderstorm was located nearby. A lightning strike from the nearby storm struck two men, injuring both of them. One had to be resuscitated with CPR. As of early July 2023, both were recovering from their injuries.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 11, 20232.75 in hail · 6 eventsDespite upper level high pressure being over the area, isolated thunderstorms were able to develop near a stalled out frontal boundary in the extreme southern Texas Panhandle.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Oregon, June 11 to 13, 20235 eventsA nearly stationary upper level low over the Four Corners region brought periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms over multiple days which caused localized urban flooding in Malheur County, OR.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 11, 2023$10,000 · 12 eventsA broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms dropped southeast through the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 11th. A thunderstorm in Madison County produced numerous reports of wind damage, resulting in power outages across central and north Huntsville.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 11, 2023$592,000 · 2 in hail · 8 eventsA mid-level shortwave disturbance triggered the development of scattered supercells across northern Mississippi during the afternoon and evening of June 11th. As these storms moved southeast, they produced damaging wind gusts and hail up to around 2 inches in diameter.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 11, 20231.75 in hail · 2 eventsA weak cool front drifted south into portions of North Texas, extreme Southeast Oklahoma, and Western Arkansas during the late afternoon through the evening hours on June 11th.
• Hail in Oklahoma, June 11, 20231 in hail · 2 eventsA weak cool front drifted south into portions of North Texas, extreme Southeast Oklahoma, and Western Arkansas during the late afternoon through the evening hours on June 11th.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 11 to 12, 2023$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsScattered-to-numerous showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a frontal boundary across the western Carolinas during the evening. A couple of the storms produced isolated damaging wind gusts in upstate South Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 12 to 15, 2023$495,000 · EF2 · 108 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 2023$27,000 · 2.5 in hail · 28 eventsAs strong low-level flow increased in the vicinity of a warm front (across the Red River Valley), widespread strong to severe thunderstorm development occurred across the southern half of the forecast area during the early morning of the 12th.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 12, 2023$100 · 1 eventAn approaching cold front across South Georgia and a passing upper-level short wave trough enhanced clusters of strong storms over a moist and unstable airmass.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 12 to 16, 2023$48 million · 5.9 in hail · 182 eventsA late spring cold front pushed south into the area on Monday June 12, and became stationary near the I-20 corridor.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 12, 2023EF0 · 1 eventAt 1:30 PM on June 12, 2023, an EF0 tornado touched down in Conewago Township, York County. The tornado crossed Cloverleaf Road and tracked northeastward for just over one-third of a mile before lifting around 1:32 PM.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 12, 20231 in hail · 6 eventsRobust convection developed across northern and central portions of Louisiana with multiple multicellular structures and supercells ahead of a surface cold front. Surface temperatures in the 90s along with dew points in the 70s contributed to 4000 J/kg MLCAPE.
• Hail in Colorado, June 12, 20231 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size in Boulder County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 202350 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed over the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon. One of the storms produced hail and brief damaging wind gusts in Mecklenburg County.
• Hail in Texas, June 12, 20230.88 in hail · 1 eventDuring the afternoon of the 12th, sufficient (elevated) instability and wind shear existed such that storm development, in the vicinity of a stationary boundary across north Texas, produced reports of sub-severe hail.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 12, 2023$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsA low pressure system was centered over the Great Lakes region on June 12th, with an associated cold front extending to the south and west across central Mississippi during the afternoon and evening hours.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 12, 2023$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsA low pressure system was centered over the Great Lakes region on June 12th, with an associated cold front extending to the south and west across northern Louisiana during the afternoon and evening hours.
• Flash Flood in Delaware, June 12, 20231 eventThunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to northern Delaware on the afternoon of June 12. Rainfall totals were as high as 2 to 4 inches.
• Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 12, 20231 eventHeavy rain fell in southern Goshen County the afternoon of 12 June 2023. Led to flash flooding from Hawk Springs to La Grange.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 12, 202360 kt wind · 1 eventModest shear along with a warm and moderately unstable atmosphere occurring ahead of a cold front led to an environment favorable for severe thunderstorms across southeast Georgia.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 12, 2023$195,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 eventsA slow moving cold front sagged south into the region on June 12th. The combination of frontal lift, ample moisture, strong daytime heating, and dry air aloft provided the prime setup for severe winds across southwest Mississippi.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 12, 202350 kt wind · 5 eventsA slow moving cold front sagged south into the region on June 12th. The combination of frontal lift, ample moisture, strong daytime heating, and dry air aloft provided the prime setup for severe winds across Washington Parish.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 202350 kt wind · 5 eventsModest shear along with a warm and moderately unstable atmosphere occurring ahead of a cold front led to an environment favorable for severe thunderstorms across southeast South Carolina.
• Flash Flood in Florida, June 12, 20231 eventAs a frontal boundary sits to the north in the Florida Peninsula, there was abundant moisture across southern Florida. With diurnally driven instability and plentiful moisture, there were numerous heavy downpours and thunderstorms.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 2023$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 12, 202352 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi and produced highs winds which downed trees.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13, 20231.5 in hail · 6 eventsA weak upper wave swept across the region during the early morning hours of the 13th. This promoted ascent near a lifting warm front across southern Oklahoma. Provided sufficient wind shear and elevated instability, a few organized storms developed across the area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 13, 20233.5 in hail · 35 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary maintained a focus for widespread severe weather across Southeast Oklahoma into the Ark-La-Tex region throughout the day on June 13th.
• Hail in Arkansas, June 13, 20232.75 in hail · 15 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary maintained a focus for widespread severe weather across Southeast Oklahoma into the Ark-La-Tex region throughout the day on June 13th.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 13, 20231.75 in hail · 3 eventsThunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama and produced large hail.
• Hail in Georgia, June 13, 20231 in hail · 1 eventHigh instability to the South of the CWA allowed for afternoon thunderstorm development across South GA. A few storms became severe outside the CWA, however 1 storm reached severe criteria south of Cordele. 1 hail was reported.
• Hail in Florida, June 13, 20231 in hail · 1 eventThunderstorms developed across the Florida panhandle and produced large hail.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 13, 2023$700 · 51 kt wind · 17 eventsA cold front lingered across South Georgia. This feature combined with elevated MLCAPE of 2000 J/kg, steep mid-level lapse rates, decent shear and moist dew pts produced scattered strong to severe storms during the afternoon and evening.
• Hail in Kansas, June 13, 20230.75 in hail · 1 eventDuring the late afternoon of June 13th, a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through Northwestern Kansas. One of these thunderstorms yielded hail up to pennies in size that covered the ground.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 13, 2023$17,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 eventsA mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) shifting across the Southeast United States encountered an environment displaying modest instability and shear, leading to severe thunderstorms across southeast Georgia.
• Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 20232.5 in hail · 6 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary maintained a focus for widespread severe weather across Southeast Oklahoma into the Ark-La-Tex region throughout the day on June 13th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 13, 2023$500 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsA cold front lingered across South Georgia. This feature combined with elevated MLCAPE of 2000 J/kg, steep mid-level lapse rates, decent shear and moist dew pts produced scattered strong to severe storms during the afternoon and evening.
• Hail in Idaho, June 13, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 eventA strong thunderstorm moved through the lower portion of Lake Pend Oreille on June 13 bringing large hail and wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 13 to 16, 20234 in hail · 83 eventsA persistent pattern that provided dangerous heat to parts of Texas and the Southwest US allowed for storm systems to repeatedly track across the middle and southern parts of the country.
• Damaging Wind in Nevada, June 13, 202353 kt wind · 1 eventScattered showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Nevada caused gusty winds.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 13, 202350 kt wind · 3 eventsHeavy rain produced flooding across portions of Kearny County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 13, 20232 in hail · 7 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary maintained a focus for widespread severe weather across Southeast Oklahoma into the Ark-La-Tex region throughout the day on June 13th.
• Tornado in Wyoming, June 13, 20231 eventA short-lived thunderstorm developed southeast of Rock River in the Laramie Valley in the evening on the 13th that briefly produced a tornado over open land with no known damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 14, 20231 death · 2.75 in hail · 22 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed toward midday across the middle Red River Valley along and south of a stalled frontal boundary. These thunderstorms progressed east southeast with upper 80s temperatures on the warm side of the boundary with dew points exceeding 75 degrees.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 14 to 16, 2023$395,000 · 1.75 in hail · 62 eventsBeginning on the 14th of June, numerous thunderstorms tracked across north and central Georgia. A cluster of severe storms resulted in widespread reports of damaging wind and large hail in a swath from northern Troup county to Henry/Butts County (south of Atlanta).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 14, 2023$105,000 · 2 in hail · 14 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 14th, to north of a stationary frontal boundary that stretched across southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas, as a weak upper level disturbance translated into…
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 14, 2023$155,000 · 2 in hail · 11 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 14th, to north of a stationary frontal boundary that stretched across southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas, as a weak upper level disturbance translated into…
• Hail in Arkansas, June 14, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 eventA stalled frontal boundary was located from east-central Arkansas into north Mississippi during the morning of June 14, 2023.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 2023$12,000 · EF1 · 35 eventsA strong mid-level shortwave rounding the base of a parent low centered across the Great Lakes region encountered an environment displaying a warm and moist airmass, leading to thunderstorm development across the Southeast United States.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Mississippi, June 14 to 15, 2023$11 million · 4.88 in hail · 65 eventsConvergence of moisture along a stationary front in northern Mississippi triggered thunderstorms during the day on June 14th.
• Hail in Oklahoma, June 14, 20230.75 in hail · 1 eventA supercell thunderstorm developed across far southern Oklahoma during the morning of the 14th and lead to a report of sub-severe hail in Marshall County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 14, 2023$145,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 eventsA stalled frontal boundary was located from east-central Arkansas into north Mississippi during the morning of June 14, 2023.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 14, 2023$7,000 · 3 in hail · 7 eventsA cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms moved east-southeast across northwest Alabama during the morning hours. Large hail and damaging winds were reports in a few locations.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 14, 20231 injured · 1 eventScattered showers and thunderstorms moved through ahead of a cold front. Isolated severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 14, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventAn upper level low and associated surface low passed just to the north and east. A severe thunderstorm fired up along an approaching cold front and produced damaging winds.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 14, 20231 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 10 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed toward midday across the middle Red River Valley along and south of a stalled frontal boundary. These thunderstorms progressed east southeast with upper 80s temperatures on the warm side of the boundary with dew points exceeding 75 degrees.
• Hail in Missouri, June 14, 20231.75 in hail · 2 eventsShowers and thunderstorms impacted the region from the early morning of the 14th through the afternoon. Isolated storms became strong to severe with hail up to golf balls in size reported with the strongest storm.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 14, 20231 in hail · 11 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed toward midday across the middle Red River Valley along and south of a stalled frontal boundary. These thunderstorms progressed east southeast with upper 80s temperatures on the warm side of the boundary with dew points exceeding 75 degrees.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 202350 kt wind · 1 eventScattered showers and thunderstorms moved through ahead of a cold front. Isolated severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2023$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsOne lone storm became severe after quickly developing in the southern portions of Pike County in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This storm had strong wind gusts as it passed west of Dingmans Ferry.
• Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 14, 2023$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsA cutoff low pressure system over northeastern PA worked its way into southern New England during the evening. Out ahead of it, a warm front moved into southern New England in the late afternoon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 14 to 15, 2023$720,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 eventsConvergence of moisture along a stationary front in northern Louisiana triggered thunderstorms during the day on June 14th.
• Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 14, 202350 kt wind · 1 eventDuring the early evening of June 14th a line of thunderstorms developed across Massachusetts and quickly bowed out across Cheshire and Western Hillsborough County. The thunderstorms quickly weakened as they moved further west.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 202350 kt wind · 6 eventsA surface front was across the southeast region with an upper-level trough across the deep south. Passing short wave troughs combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered several waves of strong to severe storms across the local area.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, June 14 to 15, 20232.5 in hail · 39 eventsUnusually strong wind shear combined with strong instability and numerous disturbances led to a very active period of severe weather through the month of June. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were recorded along with a few tornadoes.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2023$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong mid-level shortwave rounding the base of a parent low centered across the Great Lakes region encountered an environment displaying a warm and moist airmass, leading to thunderstorm development across the Southeast United States.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 14, 202352 kt wind · 2 eventsUnusually strong wind shear combined with strong instability and numerous disturbances led to a very active period of severe weather through the month of June. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were recorded along with a few tornadoes.
• Hail in Missouri, June 14, 20231.5 in hail · 1 eventIsolated large hail occurred with a severe thunderstorm. The storm formed during the peak heating of the day along a 500 mb trough that extended southwest from the eastern Great Lakes across the Ohio Valley.
• Hail in Arkansas, June 14, 20231.5 in hail · 9 eventsAn upper-level disturbance moving through northwest flow aloft interacted with an unstable airmass in place across northwest Arkansas resulting in a couple of supercell thunderstorms. These storms dropped large hail across northeast Arkansas.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, June 14, 2023$20,000 · 64 kt wind · 12 eventsA surface front was across the southeast region with an upper-level trough across the deep south. Passing short wave troughs combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered several waves of strong to severe storms across the local area.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 14, 2023$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventConvergence of moisture along a stationary front in southern Arkansas triggered thunderstorms during the evening of June 14th.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 14 to 15, 2023EF2 · 6 eventsUnusually strong wind shear combined with strong instability and numerous disturbances led to a very active period of severe weather through the month of June. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were recorded along with a few tornadoes.
• Damaging Wind in Montana, June 14, 202350 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust southeast of Ekalaka.
• Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 14 to 15, 202366 kt wind · 2 eventsMoisture increased across western Colorado as the next shortwave trough impacted the area. This, paired with daytime heating, led to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The stronger storms produced gusty winds in excess of 58 mph across some of the central and southern valleys.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 15 to 19, 2023$41,000 · 55 kt wind · 27 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 15, 2023$1,000 · 1 eventA frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Florida, June 15 to 19, 2023$319,000 · EF1 · 82 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 15 to 17, 2023EF0 · 14 eventsThe continued deluge of heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and tornadoes continue over southern Colorado by yet another closed low located over southern California.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 15, 2023$18,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsWith a stationary boundary set up over southern Middle Tennessee and with plenty of moisture and instability, thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of June 15, 2023 and turned strong to severe.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 15, 20231 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds and large hail to portions of the southern Tennessee valley.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 15, 20231.75 in hail · 19 eventsStorms rolled through western Kansas bringing large hail and damaging winds to western Kansas.
• Hail in Utah, June 15, 20231 in hail · 2 eventsThunderstorms brought hail around Cedar City.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 15, 2023$616,000 · EF2 · 129 eventsThe approach of an anomalously strong (for mid-June) upper-level disturbance lead to a widespread severe weather outbreak across portions of the forecast area, especially along and west of the I-35 corridor, during the afternoon into late evening of the 15th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 15, 20231.75 in hail · 12 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed over upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and early evening. A few of these storms intensified to severe levels and produced hail up to the size of golf balls and isolated damaging wind gusts.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, June 15, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsA few strong thunderstorms traveled along the Quebec-Vermont border during the afternoon hours of June 15th.
• Hail in Michigan, June 15, 20231 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated storm produced large hail.
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 15, 2023$3.5 million · EF1 · 29 eventsNumerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon of June 15th, mainly south of I-96. Hail, measuring between 1-2 inches, emerged as the primary severe weather threat, with several instances of wind damage associated with gusts around 60 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 15, 20232.5 in hail · 3 eventsDuring the evening of the 15th a line of storms, of which contained supercells, formed over portions of southwest Kansas and extend south through Beaver County, OK into the northeastern portions of the Texas Panhandle.
• Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 15, 2023$2.9 million · 1 eventOn June 15th, roughly between 300 PM and 415 PM MDT, slow moving thunderstorms fueled by a wet air mass led to heavy rain over parts of Natrona County, including the city of Casper, WY and surrounding suburbs.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 15 to 17, 20233.75 in hail · 30 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours mainly east of an Abilene to San Angelo to Sonora line. The sever storms produced large to very large hail and isolated damaging winds. Also, a brief tornado was reported in Fisher County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 15, 2023$103,000 · 1.25 in hail · 9 eventsOne isolated storm produced large hail and damaging wind in Wells and Adams Counties.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 15, 20230.88 in hail · 4 eventsIn the early morning hours of the 15th, scattered showers began to slowly intensify into weak storms. In the early afternoon some of the scattered storms began producing small hail, with the largest stones falling in Sherman county being nickel sized.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 15, 20233 deaths · 100 injured · $1.1 million · EF3 · 7 eventsDuring the evening of the 15th a line of storms, of which contained supercells, formed over portions of southwest Kansas and extend south through Beaver County, OK into the northeastern portions of the Texas Panhandle.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 15, 2023$1.1 million · EF2 · 42 eventsA cold front moved into northwest Ohio the evening of Thursday, June 15. A weak surface low pressure developed along this front over southern Michigan earlier in the day and moved southeast across the western tip of Lake Erie during the evening.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, June 15, 2023$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 eventsTwo severe thunderstorms produced wind damage in Okeechobee and Indian River Counties.
• Damaging Wind in Utah, June 15, 202350 kt wind · 1 eventMoisture increased across eastern Utah as a shortwave trough impacted the area. This, paired with daytime heating, led to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The stronger storms produced gusty winds up to 58 mph across Grand County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 15, 20231 in hail · 4 eventsA thunderstorm briefly became severe over south central Todd County, producing large hail and wind gusts around 60 mph.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 15, 2023$8,000 · EF1 · 5 eventsThe approach of an anomalously strong (for mid-June) upper-level disturbance lead to a widespread severe weather outbreak across portions of the forecast area during the afternoon into late evening of the 15th.
• Damaging Winds in Nevada, June 15, 202360 kt wind · 2 eventsA slow-moving, unseasonable upper low helped trigger isolated thunderstorms over southern Nevada. Two storms produced high winds.
• Hail in Texas, June 15, 20231.25 in hail · 7 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed along a dryline in West Central Texas and moved toward the east. One of these storms produced large hail in South Central Texas.

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