Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
August 2006
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
MONTANA, Central
Hill County
1 W Inverness 10 2155MST
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind
gust to 59 mph at Inverness 1W (DOT
site). Thunderstorms also developed
over Lewis and Clark county during the
late afternoon. Some of these storms
produced numerous lightning strikes
that started several forest fires.
The storms also downed power lines in
East Helena causing scattered power
outages.
Gallatin County
3 S Bozeman 16 1539MST
Meagher County
15 W Martinsdale 16 2120MST
Fergus County
17 SE Lewistown 16 2303MST
Broadwater County
2 W Winston 17 0100MST
Severe thunderstorms that developed
during the late afternoon hours of the
16th and continued into the early
hours of the 17th produced 1 inch
diameter hail at Bozeman 3S and .75
inch diameter hail at Martinsdale 15W,
Lewistown 17SE and Winston 2W.
Cascade County
Great Falls 29 2000MST
Thunderstorms that moved across
Cascade county during the evening
hours of the 29th produced numerous
lightning strikes. Lightning strikes
ignited five fires across the county.
The fires occurred generally in grass
and stubble and caused no significant
damage to property. The two largest
fires included a 50 acre blaze near
Ulm and a 50+ acre fire near Morony
Dam.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>027- Central And Se Phillips–Central And
059>062 Southern Valley–Daniels–Sheridan–
Western Roosevelt–Petroleum–Garfield
–Mccone–Richland–Dawson–Prairie–
Wibaux–Northern Phillips–Little Rocky
Mountains–Northern Valley–Eastern
Roosevelt
06 0000MST
31 2359MST
Severe drought conditions developed
(D2 classification on the National
Drought Monitor) across all of
northeast Montana in early August. The
period from June through August was the
10th driest on record across Montana,
and many areas in northeast Montana
received less than 50 percent of normal
rainfall. Glasgow had the driest summer
on record with only 1.73 inches of
rainfall, which broke the previous
record of 1.93 inches set during the
summer of 1930. June was generally
warmer and drier than normal, although
there were a few spots that had above
normal precipitation. July was much
hotter and drier than normal, which
quickly brought drought conditions by
early August. Most locations received
less than an inch of rainfall in July,
and a few spots only observed a trace
to a tenth of an inch of rain all
month. August was also hotter and drier
than normal. Rainfall was quite spotty
during the month, with some spots
receiving less than two tenths of an
inch of rainfall all month. Due to the
drought conditions, natural disaster
declarations were issued by Garfield,
Sheridan, Daniels, Dawson, Valley,
Richland, Prairie, Roosevelt, Phillips,
and McCone Counties.
Prairie County
8 S Terry 08 1730MST
Roosevelt County
3 NNW Poplar 08 1730MST
Dawson County
9 S Richey 08 1910MST
Dawson County
4 S Richey 08 1915MST
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow 09 1625MST
King Coulee Raws.
Valley County
Glasgow 09 1645MST
A 7 inch diameter tree limb was blown
down by the strong wind.
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow 09 1720MST
King Coulee Raws.
Garfield County
31 NE Jordan 09 1810MST
Phillips County
1 SSW Malta 09 1835MST
Garfield County
15 NW Brusett 09 1840MST
South Sawmill Raws.
Mccone County
4 WNW Watkins 09 1905MST
Mccone County
Brockway 09 1920MST
Mccone County
1 N Circle 09 2005MST
Dawson County
5 NW Glendive 09 2115MST
Glendive Airport AWOS.
Wibaux County
1 NW Wibaux 09 2130MST
Wibaux County
2 NW Wibaux 09 2130MST
An auger was blown over and damaged.
Richland County
15 NW Sidney 11 1615MST
Sheridan County
8 WSW Dagmar 15 1450MST
Petroleum County
4 ENE Flatwillow 16 2350MST
Dawson County
Richey 24 0300MST
Accompanied by pea sized hail.
Richland County
(Sdy)Sidney-Richland 24 0355MST
Richland County
1 N Savage 24 0805MST
Sheridan County
Outlook 30 2220MST
Several windows were broken along
with a skylight.
MTZ017-025>026 Central And Southern Valley–Dawson–
Prairie
30 2250MST
31 2325MST
King Coulee Raws.
MONTANA, South
Carter County
17 SW Ekalaka 07 1740MST
Powder River County
7 NE Broadus 08 1525MST
Yellowstone County
15 N Pompeys Pillar 11 2010MST
Powder River County
3 N Olive 12 1717MST
Carter County
9 NNE Alzada 12 1838MST
Park County
1 S Livingston 16 1412MST
Park County
Livingston 16 1413MST
Park County
Wilsall 16 1555MST
Hail covered the ground with 40 mph
wind gusts.
Park County
10 NE Livingston 16 1625MST
Wheatland County
16 SE Judith Gap 16 2250MST
Golden Valley County
27 N Ryegate 16 2300MST
Musselshell County
20 N Roundup 16 2330MST
Grain bin destroyed.
Park County
15 S Livingston 17 1340MST
Park County
3 S Pine Creek 17 1340MST
Stillwater County
20 NW Columbus 17 1610MST
Stillwater County
4 S Rapelje 17 1625MST
Stillwater County
Reed Pt 17 1636MST
Stillwater County
4 S Reed Pt 17 1645MST
Yellowstone County
6 N Shepherd 17 1715MST
Yellowstone County
5 N Shepherd 17 1725MST
Yellowstone County
Shepherd 17 1726MST
Yellowstone County
Shepherd 17 1727MST
Yellowstone County
Ballantine 17 1800MST
Big Horn County
20 N Hardin 17 1820MST
Yellowstone County
1 S Laurel 17 1828MST
Yellowstone County
10 SW Billings 17 1840MST
Treasure County
18 S Hysham 17 1843MST
Fallon County
Baker 17 1950MST
Fallon County
14 N Baker 17 2000MST
Yellowstone County
Acton 17 1700MST
Yellowstone County
3 W Worden 17 1725MST
Yellowstone County
Worden 17 1727MST
Yellowstone County
Worden 17 1730MST
8 foot tall and 3 inch diameter
aluminum boom snapped in half.
Carter County
6 NE Albion 19 2130MST
MTZ031>032-063-065 Northern Rosebud–Custer–Judith Gap–
Livingston Area
30 1730MST
2350MST
The following are wind speeds
associated with a cold frontal passage:
40 mph sustained wind in Livingston
44 mph sustained wind 3ENE Livingston
43 mph sustained wind 4S Garneill
60 mph gust in Miles City
47 mph sustained wind in Miles City
50 mph sustained wind 2NW Rock Springs
58 mph gust 2NW Rock Springs
MTZ033 Fallon
31 0020MST
0120MST
43 mph sustained wind in Baker
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
2 W Lolo 08 1650MST
Missoula County
3 W Missoula 08 1653MST
Missoula County
Bonner 08 1715MST
Lake County
1 W Ronan 08 1755MST
Flathead County
5 N Bigfork 08 1925MST
Strong thunderstorms brought severe
winds with hail to Western Montana.
Numerous areas saw fallen trees as
large as 20 inches in diameter. There
were also reports of signs and power
lines downed sparking a small wildfire
near Lolo.
Lincoln County
Troy 10 1450MST
A tree blew over and knocked a man off
a ladder while he was doing
construction on his home. He was taken
to the hospital with minor injuries.
Mineral County
2 W Alberton 10 1843MST
Mineral County
2 W Alberton 10 1909MST
A tree was reported down over I-90.
Mineral County
1 E Superior 10 1917MST
Two trees blew over onto a house.
Sanders County
Dixon 10 1920MST
Lake County
1 E Ronan 10 1943MST
Microbursts were common across
Northwest Montana causing strong
winds. Power lines were reported down
in Lake County with many reports of
fallen trees.
Sanders County
3 E Belknap 16 1600MST
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
5 S Missoula 16 1806MST
Deer Lodge County
Anaconda 16 2330MST
Thunderstorms brought hail to portions
Western Montana with hail as large as
golf balls reported.
Flathead County
2 SE Lakeside 31 1203MST
Flathead County
Bigfork 31 1207MST
Pea to dime size slushy hail reported
in Big Fork Bay. Penny size slushy hail
and heavy rain reported at Angel Point
on Flathead Lake.
NEBRASKA, Central
Custer County
4 S Sargent 01 1825CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a
portion of a center pivot irrigation
system.
Rock County
2 SE Bassett 05 1654CST
Chase County
8 S Lamar 07 170OMST
Hail covered the ground and destroyed
approximately 300 acres of dry beans.
Chase County
7 S Lamar 07 1719MST
Thomas County
5 S Thedford 09 1408CST
Thomas County
Thedford 09 1435CST
Lincoln County
6 NNW Sutherland 09 1440CST 0.1 10
A small tornadao briefly touched down
over open rangeland.
Thomas County
8 NE Thedford 09 1505CST
Cherry County
7 SE Brownlee 09 1510CST
Lincoln County
2 N Hershey 09 1530CST 0.1 10
A weak tornado touched down briefly in
an open pasture.
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview 09 1707CST
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview 09 1707CST
Cherry County
6 N Valentine 09 1724CST
Frontier County
7 ESE Stockville 09 2030CST
Frontier County
8 SW Eustis 09 2115CST
2130CST
Wheeler County
8 NE Bartlett 10 0030CST
A thunderstorm microburst destroyed a
double car garage along with a calving
shed.
Keya Paha County
11 NNE Springview 10 2130CST
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous 6 to 7 inch
diameter tree limbs.
Brown County
7 N Ainsworth 10 2155CST
Numerous 6 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken and large tress were
uprooted by thunderstorm outflow winds.
Rock County
2 ESE Newport 10 2204CST
Boyd County
11 SW Naper 10 2215CST
Numerous 8 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken by strong thunderstorm
outflow winds.
Keya Paha County
24 E Springview 10 2215CST
2245CST
Holt County
17 N 0 Neill 10 2230CST
Cherry County
1 NE Kilgore 11 1445MST
150OMST
Cherry County
4 S Nenzel 11 1615MST
1630MST
Cherry County
4 N Brownlee 11 1900CST
Cherry County
16 SW Valentine 11 1945CST
2000CST
Boyd County
7 E Lynch 18 1020CST
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous large tree limbs.
Sheridan County
6 N Gordon 20 1605MST
Thomas County
Thedford 24 1753CST
NEBRASKA, East
Sarpy County
Bellevue to 01 0212CST
Offutt Afb
A thunderstorm wind gust was measured
at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds
caused isolated damage to lawn and
playground equipment in the area and
also knocked down several large tree
limbs in Bellevue.
Knox County
9 E Creighton 01 1630CST
The hail was accompanied by winds
around 40 mph.
Pierce County
8 S Plainview 01 1648CST
Pierce County
8 S Plainview 01 1648CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph were accompanied by dime size
hail south of Plainview.
Pierce County
4 S Osmond to 01 1710CST
6 SE Osmond 1715CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at around
60 mph flattened some corn and knocked
down some limbs south through
southeast of Osmond.
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge 01 1730CST
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge 01 1730CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph were accompanied by 1 inch hail.
Butler County
Rising City 01 1827CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph knocked down 8 inch diameter
trees near Rising City.
Seward County
Milford 01 2000CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60
mph split a large maple tree causing
it to crush an SUV. No one was in the
vehicle at that time.
Knox County
2 SW Verdel 05 1635CST
Antelope County
1 E Elgin to 05 1925CST
8 E Elgin 1930CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
by the public at 60 mph in the Elgin
area. The winds split at least one
large tree in the area.
Boone County
11 ENE Petersburg 05 1930CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph east of Petersburg.
Jefferson County
2 S Reynolds 06 1419CST
Gage County
2 N Filley 06 1455CST
Gage County
Beatrice 06 1513CST
Johnson County
3 S Sterling 06 1520CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused tree damage south of Sterling.
Gage County
1 W Liberty 06 1548CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed tree limbs near Liberty.
Pawnee County
5 WNW Burchard 06 1610CST
Pawnee County
Table Rock 06 1656CST
Saline County
5 SW Wilber to 07 2300CST
3 SW Wilber 08 0l00CST
Heavy rains produced flash flooding
and washouts across several county
roads southwest of Wilber.
Lancaster County
Lincoln 08 0600CST
A lightning strike caused a fire and
over $200,000 damage to a laundry
facility near 20th and J Streets in
Lincoln. The lightning struck the roof
next to the east wall and smoldered
for several hours before being
noticed. Most of the damage was
confined to the east side of the roof
of the building.
Boone County
Albion 09 2350CST
10 0015CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph caused extensive damage around
town. Damage included structual damage
to homes, widespread tree and crop
damage and damage to an ethanol plant.
A semi trailer was also overturned.
Wind equipment on a center pivot
measured winds at 85 mph.
Platte County
3 NW Lindsay 10 0010CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused some tree damage northwest of
Lindsay or just south of Newman Grove.
Madison County
Newman Grove 10 0025CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph by law enforcement in Newman
Grove.
Stanton County
10 SW Stanton 10 0046CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
downed some large tree limbs southwest
of Stanton.
Madison County
Norfolk 10 0056CST
0106CST
Thunderstorm winds were measured at 60
mph by the Asos at the Norfolk
airport. Wind gusts first reached 58
mph shortly before the hour and gusts
of that magnitude lasted for around 10
minutes. The winds caused scattered
tree damage in town and also tossed
a trampoline 40 yards into a bedroom
window.
Madison County
Madison 10 0100CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph downed at least 6 large
trees in Madison. The fallen trees
caused damage to fences, lawn
furniture and roofs and also blocked
several streets in town.
Stanton County
7 S Pilger 10 0130CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed some large tree limbs
south of Pilger.
Cuming County
Wisner to 10 0141CST
West Pt 0153CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph swept through the Wisner,
Beemer and West Point area. The winds
downed a few trees and scattered large
branches which caused some car, fence
and home damage. Crops were also
flattened west of Wisner.
Cass County
Greenwood 10 0200CST
0210CST
A microburst from a thunderstorm
caused extensive damage to a small
area from near Greenwood to the
Ashland County Club southwest of
Asland (which is near the border of
Saunders and Cass counties). The winds
were estimated at around 100 mph by a
damage survey compiled by a NWS storm
survey team. The most extensive damage
was at the Nebraska Raceway Park near
Greenwood. Damage there included an
overturned mobile home, camper,
4 empty semi trailers and a 2 ton
storage trailer. Two ticket booths
were destroyed and significant damage
was done to a set of bleachers and a
crash fence. Damage was estimated at
nearly 1/2 million dollars at the
track. The winds also downed numerous
limbs at the Ashland Country Club.
Thurston County
Walthill 10 0205CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph downed at least 1 tree in town.
Thurston County
Pender 10 0215CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
60 mph downed multiple trees in town
and snapped a sign off.
Douglas County
Omaha 10 0300CST
A lightning strike caused a basement
fire in the 1700 block of South 108th
Street.
Madison County
2 SE Tilden 11 2230CST
Madison County
Norfolk 11 2250CST
A cooperative weather observer
estimated thunderstorm winds of around
60 mph were responsible for downing
several large tree limbs.
Saline County
Crete to 18 0300CST
Wilber 21 1430CST
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches fell over a
large part of the upper reaches of the
Big Blue River west through northwest
of Crete and over the Turkey Creek
basin near and west of Wilber during
the evening and early morning hours of
8/16/06 and 08/17/06. The heavy rains
caused the Big Blue River to go out of
its banks near Crete during the
overnight hours on the 18th and caused
Turkey Creek to go out of its banks by
late morning on the 19th. The Big Blue
River at Crete remained above its 18
food flood stage until around
530 am cdt on 8/20/06, cresting at
20.68 feet at 830 am cdt on 8/19/06.
Turkey Creek first reached its 11 foot
flood stage around 1100 am cdt on the
19th, crested at 12.64 feet at 930 am
on the 21st before falling below flood
stage around 330 pm cdt on the 21st.
The flooding along the Big Blue River
and Turkey Creek affected mainly
agricultural lowlands.
Knox County
6 W Verdel 18 1020CST
Thunderstorm winds that were estimated
to gust around 60 mph downed some large
branches west of Verdel.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
Dixon County
4 SW Newcastle 09 1755CST
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
Red Willow County
7 N Lebanon 09 1853MST
Red Willow County
1 NW Indianola 18 1550MST
Red Willow County
2 WNW Indianola 18 1555MST
Hitchcock County
5 SE Stratton 18 1748MST
1758MST
Red Willow County
Mc Cook 27 1450MST
Red Willow County
3 W Mc Cook 27 1452MST
NEBRASKA, South Central
Clay County
4 N Harvard 01 1645CST
Hamilton County
5 SSE Giltner 01 1645CST
Phelps County
Holdrege 01 1720CST
Accompanied with golf ball sized hail.
Franklin County
3.5 NW Macon 01 1735CST
Phelps County
1 S Holdrege 01 1735CST
1835CST
Franklin County
1 S Riverton 01 1736CST
Webster County
3 W Inavale 01 1740CST
Buffalo County
1 S Elm Creek 01 1755CST
Dawson County
5 E Overton 01 1757CST
Buffalo County
4 W Pleasanton 01 1820CST
Hall County
Cairo 01 1825CST
Sherman County
Ashton 01 1835CST
Sherman County
2 S Hazard 01 1835CST
Valley County
12 W Ord 01 1845CST
Howard County
St Paul 01 1905CST
Howard County
2 N St Paul 01 1905CST
Nance County
14 W Fullerton 01 1920CST
Valley County
9 E Arcadia 01 1945CST
Fillmore County
2 N Fairmont 01 1948CST
Greeley County
2 N Greeley 01 1955CST
Thayer County
1 S Hebron 01 2130CST
York County
2 SE York 01 2145CST
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
south-central Nebraska during the
evening hours. These storms brought
winds of 60 to 70 mph and rains of 1
to 3 inches. A few locations reported
hailstones with the largest being the
size of golf balls. The storms started
out near highway US 183 and moved east.
The winds caused damage to trees,
roofs and shingles in the Holdrege
area. A Holdrege lumber supply company
lost a large storage building to the
wind. Strong winds brought down power
lines north of Shelton in Buffalo
county. Outbuildings were damaged and
large tree limbs were downed in
Franklin county around the communities
of Franklin and Macon. A center pivot
irrigation system was overturned near
Holstein in Adams county. By 10:30 pm
CDT the storms had reached highway US
81 where winds of 60 mph caused more
damage. The outer walls collapsed at a
home that was under construction in
York. Damage to trees, roofs and a
carport was caused by the storm in
York. Farther south, several trees were
damaged or uprooted and some roof
damage was reported in the Hebron area.
There was sporadic power outages noted
across the region. Corn and bean crops
had limited damage from these storms.
Thayer County
Hubbell 06 1415CST
Furnas County
4 NE Arapahoe 07 2120CST
Gosper County
11 S Smithfield 07 2130CST
Buffalo County
Gibbon 09 2115CST
Buffalo County
6 W Ravenna 09 2215CST
Sherman County
3 SE Hazard 09 2222CST
Howard County
St Paul 09 2230CST
Valley County
6 E Arcadia 09 2315CST
Valley County
6 W Ord 10 0045CST
Thunderstorms brought strong winds to
a part of central Nebraska. Tree limbs
were downed in the Ravenna and St. Paul
areas.
York County
South Portion 16 1930CST
2230CST
Fillmore County
North Portion 16 2000CST
2300CST
Thunderstorms kept rolling over the
same area of York and Fillmore counties
during the evening. This brought 4 to
7 inches of rain with one location
reporting over 8 inches. Numerous
county roads and the streets of
downtown Geneva quickly became flooded.
The water caused some damage to
businesses in Geneva. Turkey and
Indian Creeks left their banks and at
one point, over 10 bridges were
underwater. Many roadways sustained
damage from the flood waters. Rainfall
totals reached 8.45 inches about 3 1/2
miles northeast of Fairmont, 7.25
inches 4 miles west of Geneva, 5.82
inches in Geneva and 3.15 inches at
the York Airport.
Gosper County
Elwood 18 1645CST
Furnas County
5 W Holbrook 18 1718CST
Furnas County
East Portion 18 2300CST
19 0100CST
Adams County
South Portion 18 2325CST
19 0200CST
Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to
parts of south-central Nebraska. These
rains caused some flash flooding in
eastern Furnas and southern Adams
counties. In Furnas county, highways
136 and 6 were covered with water
around midnight. Numerous other roads
were flooded in the area. In Adams
county, US highway 281 was flooded for
a couple of hours near Ayr and water
flooded the streets of Hastings.
NEBRASKA, West
Kimball County
17 SE Bushnell 07 1711MST
Cheyenne County
3 E Colton 12 1256MST
Cheyenne County
7 SE Sidney 27 0730MST
1200MST
Heavy rains resulted in some flooding
of county roads along Cow Creek.
NEVADA, North
Elko County
2 NE Elko Arpt 20 1826PST
NEVADA, South
Clark County
Nelson 09 1700PST
1900PST
Two inches of rain fell at Nelson
Landing in about an hour. Four cars
were stuck in mud on Placer Rd.
Clark County
Henderson 10 1415PST
Numerous trees were blown over near the
intersection of Interstate 215 and
Stephanie St. Minor flooding also
occurred.
NEVADA, West
Churchill County
2 W Ocala 03 1554PST
Nevada Highway Patrol reported a large
dust devil just south of Interstate 80,
two miles west of Ocala. The dust devil
was reported to be the diameter of a
football field.
NVZO04 Western Nevada Basin And Range
04 1853PST
1843PST
A dust storm moved through the Lovelock
area the evening of August 4th. The
Lovelock ASOS recorded a visibility of
1 3/4 mile which lasted for 10 minutes
as the dust storm moved through.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
Coos County
Pittsburg 01 2131EST
2136EST
Many trees down.
Coos County
Errol 01 2201EST
2205EST
4 foot diameter trees down.
Coos County
Groveton 01 2202EST
2217EST
Trees down.
Coos County
Stratford 01 2205EST
2210EST
RT 3 closed due to trees down across
the road.
Coos County
Berlin 01 2225EST
2235EST
Trees down.
Grafton County
Lyme 02 1326EST
1331EST
Trees down.
Grafton County
Haverhill 02 1440EST
1446EST
Trees down on power lines.
Grafton County
Littleton 02 1440EST
1444EST
Trees down.
Grafton County
Easton 02 1507EST
1512EST
Several trees down along the
Easton–Woodstock town line on RT 112.
Carroll County
10 W North Conway 02 1530EST
1537EST
Trees down along the Kankamagus
Highway, RT 112, between Albany and
Conway.
Merrimack County
Concord 02 1550EST
1553EST
Trees and power lines down.
Coos County
3 S Pittsburg 02 1553EST
1558EST
Power lines down.
Rockingham County
Deerfield 02 1600EST
1607EST
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Northwood 02 1603EST
1608EST
Trees down on the east end of
Northwood Lake.
Merrimack County
Bow Center 02 1605EST
1609EST
Tree down on power line.
Strafford County
Lee 02 1616EST
1621EST
Trees down in Lee.
Rockingham County
Raymond 02 1620EST
1625EST
Lots of damage in town also trees down
on power lines.
Rockingham County
Greenland 02 1635EST
1641EST
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Greenland 02 1640EST
1644EST
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Hampton 02 1645EST
1649EST
Trees down.
Rockingham County
North Hampton 02 1645EST
1651EST
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Rye 02 1645EST
1649EST
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Newmarket 02 1645EST
Lightning ignited a fire in the
basement of a Newmarket home causing
an estimated $100,000 dollars of
damage. The lightning reportedly
struck a nearby tree and followed
electrical wires into the home.
According to reports, the home’s
electrical and plumbing systems were
destroyed by the lightning.
Rockingham County
North Hampton 02 1700EST
Lightning struck a home in North
Hampton and ignited a fire that caused
an estimated $10,000 in damage. Damage
could have been much worse were it not
sure one of the occupants of the home
who fought the fire with a garden hose
until firefighters could find their
way through roads that had been blocked
by downed trees from the storm.
Rockingham County
Portsmouth 02 1720EST
Lightning struck a home in Portsmouth,
igniting a fire that caused heavy
damage to the basement of the
structure.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NONE REPORTED.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ002>006-011 Western Passaic–Bergen–Eastern
Passaic–Essex–Hudson–Union
01 1200EST
03 1600EST
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region. This was
preceded by a hot dry air mass, when
temperatures reached at least 90
degrees at Newark Liberty Airport,
from July 27 to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged from the upper 90s to around
100 degrees. With surface dew point
temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 2 deaths in
Newark along with scattered power
outages that resulted in business
losses. In Newark, an elderly couple
was found dead in their apartment,
which was not air conditioned. The
medical examiner concluded that their
deaths were caused by heat stress.
Here are selected max temperatures,
in degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 2:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 101
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 3:
Newark Liberty Airport: 101 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98 M66PH, F65PH
Passaic County
West Milford to 03 1535EST
Ringwood 1540EST
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across Northeast New Jersey. High
winds downed trees and power lines.
Bergen County
Little Ferry 10 1820EST
1850EST
Essex County
Bloomfield 10 1830EST
1900EST
Bergen County
Woodridge 10 1850EST
1920EST
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms caused flash flooding
and flooding in urban areas across
parts of Northeast New Jersey.
Bergen County
New Milford 24 1720EST
1735EST
Brief periods of torrential rain caused
significant flash flooding along Route
17, which was closed in various
locations in New Milford. Radar
estimated hourly rainfall rates ranged
from 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
Bergen County
Bergenfield 25 0945EST
A severe thunderstorm produced high
winds that downed trees in Bergenfield.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ007>010-012>027 Warren–Morris–Hunterdon–Somerset–
Middlesex–Western Monmouth–Eastern
Monmouth–Mercer–Salem–Gloucester–
Camden–Northwestern Burlington–
Western Ocean–Cumberland–Western
Atlantic–Western Cape May–Eastern
Cape May–Eastern Atlantic–Eastern
Ocean–Southeastern Burlington
01 0900EST
03 2000EST
A strong area of high pressure anchored
over the East Coast and the western
Atlantic, resulted in a stretch of
excessive heat for the entire region to
start off August 2006. The very hot air
mass was accompanied by humid
conditions as the dew points surged
into the upper 60s and lower 70s for a
time. It could have been worse, but the
dew points lowered a little bit for
most areas during the afternoon hours
as the sunshine dried the air mass out
for a time. Temperatures during August
1st through the 3rd soared well into
the 90s with some areas topping the
century mark. Trenton topped out at 97
degrees on August 3rd, and Atlantic
City topped out at 98 degrees on both
August 2nd and 3rd, which either tied
or broke the record high temperature
for both days. The very hot weather
even made it to the Shore as the Cape
May Coast Guard Station topped out at
94 degrees on August 3rd. The
combination of temperatures well into
the 90s and moderate to high humidity
pushed heat indices into the 105 to
110 degree range across the state.
The excessive heat and humidity had an
impact on the power companies as fans
and air conditioners were humming. New
Jersey’s largest utility company,
Public Service Electric and Gas
(PSE&G), asked customers to conserve
energy as a precautionary step on
August 1st. The utility reported an
all-time peak electricity demand record
with 11,001 megawatts of power. The
previous record high was 10,780
megawatts set on July 27, 2005. Out of
PSE&G’s 2.1 million customers, about
2,200 around the state lost power on
the morning of August 2nd due to stress
on the system. On August 2nd, PSE&G
recorded a new record demand of 11,146
megawatts, surpassing the record set
just one day previously, and more than
4,000 customers statewide lost power.
About 1,900 JCP&L customers in the
Glendola section of Wall (Monmouth
County), New Jersey lost power for
nearly seven hours on August
1st after a cable failed. At 4 PM EDT
on August 1st, about 1.1 million JCP&L
customers broke the company’s record
for electrical usage by hitting 6,548
megawatts. The previous record of
6,444 megawatts was set at 5 PM EDT on
July 18, 2006. This record was bested
on August 2nd when 6,680 megawatts of
power was used, setting an all-time
peak for JCP&L. A total of 500
customers in Lakewood (Ocean County),
New Jersey lost power from 4 PM EDT to
8:30 PM EDT on August 1st after an
underground cable failed, which caused
stores to shut down early. The problem
seemed to be contained to the shopping
district. Police in Oceanport
(Monmouth County), New Jersey reported
sporadic blackouts throughout the
borough on August 1st, starting around
7:30 PM EDT. On August 1st in Lake
Como, New Jersey, 40 to 50 homes on
Fernwood Road had power knocked out due
to fuses on roadside electrical poles
tripping after 3 PM EDT. An electric
pole actually caught fire at 18th
Avenue and Newman Street, though
nothing serious resulted from the fire.
On August 1st in Medford (Burlington
County), New Jersey, the near
100-degree temperatures caused an old
propane tank to rupture behind a North
Main Street home. The tank was removed
and replaced, with no injuries
reported.
Atlantic City Electric reached a new
peak usage at 4 PM EDT on August 1st
with 2,925 megawatts, breaking the
July 27, 2005 record of 2,838
megawatts. The record usage was tied
by customers at 4 PM EDT on August 2nd.
Sporadic power outages occurred
on August 2nd in Belmar (Monmouth
County), New Jersey, resulting in
about 20 homes losing power for about
two hours. Residents of Spring Lake
Heights (Monmouth County) on the west
side of town and on the 600 block of
Mercer Avenue lost power on August 1st
and August 2nd. The outages affected
small pockets of residents for several
hours during the evening and overnight
hours of August 1st, and several people
were treated on the boardwalk for heat
exhaustion. August 2nd, power outages
at 2:30 PM EDT on North Main Street,
and on August 1st the traffic lights on
North Main Street and Atlantic Avenue
went out at 3:20 PM EDT, and that
evening several other traffic lights
went out. Electricity demand in
Vineland (Cumberland County), New
Jersey set a record on August 2nd,
reaching 162 megawatts, topping the
peak on August 1st of 161.5 megawatts.
On August 2nd, 5,400 Gloucester County,
New Jersey residents lost power when a
sub-station failure shut off power to
people in the Woodbury area around 3
PM EDT. The failure knocked out traffic
lights and closed stores. About 5,000
Middletown and Keansburg (both
Monmouth County) residents were without
power for several hours on August 2nd
because of a blown fuse at a Keansburg
substation. Customers in the West
Keansburg section of Hazlet also lost
power. Traffic lights along Route 36
from Keansburg to Middletown’s Leonardo
section went out for about an hour
around 3:30 PM EDT. Rockland Electric,
which serves parts of Sussex County,
had 12 customers without power on
August 3rd. The utility broke two
records, August 1st with 1,586
megawatts and August 2nd with 1,617
megawatts. Water Utility New Jersey
American Water asked customers to
immediately begin conserving water on
August 2nd in seven Atlantic County
towns as the excessive heat and dry
weather led to a record high water
usage. The conservation request
affected 115,096 residents in
Pleasantville, Northfield, Linwood,
Somers Point, Absecon, Galloway
Township and Egg Harbor Township.
Two people were treated on August 2nd
for heat-related aliments at Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital at
Hamilton, New Jersey, and one person
was treated at Capital Health Systems
at Mercer Hospital in Trenton, New
Jersey. A total of 35 people suffered
from heat-related injuries in Belmar on
August 2nd, however none were reported
to be serious. At Lourdes Health
Systems’ hospitals in Camden and
Willingboro, there were two cases of
heat-related illness in Camden on
August 1st and two in Willingboro
on August 2nd; all involving older
people. Animals also suffered during
the excessive heat. Three dogs in a
Cape May County Animal shelter suffered
heat-related seizures on August 2nd.
In early August, a massive fish kill
occurred in New Market Lake in
Piscataway, New Jersey. The cause,
resulting from tests, ruled that the
fish were deprived of lake oxygen, a
situation brought about by the
excessive heat.
Warren County
Still Vly 03 1720EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in Greenwich
Township.
Somerset County
Blawenburg to 03 1800EST
Middle Bush
The gust front associated with a severe
thunderstorm knocked down a couple of
trees and several large tree limbs in
Franklin Township. The same gust front
knocked down eight poles along Somerset
County Route 601 in the Blawenburg
section of Montgomery Township. The
road was closed through the 5th and
power remained off for most of the
Cherry Valley development through the
fourth.
NJZ025 Eastern Atlantic
07 0800EST
08 0800EST
An 18-year-old male drowned at 2 a.m.
EDT on the 8th while playing in the
ocean near Morris Avenue with his
brother. The body was recovered later
that day on the 8th. The rip currents
were so strong on the 7th that
lifeguards made at least six water
rescues. The rip currents were caused
by a strong southerly flow preceding a
cold front that passed through during
the night of the 7th.
M181W
Mercer County
Hamilton Square 07 2100EST
A lightning strike set a house and
garage on fire in Hamilton Township.
Burlington County
Bordentown to 07 2108EST
Chesterfield 2112EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in
Bordentown and Chesterfield Township.
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth 07 2120EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large trees in the Bricksboro
section (Port Elizabeth) of Maurice
River Township. Damage occurred along a
three block length between Delsea Drive
and the Maurice River. Two eighty foot
trees were uprooted on one property.
One fell onto the roof of the house.
The winds tore away the electrical
system of a home along the river. The
bulkhead on one property was torn away
by an uprooted tree. A catamaran,
sailboat and trailer were blown over on
other properties. All power was
restored on August 8th.
Cape May County
2 W Goshen 07 2135EST
A Skywarn spotter measured a wind gust
to 61 mph at Jakes Landing in
northwestern Middle Township.
Sussex County
Sussex to 10 1505EST
Franklin
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
trees and power lines in Sussex and
Franklin Boroughs and Wantage Township.
Atlantic County
Hammonton 24 1755EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and power lines that
caused scattered outages in Hammonton
Township.
Gloucester County
Westville 25 2330EST
Penny size hail fell from a severe
thunderstorm in Westville Borough.
Camden County
Haddon Hgts to 25 2335EST
Blackwood 2345EST
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail from Haddon Heights
Borough south through Gloucester
Township. In the Erial section of
Gloucester Township, nickel size hail
completely covered the ground.
Camden County
Chews 25 2345EST
Lightning struck the roof of a home on
Sophia Court in the Chews Landing
section of Gloucester Township. The
lightning strike knocked some of the
wood off the roof and started a fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and
was contained to one section of the
attic.
Camden County
Glendale to 25 2355EST
Waterford Works 26 0010EST
Camden County
Waterford Works 26 0010EST
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail across Voorhees and
Waterford Townships in southeastern
Camden County. The quarter size hail in
Voorhees lasted for five minutes. In
addition to the large hail, the same
severe thunderstorm caused wind damage
in Waterford Township. Large tree limbs
were knocked down. On one property, a
large swing set, patio table, gas
grill and wishing well were all
overturned.
Atlantic County
Hammonton 26 0010EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a
couple of trees and tree limbs in
Hammonton Township in and around Oak
Road. A couple of telephone poles were
also tore down because of the downed
trees. The severe thunderstorm also
damaged some peach trees in the
township.
Burlington County
Florence to 26 0330EST
Willingboro
A severe thunderstorm tore down large
tree limbs and wires across western
Burlington County mainly in Florence
and Willingboro Townships.
Burlington County
Willingboro to 26 0345EST
Medford 0400EST
Lightning strikes damaged two homes in
Burlington County. A lightning strike
in Medford Township punched a ten inch
hole in the roof of one home. It
filled the attic with smoke but was
extinguished before doing any further
damage to the home. A lightning strike
in Willingboro Township and the ensuing
fire caused the displacement of a
family of seven on Rittenhouse Drive.
Lightning struck a tree adjacent to the
home and sparked a fire that spread to
the exterior of the house and attic.
It damaged the side of the house and
the upstairs bedroom.
Cape May County
South Seaville 27 0715EST
A funnel cloud was sighted in South
Seaville (Dennis Township) along County
Route 668 about half a mile west of
U.S. Route 9. The funnel cloud did not
touch down.
Cumberland County
Fairton 27 0845EST
New Jersey State police sighted a
funnel cloud in Fairfield Township
toward Bridgeton City. The funnel cloud
did not touch down and no damage was
reported.
Cumberland County
Central Portion 27 0900EST
1200EST
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
produced a Doppler Radar estimated 6 to
8 inches of rain within a three hour
period in central Cumberland County.
This caused flooding of roadways,
fields, streams and basements in
Bridgeton City and Fairfield Township.
The rain and flooding flattened pepper
and eggplant plants on some farms.
Storm totals included 4.70 inches and
4.15 inches in Vineland.
Cape May County
Ocean City to 27 0930EST
Strathmere 1130EST
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
caused flooding in Ocean City and the
north end of Sea Isle City. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates reached
between 6 to 8 inches, most of which
fell within three hours. In Ocean City,
over 100 vehicles were damaged by the
flood waters. The worst flooding was
reported on the south end of Ocean City
and the north end of Sea Isle City.
Many yards and lawns were flooded and
flooding reached the steps of homes.
Actual storm totals included 5.56
inches in Strathmere and 3.52 inches in
Seaville.
Burlington County
Maple Shade to 28 0100EST
Kresson 0500EST
Poor drainage and underpass flooding
caused by the heavy rain from overnight
thunderstorms caused a five mile
back-up on busily traveled New Jersey
State Route 73 in Maple Shade on the
morning of the 28th. Only one
southbound land was getting by until
responders cleared clogged drains at
the railroad underpass. New Jersey
State Route 70 was also flooded in
Evesham Township. Storm totals included
2.71 inches in Mount Laurel.
Camden County
Northwest Portion 28 0200EST
0600EST
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped between 4 and 5 inches across
northwestern Camden County and caused
flash flooding in the northwest part of
the county particularly in Camden,
Pennsauken and Collingswood. Flooding
also occurred along the Cooper River.
Major roadways including Admiral Wilson
Boulevard, U.S.Routes 30 and 130, New
Jersey State Routes 38 and 70 were
flooded as far southeast as Cherry Hill
Township. Vehicles were stuck in flood
waters along Admiral Wilson Boulevard
and on roadways in Woodlynne Borough.
In the city of Camden, about 10 to 12
families were evacuated, some by raft
in and around the Westfield Garden
Apartments. Basements of apartments
were totally flooded. In Collingswood
Borough, sixteen homes on Cattell
Avenue near the often flooded
Collingswood Circle sustained water
damage in their basements. Roads and
homes west of U.S. Route 130 in
Pennsauken Township were hit the
hardest by the flooding. The Cooper
River flooded parkland in Collingswood,
Haddon Township and Haddonfield. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 514 a.m.
EDT through 1222 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
It crested at 3.17 feet at 915 a.m.
EDT. Actual storm totals included 4.10
inches in Pennsauken and 3.68 inches
in Camden.
Salem County
Salem 29 1550EST
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds that moved through Salem County
caused about 1,000 homes and businesses
to lose power. Downed large tree limbs
and power outages were scattered
throughout the county. This first storm
hit Salem City the hardest.
Cumberland County
Bridgeton 29 1635EST
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth 29 1715EST
Funnel clouds were sighted over
Cumberland County in Bridgeton and
Maurice River Township. Neither touched
down and no damage was reported.
Salem County
Harrisonville 29 1643EST
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in Salem
County. Downed large tree limbs and
power outages were scattered throughout
the county. This storm hit Pennsville
Township the hardest.
Salem County
Woodstown to 29 1720EST
Greenville
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in the county.
Downed large tree limbs and power
outages were scattered throughout the
county. This last storm caused the
greatest number of outages,
concentrated in Woodstown. This storm
also affected Pittsgrove Township.
Cape May County
Steelmantown to 29 1725EST
Beesleys Pt 1735EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large tree limbs and wires
across the northern tier of Cape May
County.
Camden County
Haddonfield 29 2157EST
30 0055EST
The combination of saturated soil
conditions and additional heavy rain
from thunderstorms early in the evening
on the 29th caused minor flooding along
the Cooper River later that night. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 1057 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 155 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 2.91 feet at
1245 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ001>021-026 Northwest Plateau–Northwest Mountains
Including Jemez–Upper Rio Grande
Valley–Sangre De Cristo
Mountains–Northeast Highlands–
Harding–Far Northeast Plains–
Westcentral Mountains–Middle Rio
Grande Valley–Sandia/Manzano
Mountains–Central High Plains/Estancia
Valley County Conchas Lake/
Guadalupe–Quay–Southwest
Mountains/Upper Gila Region–Lower Rio
Grande Valley–Lincoln County High
Plains/Hondo Valley–Capitan/Northern
Sacramento Mountains–De Baca–Chaves
County Plains–Roosevelt–Curry–
Guadalupe Mountains Of Chaves County
01 OOOOMST
31 2359MST
Substantial summer thunderstorms
provided some of the most widespread
and consistent heavy rains compared to
recent years. Overall across north and
central New Mexico the rainfall was
very welcome and provided a much needed
break in the 4 to 6 year long period of
moderate to excessive drought. August
2006 was wetter than average for many
areas, except for the far northwest
districts which continue to report
below normal rainfall. Stations from
Albuquerque south to Socorro reported
some of the heaviest ever monthly and
one day rain totals. The Albuquerque
Airport weather office reported 3.74
inches in August to tie the monthly
record establish in 1935 and also
making the month the sixth wettest
month on record since 1892. The June
through August rainfall total for
Albuquerque at 8.43 inches set a new
summer record to offset the previous
record total for the 3 months of 8.27
inches. Some stations such as the
Albuquerque Airport and Foothills
stations along with Abbott, Alcalde,
Bosque Del Apache, Capitan, Chama,
Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Fence Lake,
Glenwood, Gran Quivera, Grants,
Grenville, Luna, Navajo Dam, Portales,
Ruidoso and Santa Fe saw August rain
reach more than 200 percent of normal.
Guadalupe County
5 SE Santa Rosa 02 1640MST
1820MST
Highway 91 between Santa Rosa and
Puerto de Luna was closed during heavy
rain.
Union County
6 E Clayton 03 1430MST
1515MST
Rural roads reported flooded and
unpassable around the Agricultural
Research Station east of Clayton.
Rio Arriba County
Espanola 05 2000MST
2100MST
Heavy rains during mid evening resulted
in a partial roof collapse at the
Espanola City Hall allowing water to
flood into the police station and
detention center.
Sandoval County
Corrales 06 0030MST
0400MST
Additional sand and silt from the Rio
Oso Road area swept down down towards
Corrales to further clog village
drainage channels. The 10 foot deep
Harvey Jones Channel filled with sand
to within 6 inches below the Corrales
Road or State Highway 448 bridge.
Corrales Village road crews removed the
concrete bridge rails so the water
would go over the bridge instead of
diverting into nearby homes. Corrales
Road at the Harvey Jones Channel was
closed throughout the remainder of
August.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 06 0040MST
0200MST
Cars were flooded and floating in 2 to
3 feet of water in intersections across
western Albuquerque.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 06 1205MST
1250MST
Sudden runoff from heavy three quarter
inch rain overtopped a holding pond at
a construction site causing the
flooding of several homes in northeast
Albuquerque.
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 06 1710MST
1810MST
Heavy rain of one inch in 35 minutes
wiped out the road repairs along Rio
Oso Road in eastern Rio Rancho leaving
6 to 10 foot gullies and again exposing
water and electric lines buried in the
road which runs in an old arroyo
channel.
Cibola County
San Fidel 07 1455MST
1550MST
Cibola County
Laguna 07 1625MST
1850MST
Valencia County
30 WNW Los Lunas 07 1900MST
10 1200MST
The Interstate 40 corridor through both
Acoma and Laguna Reservations west of
Albuquerque was hit by strong and
repeating thunderstorms that flooded
many tribal roads and damaged mainly
irrigation and drainage systems.
Officials were worried that a small dam
near San Fidel would fail. Some homes
closer to the Rio San Jose near Laguna
were evacuated. The Arroyo Lucero
drainage in Cibola County received
heavy rain which filled playa areas
around Highland Meadows in far
northwest Valencia County. Although
water levels did reach into a few
mobile homes, the main problem was the
flooding of access roads leading into
Highland Meadows which persisted about
3 days.
Rio Arriba County
Chama 08 1915MST
Lincoln County
Ruidoso 13 1500MST
1900MST
Lincoln County
Ruidoso 16 1400MST
18 0800MST
Daily thunderstorms increased across
southern Lincoln County and northern
Otero County during mid month which
began a series of heavy runoff events
into the rivers and creeks surrounding
Ruidoso. No significant damage was
reported. However, the events were
rather unusual for southern Lincoln
County and had emergency management
officials on edge for possible heavy
flooding. A storm over Ruidoso on the
13th caused the Rio Ruidoso to jump to
near 4 feet water level. Flooding was
limited to several road closures in low
areas and an evacuation of a mobile
home park where access was cut off for
about 18 hours. Rains over the
surrounding mountains increased the
runoff into the Rio Bonito and Carrizo
Creek and this eventual produced
unusual high levels in both Bonito Lake
and Mescalero Lake. Several periods of
uncontrolled water releases occurred
from both lakes as water levels
remained near or a few inches above
spillway level through about the 26th.
Catron County
10 S Apache Creek 13 1830MST
1930MST
Catron County
18 SW Reserve 13 1900MST
2030MST
Heavy rain and fast runoff damaged
forest roads and destroyed several
small bridges south of Apache Creek and
both south and southwest of Reserve.
Heaviest damage was reported as a 3
mile section of road and campground
closures at Willow Creek and Gilita
Creek. Flooding on Pueblo Creek washed
out a Civilian Conservation Corps-era
bridge near Pueblo Creek Campground to
the southwest of Reserve. A month of
rainy weather also left many other
forest roads and small crossings in
Catron in need of repair.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 13 1845MST
2000MST
Parts of downtown Albuquerque and the
Martineztown neighborhood just
northeast of downtown were flooded by
heavy one to two inch rain. Cars were
trapped at several underpasses and
homes at Martineztown along Edith and
Broadway had 18 to 24 inches of water
lapping at the door seals and flooding
into basements.
Guadalupe County
Dilia 13 1930MST
2230MST
Heavy rain of near 4 inches swept down
the Canon Blanco into the Pecos River
near Dilia which saw flows of 200 CFS
jump to over 5000 CFS.
Chaves County
15 S Roswell 14 0959MST 400 30
1008MST
A small landspout tornado was observed
over the open rangelands north of the
Roswell Detention Center.
Socorro County
3 N Socorro to 15 1440MST
Escondida 1700MST
Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches on the west
water shed area of Water Canyon caused
flash flooding that moved east to
Interstate 25 at Escondida. Some road
and irrigation ditch repairs were wiped
out by this fresh flooding.
Rio Arriba County
l E Dixon 15 1910MST
1950MST
A 47 year old male passenger drowned
when a small vehicle was swept off
State Road 75 just east of Dixon. Other
cars had stopped when they saw the
water running across the roadway. The
driver of the small vehicle drove
around stopped vehicles into the fast
water. The small car stalled at about
the halfway point and was swept
downstream into the arroyo. The
passenger was unable to escape with
the driver.
M47VE
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe 17 1400MST
Two men in their 20s were struck by
lightning while standing on rebar rods
at a Santa Fe construction site. One
man recovered immediately, but the
other had to be revived with CPR.
Colfax County
Raton 17 1400MST
A construction working survived a
lightning strike to the head with only
minor injuries. Officials credit his
hard hat for deflecting away the
lightning strike which knocked him to
the ground. The man remained conscious
and was released from hospital after
just a short stay of several hours.
Colfax County
Abbott 17 1439MST
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 18 1740MST
1840MST
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 18 1750MST
1820MST
Heavy rain of one to two inches in less
than 40 minutes caused heavy street
flooding along Montgomery Blvd in
northeast Albuquerque where one foot of
fast water moving west or downhill to
the Rio Grande River filled the street
with mud and rocks and shot water over
the hoods of stalled vehicles. A
teenager was swept down a drainage
channel but managed to pull himself out
with only scraps and mild hypothermia.
Drainage around one high school was
overwhelmed leading to flooding of the
gym which severely damaging the wood
floor.
NMZ004 Sangre De Cristo Mountains
20 0300MST
After several weeks of daily rains, a
rocky hill side collapsed onto Hyde
Park Road leading to the Santa Fe Ski
Basin.
Roosevelt County
Portales to 20 1725MST
Dora 1800MST
Heavy rain of two inches in less than
an hour flooded homes in Portales and
closed county roads south to Dora.
Mckinley County
Church Rock 24 2000MST
2100MST
A man and his young son drowned when
their vehicle was swept down stream
trying to cross a flooded arroyo near
Church Rock. Officials reported other
people escaping without injuries as
their vehicles also became trapped at
flooded road crossings across west
central and northwest McKinley County.
A clogged drainage ditch also
overflowed onto Interstate 40 near
Gallup with mud and debris causing a
closure of the westbound lanes. Several
people escaped without injury when a
mobile home located next to an arroyo
tipped as storm water undercut the
sandy bank of the arroyo. In general,
storms yielded only about one half inch
to three quarters inch of rain in about
30 minutes, but it was enough to fill
numerous small arroyos and ditches with
shallow and fast moving water.
M29VE, M2VE
Rio Arriba County
5 W Santa Clara Puebl 26 1500MST
1630MST
Heavy rain estimated at 3 to 4 inches
in two hours washed out tribal roads in
Santa Clara Canyon north of Los Alamos.
Curry County
Texico 26 1830MST
Union County
8 NE Folsom to 27 1400MST
20 ENE Folsom 1410MST
Union County
3 NE Seneca 27 1410MST
Union County
6 NE Clayton to 27 1455MST
10 NE Clayton 1500MST
Strong thunderstorms developed across
both northern and eastern Union County
producing copious amounts of small hail
with a mix of larger stones. Hail
covered the ground and roadway along
Road 456 northeast of Folsom. Repeating
storms hit the area along Road 406 with
several episodes of both larger and
smaller hail north and south of Seneca
and also along Road 411.
Union County
Seneca 27 1405MST
Thunderstorm with pea size hail and
high winds blew down fencing at coop
observer residence.
Chaves County
16 N Elkins 27 1940MST
1955MST
Chaves County
6 E Elkins 27 2035MST
2105MST
Several thunderstorms developed over
the open rangelands of northeast Chaves
County and then merged into an intense
multiple cell complex that moved south
with large hail and heavy rain of 2 to
3 inches in less than an hour. Radar
indicated a small leading leading edge
microburst estimated at near 75 mph on
Highway 70 near Elkins. The severe
storms traveled nearly 50 miles south
before dissipating over southeast
Chaves County. Arroyo flooding was
likely in Hernandez Draw and Long
Arroyo.
Mora County
2 S Wagon Mound 29 1545MST
Colfax County
7 N Raton 29 1818MST
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Otero County
East Portion 01 0930MST
1130MST
Several thunderstorms with heavy rains
moved southward across the southern
Sacramento Mountains, dropping 2 to 3
inches of rain. Flash flooding occurred
from Cloudcroft to Timberon, with many
roads washed out and structures damaged
in the Timberon area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion 01 1000MST
1600MST
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms
dropped 1.5 to 3 inches of rain over
the southern portion of Dona Ana
County, especially near the Rio Grande.
Even higher amounts fell over the
nearby Franklin Mountains which added
to severe runoff problems. Interstate
10 south of Las Cruces was closed for
several hours. Hardest hit with damage
to roads and structures was Sunland
Park, followed by Anthony, Chaparral
and La Union. About 1200 residents in
Sunland Park were forced to evacuate as
the Rio Grande River reached a stage of
9.3 feet, the highest in 50 years. This
was one of many flood events during the
summer that led to much of New Mexico
being declared a federal disaster area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion 03 0045MST
0200MST
A line of rapidly moving thunderstorms
dropped up to an inch and a half of
rain in less than 30 minutes during the
early morning hours. This was only 36
hours after the extensive flash
flooding on August 1st, so runoff was
excessive. Roads were impassable in
Chaparral, and erosion exposed gas
pipes in Vado and Sunland Park.
Grant County
Ft Bayard 03 1530MST
1730MST
Heavy rain over the Pines Altos
Mountains sent a wall of water 3 to 4
feet high into Santa Clara, forcing 5
families to evacuate. Some parked
vehicles were submerged, but no
injuries were reported.
Luna County
Countywide 04 1000MST
1400MST
Hidalgo County
Countywide 04 1030MST
1630MST
Grant County
Countywide 04 1200MST
1600MST
Thunderstorms developed and spread
across southwestern NM during the
afternoon bringing heavy rain and flash
flooding. Major street flooding
occurred in Deming with numerous roads
closed, including Highway 26 between
Deming and Hatch. Some of the roads in
the Lordsburg area were partially
washed out. A water rescue was
performed near Cliff, about 25 miles
northwest of Silver City. Flooding was
also reported throughout the village of
Columbus.
Dona Ana County
North Central Portion 04 1600MST
1700MST
Flash flooding occurred in an area
which included Organ, Dona Ana and the
east mesa of Las Cruces. Roads were
covered by up to 2 feet of water with
some closures. Water also flooded
backyards and entered homes as
retention walls collapsed from water
swollen arroyos.
Otero County
Boles 04 1630MST
1730MST
Runoff from heavy rain above Alamo
Canyon eventually flooded Boles Acres.
Luna County
Columbus 05 1830MST
2030MST
Two and a half inches of rain in two
hours resulted in flooding in and
around Columbus. Highway 11 was closed,
and water was blocking sections of
Highway 9.
Otero County
Central Portion 06 1320MST
1530MST
Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain on
Marble Canyon, with the runoff flooding
eastern Alamogordo and Boles Acres
downstream.
Hidalgo County
45 SSE Animas 11 1224MST
Dime to golf ball size hail was
reported by a U.S. Customs agent at the
checkpoint in Antelope Wells.
Otero County
Mayhill 13 1100MST
1300MST
A stationary thunderstorm dropped
several inches of rain on Mayhill, with
some residents and area ranchers
reporting up to 5 inches in an hour.
This resulted in a wall of water 9 to
10 feet high down the Rio Penasco
River. Extensive flash flooding closed
Highway 82, and damaged roads, bridges
and homes.
Grant County
San Juan 13 1415MST
1615MST
Highway 61 was washed out near San
Juan. Also, further northwest (near
Mimbres) a Jeep was swept away by the
rain swollen Mimbres River. The driver
survived without injury.
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences 13 1610MST
1800MST
Major street flooding was reported in
Truth or Consequences, with the
downtown area and points east hardest
hit. Water entered businesses and the
high school causing damage.
Otero County
Alamogordo 14 1415MST
1530MST
Significant street flooding and arroyo
flooding occurred in and around
Alamogordo.
Sierra County
South Central Portion 14 1620MST
1830MST
Highway 152 between Hillsboro and
Caballo was covered with 3 feet of
water in spots. A garage was flooded,
and the arroyo that drains Trujillo
Canyon was out of its banks.
Grant County
North Portion 14 1630MST
1830MST
Water and debris were flowing over
roads in the north portion of Grant
County, including the Silver City area
where 2 inches of rain fell within an
hour.
Grant County
East Central Portion 14 1845MST
2015MST
Up to 2 inches of rain caused several
canyons to flood along Highway 61
between San Lorenzo and Faywood.
Grant County
Central Portion 15 1120MST
1330MST
Flooding of arroyos and roads occurred
mainly from Cliff to Santa Clara,
including the Silver City area. Debris
covered US 180 near Cliff. Emergency
personnel rescued people from two
vehicles on Red Rock Road southwest of
Silver City. They had driven around a
barricade put up by the sheriffs
department.
Dona Ana County
Hatch 15 1130MST
1630MST
Runoff from heavy rains over the nearby
Sierra De Las Uvas Mountains caused the
Placitas Arroyo to breach, which sent a
wall of water into the town of Hatch.
Up to 4 feet of water entered business
and residences. Mandatory evacuations
of several hundred residents took
place, including 150 people from an
apartment complex which eventually had
to be condemned. All roads into and
within Hatch were closed.
Luna County
Deming 15 1230MST
1530MST
Rainfall amounts of more than 4 inches
were measured around Deming, resulting
in major street flooding and the
closure of Highway 26.
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces 16 1550MST
1700MST
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces 16 1559MST
A Skywarn Spotter estimated wind gusts
of 70 mph and flooding of roads on the
mesa southwest of Las Cruces.
Otero County
La Luz 16 1735MST
1830MST
An arroyo overflowed with water
covering a road in La luz.
Otero County
Alamogordo 16 1835MST
2200MST
Heavy rainfall along the western slopes
of the southern Sacramento Mountains
led to excessive runoff and major
flooding in Alamogordo and Boles Acres.
Numerous roads throughout the area were
closed, covered with water and debris.
There were also some rescues of people
trapped in their homes.
Sierra County
3 SE Monticello 16 1929MST
2030MST
Highway 142 was washed out where it
crosses Alamosa Creek just outside of
Placitas.
Grant County
Hurley 17 1320MST
1500MST
A slow moving thunderstorm dropped 3.23
inches of rain on Hurley, with more
than 2 inches falling within 20
minutes. Two to three feet of water
covered the south end of town which had
to be closed off.
Sierra County
Central Portion 21 1800MST
1930MST
Two to three inches of rain led to
flooding from Truth or Consequences to
Lake Valley (south of Hillsboro). In
Truth or Consequences there were road
closures (including Highway 187),
retaining walls toppled and at least
one business flooded. The old high
school also experienced flooding.
Dona Ana County
Hatch 21 1945MST
2145MST
Heavy rain in the area caused a breach
in the Placitas Arroyo near Hatch. Most
of the water flowed north of the town,
but about 8 residences were evacuated
as a precaution. Highway 187 was
covered with water. Most of the damage
was to crops.
Otero County
North Central Portion 22 1415MST
1930MST
Highway 244 was closed and impassable
northeast of Cloudcroft. Multiple rock
slides were reported on US 82 east of
Cloudcroft. Tribal police reported mud
and rock slides on BIA Road 110 in
South Fork Tularosa Canyon. A wall of
water 3 to 4 feet high moved down James
Canyon toward Mayhill, forcing the
evacuation of 100 people from an RV
park.
Sierra County
West Central Portion 25 1510MST
1730MST
An intense thunderstorm dropped very
heavy rain which caused Percha Creek to
spill over a bridge in Hillsboro. Other
bridges in the area (Highway 152) were
covered with water and debris. Flood
waters eventually led to the closure of
Highway 187 just south of Caballo.
Dona Ana County
Northwest Portion 28 2000MST
29 0200MST
Luna County
Northeast Portion 28 2000MST
29 0200MST
Dona Ana County
Countywide 29 0200MST
1600MST
Luna County
Countywide 29 0200MST
1600MST
A large cluster of thunderstorms
dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain on much
of the triangle between Las Cruces,
Hatch and Deming, which is an unusually
large area for such rainfall amounts in
the desert southwest. The Placitas
Arroyo near Hatch breached for the
third time in 3 weeks, flooding mainly
farm land. A flood wave resulted in
minor flooding of the Rio Grande River
downstream into the El Paso area, the
third time this month. Before August
1st, the previous time was August 1999.
On the north side of the Sierra De La
Uvas Mountains, a huge amount of runoff
flooded the desert and led to the
Interstate 10 between Deming and Las
Cruces for several hours. Closing the
interstate along this stretch is not
uncommon during dust storms, but
extremely rare for flooding. The
flooding also did damage to structures
in this sparsely populated area.
Luna County
2 W Columbus 28 2030MST
2100MST
Highway 9 was flooded west of Columbus.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
9 S Artesia 11 1543MST
A NWS trained spotter reported that
penny size hail fell on U.S. Highway
285 south of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood 11 1545MST
1725MST
North Seven Rivers Draw flooded Eddy
County Road 31 with 14 to 16 inches of
water. The property of a NWS trained
spotter was flooded with up to two feet
of water.
Eddy County
Lakewood 11 1600MST
A NWS trained spotter reported that the
roof on an outbuilding/storage shed was
destroyed and some garden plants were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Eddy County
2 S Hope 15 0713MST
1230MST
The Eddy County Sheriffs Office
reported that Armstrong Road south of
Hope was barricaded and traffic was
being detoured to another route. U.S.
Highway 82 also had one foot of water
running over it and was in the process
of being barricaded. Several drilling
rigs in this area were evacuated
because of concern their exit routes
would be blocked by water. By 1:15pm
MDT, Armstrong Road had been reopened.
Eddy County
Carlsbad 15 1653MST
1900MST
Six inches of water was flowing over
streets on the south side of Carlsbad.
Eddy County
7 N Artesia 15 2045MST
2300MST
Motorists reported that Cottonwood
Creek was flowing over S James Funk
Road north of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood to 16 1710MST
Carlsbad 2000MST
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms
moving through Eddy County resulted in
many roads being inundated by water
including Eddy County Road 21 west of
Lakewood and Eddy County Road 401 three
miles north of its intersection with
New Mexico Highway 137. In addition,
the bypass road between U.S. Highway
285 and Lee Street in Carlsbad had a
foot of water flowing over it.
Eddy County
5 SE Artesia to 19 1600MST
14 SE Artesia 1830MST
Flash flooding occurred on many roads
throughout Eddy County, including
County Road 206 which had one foot of
water running across it and County Road
39 which had three feet of water
running over it, near its crossing with
the Rio Penasco.
Eddy County
Hope 22 0403MST
0530MST
A NWS trained spotter reported that
five feet of water was flowing across
some of the low water crossings in and
around Hope. Also, minor street
flooding occurred in Carlsbad.
Lea County
Lovington 31 1415MST
1600MST
The Lea County Sheriffs Office reported
six to eight inches of water running
over roads in Lovington.
NEW YORK, Central
Onondaga County
Cicero Center 02 1300EST
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Oneida County
Whitesboro 02 1310EST
Oneida County
Whitesboro 02 1315EST
Oneida County
New York Mills 02 1320EST
Oneida County
Verona Beach 02 1320EST
Oneida County
Yorkville 02 1320EST
Numerous trees and power lines down
Oneida County
Utica 02 1320EST
Onondaga County
Syracuse 02 1345EST
Numerous trees were knocked down on the
Syracuse University campus.
Onondaga County
Syracuse 02 1430EST
A dozen trees were blown down near
Crawford Avenue.
Chemung County
Elmira 03 1305EST
Trees down on Center Street
Tioga County
Barton 03 1325EST
Trees down in Barton and Owego
Broome County
Vestal 03 1325EST
Broome County
Vestal 03 1325EST
Broome County
Binghamton 03 1328EST
Broome County
Endicott 03 1330EST
Numerous trees down on the west side of
Endicott
Broome County
Conklin 03 1338EST
Broome County
Vestal 03 1340EST
Broome County
Endicott 03 1345EST
Partial roof damage to Our Lady of Good
Counsel Church
Broome County
Binghamton 03 1345EST
Broome County
Endicott 03 1351EST
Trees down
Sullivan County
Fallsburgh 03 1525EST
Numerous trees and wires down across
the county
Steuben County
Troupsburg 25 2128EST
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ067>081 Orange–Putnam–Rockland–Northern
Westchester–Southern–Westchester–New
York (Manhattan)–Bronx–Richmond
(Staten Is.)–Kings (Brooklyn)–Queens
–Nassau–Northwest Suffolk–Northeast
Suffolk–Southwest Suffolk–Southeast
Suffolk
01 1100EST
03 1700EST
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region from August 1 to
August 3. This was preceded by a hot
dry air mass, when temperatures reached
at least 90 degrees for 5 consecutive
days at LaGuardia Airport, from July 27
to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged mainly from the upper 90s to
around 100 degrees. With surface dew
point temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 42 deaths
and scattered power outages that lead
to business losses.
In Southeast NY, excessive heat was
responsible for 42 deaths; 40 in New
York City; as follows: 14 in Queens, 14
in Brooklyn, 9 in Manhattan, and 3 in
the Bronx. This information was
provided by the NYC Office of Chief
Medical Examiner. The NYC Office of
Emergency Management opened 383 cooling
centers that served 25,000 people per
day. They also opened 6000 pools and
extended their routine hours of
operation.
Here are selected max temperatures, in
degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (record
tied)
Central Park: 95
Islip McArthur Airport: 95 (record
tied)
August 2:
LaGuardia Airport: 102 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (new
record)
Central Park: 97
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
August 3:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 99 (new
record)
Central Park: 96
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
M60OT, M40OT, M46OT, M83OT, F65OT,
M59OT, M65OT, F74OT, M46OT, M52OT,
M65OT, M52OT, F71OT, F86OT, M60OT,
M42OT, M74OT, F60OT, F62OT, F90OT,
M33OT, F82OT, M47OT, F93OT, F47OT,
M63OT, M54OT, M67OT, M82OT, M52OT,
F84OT, F91OT, F99OT, F89OT, M56OT,
M45OT, M72OT, F93OT, F89OT, M67OT,
F83PH, M64PH
Rockland County
New City 03 1535EST
Orange County
New Windsor to 03 1620EST
Newburgh 1630EST
Putnam County
Mahopac 03 1643EST
Westchester County
3 NNW Goldens Bridg 03 1655EST
Putnam County
Carmel 03 1700EST
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across the Lower Hudson Valley.
High winds downed trees and power
lines.
Richmond County
2 NE Richmond 10 1540EST
New York County
Central Portion 10 1900EST
1930EST
Queens County
Broad Channel 10 1900EST
1930EST
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms produced flash flooding
across portions of New York City. Flash
flooding forced closure of subway lines
1, 2, 3, and 6.
Westchester County
New Rochelle 24 1718EST
A severe thunderstorm produced a peak
wind gust of 62 mph, which downed trees
in New Rochelle. This gust was measured
by a Davis Instrument. Heavy rain also
caused urban flooding.
Bronx County
Central Portion 25 1017EST
1032EST
Queens County
2 NE Woodside 25 1025EST
1040EST
Nassau County
Wantagh 25 1030EST
1045EST
Nassau County
Wantagh to 25 1055EST
North Massapequa 1059EST
Nassau County
.5 E Massapequa Park 25 1100EST 0.2 150
.7 E Massapequa Park 1105EST
Suffolk County
Amityville 25 1105EST 0.1 100
1107EST
Suffolk County
Yaphank 25 1155EST
1300EST
Heavy showers and thunderstorms
produced flash flooding along many
major roads, which resulted in road
closures. The most significant flooding
occurred along the Deegan and Cross
Bronx Expressways, about 2 miles west
of East Tremont in the Bronx; along
Northern Blvd. of Jackson Heights in
Queens; and along the railroad train
tracks, Wantagh Ave. and North
Jerusalem Road in Wantagh, where up to
3 feet of water submerged cars.
Significant flooding, which resulted in
road closures, also occurred in
Yaphank. Up to 2.20 inches of rain was
measured in Lake Grove.
A severe thunderstorm produced a weak
F0 tornado as it moved across extreme
southeast Nassau County and extreme
southwest Suffolk County between 12
Noon and 12:15 pm EDT. This was
confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey team.
The tornado’s path length was only
about one quarter mile long and its’
maximum path width was around 150
yards. There was significant tree
damage along its’ path. Rotation was
evident in the tops of many trees. The
most damage occurred in East Massapequa
between Merrick Road and Route 27A, Old
Sunrise Highway. It was concentrated
around Clocks Blvd. southeast across
Melrose Ave. and County Line Road, then
across Amityville’s Old Fields and
Homestead Avenues. The tornado lifted
into the parent cloud before reaching
South Ketcham Avenue.
This severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds, large hail, and
torrential rain along its’ path. Large
tree branches were downed in Wantagh.
Quarter size hail was reported in
Farmingdale. Flash flooding also
occurred along its’ path.
NEW YORK, East
Greene County
2 NW Coxsackie 01 1310EST
A National Weather Service employee
reported that a few tree tops were
sheared off and tents were blown down
at a Farmer’s Market at the New
Baltimore rest area on I-87.
Columbia County
Ghent 01 1331EST
An Emergency Manager reported that a
tree was blown down and was blocking
one lane of Route 66 in Ghent.
Columbia County
Ghent 01 1345EST
Department of Highway personnel
reported that 2 elm and 1 walnut tree
were blown down in Ghent.
Columbia County
Copake 01 1408EST
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down at 4
Corners Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in
Copake.
Dutchess County
Amenia 01 1455EST
Fire and Rescue personnel reported
trees and wires were blown down onto
Depot Road in Amenia.
Greene County
3 NW Greenville Cente 01 1545EST
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees and wires were blown down 3 miles
northwest of Greenville Center.
Greene County
Earlton 01 1550EST
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
a tree was blown down onto County Route
45 in Earlton.
Columbia County
Ghent 01 1620EST
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
wires were blown down on Water Street
in Ghent.
On August 1, a warm front moved across
New England. A cool front was over the
western Great Lakes. Eastern New York
was covered by very warm and humid air.
Scattered severe thunderstorms occurred
during the afternoon from the Catskills
to the southern Taconics.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 02 1350EST
A trained spotter reported that trees
were blown down in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Old Forge 02 2237EST
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Old Forge.
On August 2, a nearly stationary front
was in the St Lawrence Valley of New
York. All of eastern New York was
covered by a very warm and humid air
mass. A few severe thunderstorms formed
during the afternoon and evening in the
Mohawk Valley and the southwestern
Adirondacks.
Ulster County
Ellenville 03 1529EST
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down in
Ellenville.
Dutchess County
Beacon 03 1613EST
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees were down throughout Beacon.
A cool front drifted slowly southward
from the southern Adirondacks early in
the day. The front focused
thunderstorms as it moved through a
warm humid and unstable air mass. A few
became severe, containing damaging wind
gusts.
Schenectady County
Schenectady 20 0200EST
0315EST
Law enforcement personnel reported that
a water rescue was required at the
corner of Foster and Lang Streets.
On August 20, low pressure traveled
across eastern New York prior to
daybreak. A line of thunderstorms
formed in association with a cool front
tied to this low. Training
thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to
the northern Catskills and eastern
Mohawk Valley. Two to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a couple of hours in a
narrow band across Schenectady. Pools
of water formed in some poorly drained
locations, and one incident of a water
rescue within the city was reported by
law enforcement personnel.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
Gabriels 01 0220EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees in
Gabriels (Franklin county).
Franklin County
Saranac Lake 01 0310EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Saranac Lake
(Franklin county).
Essex County
Bloomingdale 01 0310EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Bloomingdale
(Essex county).
Franklin County
Lake Clear 01 0400EST
Franklin County
Paul Smiths 01 0400EST
Franklin County
Rainbow Lake 01 0400EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
warm front lifted northeast across the
area, which brought an increasingly
humid and unstable airmass. This
combination accounted for the
development of several rounds of strong
to locally severe thunderstorms across
northern New York. There were several
reports of trees down in Franklin
county with this particular round of
thunderstorms, including Rainbow Lake,
Lake Clear and Pauls Smith.
Franklin County
Tupper Lake 01 0433EST
Franklin County
Vermontville 01 0500EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including trees down in
Tupper Lake as well as numerous trees
and tree limbs down in Vermontville
(Franklin county).
Franklin County
Vermontville 01 0500EST
0800EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
Several roads were flooded with partial
washouts in Franklin and Vermontville
(Franklin county), including along
Route 3 toward St. Armand and
Bloomingdale in Essex county.
Essex County
Bloomingdale 01 0525EST
0900EST
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
In Bloomingdale and St. Armand, several
culverts and partial road washouts were
reported. Several basements were
flooded, including the collapse of a
basement wall. Also, flood waters
entered a 30 ft by 200 ft structure
(antique shop) causing water and debris
damage.
NYZ026>031- Northern St. Lawrence–Northern
034>035-087 Franklin–Eastern Clinton–Southeastern
St. Lawrence Southern Franklin–Western
Clinton–Western Essex–Eastern Essex
–Southwestern St. Lawrence
01 1100EST
1900EST
A “heat ridge” moved into Northern New
York during the early morning hours of
the 1st. This “heat ridge” was part of
a strong, upper level area of high
pressure that brought record heat to a
large majority of the country since
mid-July.
In Northern New York on the 1st,
afternoon temperatures soared into the
90s, but significantly more important
were dewpoints that reached the middle
to upper 70s to produce excessive heat
index values of 100 to 110 degrees,
some of the highest values in nearly a
decade. Actual maximum temperatures
recorded for the 1 st included;
Plattsburgh and Ellenburg Depot at 97
degrees, Massena at 93 degrees, Tupper
Lake and Canton at 92 degrees, Saranac
Lake, Malone and Ogdensburg at 91
degrees.
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy 07 1450EST
Clinton County
2 W Chazy 07 1450EST
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy 07 1450EST
A relatively strong westerly low-level
flow interacted with a moderately
unstable airmass across northern New
York on the afternoon of the 7th. The
end result was scattered thunderstorms
across the region, including a
supercell structure that developed over
Clinton county. Numerous trees and
powerlines were downed by damaging
winds across Chazy, including Miner
Farm Road, Fiske Road, North Farm Road
and Route 9. There was some property
damage due to trees falling on
structures and vehicles as well as
nickel size hail. The most significant
damage occurred at the 700 acre Chazy
Orchards, where damaging winds knocked
down trees, branches and apples along
with large hail (shy of golfball size)
that destroyed the upcoming apple crop.
NEW YORK, West
Monroe County
Hilton 02 1306EST
Cayuga County
Cato 02 1310EST
Oswego County
Cleveland 02 1425EST
Thunderstorms developed along a lake
breeze during the afternoon hours. The
thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Hilton and Cato. Trees and power lines
were downed in Cleveland.
Lewis County
Constableville 02 2210EST
Erie County
Tonawanda 02 2232EST
Thunderstorms accompanied the passage
of a cold front during the early
overnight hours. Trees and limbs were
downed in Constableville and Tonawanda.
Erie County
Holland 25 1935EST
1940EST
Chautauqua County
Busti 25 2015EST
A warm front draped across the western
part of the state and an upper air
disturbance were the focus of
thunderstorms that developed during the
evening hours. The thunderstorms winds
downed trees in Busti and Celeron. Pea
to penny sized hail fell for five
minutes in Holland.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Chatham County
2 SSW Siler City 03 1631EST
Trees down on Wade Paschal Road. Also
numerous power outages reported in
Siler City.
Guilford County
6 SE Greensboro 03 1655EST
Trees down blocking Mill Point Road.
Stanly County
2 NNW Albemarle 03 1655EST
Reported on US HWY 52.
Stanly County
10 SW Albemarle 03 1740EST
Several reports of trees and power
lines down on SR-27.
Anson County
2 N Ansonville 07 1459EST
Trees down on route 52 near the
Anson/Stanly county line.
Moore County
3 W Robbins 07 1515EST
Trees down … blocking Spies Road.
Durham County
Durham 07 1536EST
Reported near Deerborn Drive and Club
Road.
Nash County
4 NW Nashville 07 1630EST
Trees down in Corinth along HWY 58.
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde 07 1700EST
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde 07 1700EST
8 ESE Pleasant
Trees reported down along Alamance
Church Road.
Alamance County
Swepsonville 07 1705EST
Halifax County
Tillery 07 1730EST
Trees down on SR 1311 … HWY 561 …
and Shield Road.
Vance County
2 S Henderson 07 1745EST
Reported along US 1 Bus.
Moore County
Southern Pines 08 1413EST
Lightning struck 17 year old as he was
removing clothes from a clothesline
outside his home. He died several days
later at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
M17OU
Chatham County
4 SW Siler City 15 2310EST
16 0100EST
Airport Road impassable.
Cumberland County
Fayetteville 22 2301EST
23 0130EST
Intersection of Cliffdale and Riley
Roads in west Fayettevile under water.
Water up to entrances of some homes but
no structures flooded.
Harnett County
7 W Lillington 30 1244EST
Tree fell on car on Cameron Hill Road
west of Lillington.
Moore County
Southern Pines 30 1250EST
Moore County
Southern Pines 30 1250EST
Several trees down on 515 Jonston St.
on school grounds.
Guilford County
High Pt 30 1439EST
Reported on Prospect Street near I-85.
Guilford County
Greensboro 30 1500EST
Reported on Wendover Ave. at 911
center.
Guilford County
High Pt 30 1500EST
Guilford County
Greensboro 30 1510EST
One tree reported down on an apartment
complex in the city.
Wayne County
Goldsboro 30 1520EST
Shingles blown off roofs of several
homes in Goldsboro. A warehouse lost a
portion of its roof blocking railroad
tracks in Goldsboro.
Alamance County
4 NE Swepsonville 30 1525EST
Trees down and roof torn off a mobile
home near HWY 119 and Jim Minor Road.
Shed also blown over.
Guilford County
Summerfield 30 1528EST
Several trees down with some trees down
on power lines.
Durham County
Bahama 30 1535EST
A few trees reported down in northern
Durham County.
Person County
Moriah 30 1555EST
Roof blown off a tractor barn off
Moriah Road.
Randolph County
10 W Asheboro 30 1440EST
Trees down on HWY 64 near Tabernacle.
Guilford County
Greensboro 30 1545EST
1630EST
Water over road at Wendover Avenue and
Tri City Blvd. A couple cars stalled in
flood waters.
Granville County
Central Portion 30 1600EST
A few trees down on HWY 56 and 158.
Forsyth County
Winston Salem 30 1637EST
Reported near Silas Creek Parkway and
Interstate 40.
Stanly County
New London 30 1645EST
Trees reported down.
Stanly County
Richfield 30 1645EST
1800EST
Numerous roads closed in northern
Stanly County from Albemarle north to
Richfield.
Stanly County
Richfield 30 1700EST
1800EST
3 to 4 feet of water has been reported
on several roads over northern portions
of the county including Airport Road
near the prison. One water rescue
occurred on Airport Road. Flooding also
reported on HWY 740 between Badin and
Albemarle.
Guilford County
High Pt 30 1706EST
1930EST
Numerous roads flooding in High Point
with 3 feet of water on several
roadways. Flooded roads include
Fairfield and Surret … Grimes and
Taylor. Two vans of elderly people
rescued from flood waters on Grimes
Road.
Montgomery County
8 WSW Troy 30 1712EST
Tree reported down near Woodrun at
Cresswell Drive.
Randolph County
Archdale 30 1745EST
1930EST
A few roads closed in Archdale.
Montgomery County
6 N Troy 30 1757EST
Trre reported down near Ant Queen Road
in northern portion of county.
Moore County
Carthage 30 1810EST
Numerous reports of trees and power
lines down.
Montgomery County
2 E Troy 30 1827EST
1930EST
Water reported over the road near the
intersection of Lovejoy Road and Harley
Farm Road.
Wake County
Morrisville 30 1930EST
2030EST
One foot of water reported near
Morrisville Parkway and Crabtree
Crossing.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Craven County
Cherry Pt Mcas 04 1538EST
Onslow County
Hubert 05 1044EST
Carteret County
Stella 05 1130EST
Carteret County
Stacy 27 1429EST 0.1 25
Damage to crab shack roof.
NCZ029-044>047- Martin–Pitt–Washington–Tyrrell–
079>081-090>095- Western Dare–Greene–Beaufort–Western
098-103>104 Hyde–Duplin–Lenoir–Jones–Craven–
Pamlico–Carteret–Onslow–Eastern Dare
–Eastern Hyde
31 1200EST
2359EST
Carteret County
Morehead City 31 1725EST 0.1 25
Weak tornado damaged roof in downtown
Morehead City.
Carteret County
Stacy 31 1805EST 0.1 50
Large Waterspout moved onshore near
Stacy with no damage reported.
Onslow County
1 NW Sneads Ferry 31 2030EST 0.2 25
Spotter reported tornado.
Tropical Storm Ernesto, with maximum
sustained winds of 70 mph, made
landfall on august 31st during the late
evening hours. The strong tropical
storm moved across the coastal plains
region during the early morning hours
on Friday September 1st. In general,
wind gusts ranged from 40 to 60 mph
with the highest gusts near 70 mph
along the coastal sections of Onslow
County. Minor storm surge flooding and
beach erosion occurred along the Onslow
and Carteret County coastline and the
Neuse River. More significant surge
occurred along the Pamlico River in
Beaufort County where evacuations were
ordered. Storm total rainfall ranged
from 4 inches to near 10 inches. This
heavy rainfall resulted in extensive
fresh water flooding and eventual river
flooding across the area with some
primary and many secondary roads
flooded. The northeast Cape Fear River
at chinquapin remained in major flood
from September 2nd through September
7th resulting of flooding of primary
roads and homes forcing the evacuation
of many residents in the chinquapin
area. Heavy rainfall during the evening
of august 31st through the early
morning hours of September 1st resulted
in extensive flooding of low lying
areas, roads, and streams across
eastern North Carolina, mainly west of
the highway 17 corridor. Flood warnings
were issued for most of the county
warning area as Emesto moved across the
coastal plains counties of eastern
North Carolina. Duplin County was
hardest hit with primary roads flooded
including a 12-mile stretch of
interstate 40. Many streams and roads
across the coastal plains counties
remained flooded for several days.
Freshwater flooding and river flooding
from Ernesto caused most of the damages
across eastern North Carolina. The most
significant storm surge effects
occurred along the Pamlico and Pungo
Rivers in Beaufort County where
estimated water level rises of 4 to 6
feet resulted in flooding of many
roads, low lying areas, homes, and
businesses in Washington, Whichards
Beach, and Belhaven. Highest wind gusts
occurred in the coastal plains counties
with gusts near 70 mph along coastal
Onslow County with wind damage
reported. Thirty homes and businesses
were damaged, mainly from freshwater
flooding, in Onslow County with damages
estimated near 1/2 million dollars.
Thirty homes were flooded or reported
wind damage in Jones County with damage
estimates over one hundred thousand
dollars. Crop damage in Jones County
was estimated up to 5 million dollars.
Freshwater flooding was extensive in
Duplin County, and major river flooding
occurred along the northeast Cape Fear
River near Chinquapin where several
primary and many secondary roads were
flooded for nearly one week.
Evacuations of many homes, and rescues
due to high water were required across
several locations across the county,
especially near chinquapin. An
estimated sound-side flooding of 3 feet
occurred at Collington Harbor in Dare
County where several homes and
businesses were flooded with an
estimated fifty thousand dollars in
damages occurred. Minor wind or
flooding damages were reported in many
other counties in eastern North
Carolina. Three weak tornadoes reported
across Carteret and Onslow counties
resulted in minor damage.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
Cherokee County
Murphy 15 1505EST
1515EST
Two trees down near Murphy.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Currituck County
Moyock 04 1740EST
Trees blown down.
Camden County
2 NE Belcross 04 1745EST
Trees blown down.
Chowan County
2 N Rockyhock 04 1829EST
Nickel size hail fell. Winds estimated
at 60 to 70 mph.
Northampton County
3 S.Jackson 07 1600EST
Trees blown down along Bryantown Road
near Booties Crossroads.
Chowan County
3 SE Edenton 07 1930EST
Large pine tree and power poles blown
down on Route 32.
Currituck County
Aydlett 08 1330EST
Large branches and power lines blown
down at Aydlett Road.
Perquimans County
Hertford 30 1720EST
1800EST
New Hope Road and Harvey Point Road
closed due to high water.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City 30 1730EST
1800EST
Numerous roads closed due to high
water.
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Surry County
Mt Airy 02 1615EST
A severe thunderstorm snapped a power
pole in Mount Airy. A walnut tree was
also downed.
Surry County
2 S Dobson 03 1320EST
Two trees down.
Surry County
3 NE Pilot Mtn 03 1340EST
One tree down.
Alleghany County
Ennice 03 1540EST
Large tree blown down on the west side
of town.
Wilkes County
Hays 07 1433EST
Tree down on Airport Road.
Wilkes County
Purlear 11 0421EST
A severe thunderstorm blew a tree down
across a power line in the Purlear
community.
Ashe County
West Jefferson 30 1500EST
1628EST
Thunderstorms produced torrential rains
across Ashe County during the afternoon
on the 30th. Three inches of rain in
less than two hours caused Little
Buffalo Creek to flood Doggett Road in
the town of West Jefferson.
Wilkes County
Traphill 30 1502EST
Trees down.
Surry County
1 N Elkin 30 1537EST
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Midway 30 1554EST
Tree down.
Yadkin County
Enon 30 1603EST
Trees down.
A frontal boundary draped across the
area combined with abundant tropical
moisture set the stage for
thunderstorms to erupt across the
northwest piedmont and foothills of
North Carolina, the afternoon of August
30th. Some of the storms reached severe
levels downing trees in several
counties.
Rockingham County
4 E Eden 30 2130EST
2150EST
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flash flooding during the evening of
the 30th, four miles east of Eden.
out of its banks over Highway 770 for
20 minutes.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
Wilmington 08 1635EST
Penny size hail was reported.
New Hanover County
Wilmington 08 1645EST
1700EST
The event began with penny size hail
reported at the intersection of Market
St. and 27th St. A large tree fell at
the corner of Greenville Loop Rd. and
Wrightsville Ave. Power lines were down
at Carolina Beach Rd. and Shipyard
Boulevard.
Brunswick County
3 SE Leland 08 1700EST
Penny size hail was reported.
NCZ097-099>101 Pender–Columbus–Brunswick–New
Hanover
31 1830EST
2359EST
Ernesto moved off the Florida coast at
Cape Canaveral on the morning of August
31st, and reached tropical storm
strength by late morning while off the
Georgia coast. Tropical storm Emesto
made landfall on the eastern coast of
Brunswick county near 10:30 pm EST. The
maximum wind speed was recorded at
Wrightsville Beach at 74 mph. A 66 mph
wind gusts was recorded at Kure Beach
and at Bald Head Island the peak wind
was 65 mph. Anemometers across the of
southeast North Carolina recorded
lesser wind speeds, with wind gusts
averaging between 35-50 mph. Thousands
of residents lost power at the height
of the storm. During the early morning
hours Emesto moved north, and Tropical
Storm warnings were lowered for
southeast North Carolina at 7:00 am
EST, September 1st.
Most of the property damage was due to
rainfall and fresh water flooding, with
little structural damage from wind.
Rainfall storm totals ranged from 4.5
inches in Columbus county to nearly 12
inches along the coast of Pender
county. In Pender county, the Northeast
Cape Fear river crested at 16.7 feet,
almost 7 feet above the flood stage of
10 feet. This was the second highest
crest on record, exceeded only by
Hurricane Floyd at 22.5 feet. Flooding
on the Northeast Cape Fear river caused
1600 people to evacuate near the town
of Burgaw, including the Birch Creek
and River Bend communities. The heavy
rains contributed to multiple sewer
spills, most notable in New Hanover
county. Crop damage was extensive,
particularly in Columbus and Pender
counties. In Pender county, over 12000
acres of corn were destroyed, 13000
acres of soybeans, 7000 acres of
cotton, and 760 acres of tobacco were
also damaged. Thousands of turkeys and
chickens were also lost due to the
tropical storm. Along the coast, storm
surge was less than 3 ft. Beach erosion
was minor to moderate, with some dune
loss mainly at Topsail Island.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
Rutherford County
3 SW Rutherfordton 03 1426EST
Top of a tree blown out on Union Rd and
another tree down on Pleasant Hill Rd.
Gaston County
5.5 NNE Bessemer City 03 1610EST
Several trees blown down along Long
Shoals Rd.
Gaston County
1 SW High Shoals 03 1613EST
The tin roof was ripped off a building
and some shingles stripped from a few
homes. Several trees were also blown
down in this area.
Union County
8.5 N Marshville 04 1500EST
A dust devil tore the roof off a
chicken coop on highway 218.
Haywood County
2 NE Cruso 04 1655EST
Transylvania County
Balsam Grove 04 1700EST
A few trees blown down.
Burke County
1.5 SE Icard 04 1755EST
Several trees down along Johnson Bridge
Rd.
Rowan County
5 W Landis 04 1915EST
Power lines down on Wright Rd and a
tree down on Karriker Rd.
Union County
10.5 NE Monroe 04 1951EST
Trees down on highway 205 near Olive
Branch Rd.
Union County
Waxhaw to 04 2120EST
1 S Waxhaw
Trees blown down just south of Waxhaw
near highway 75 and power lines blown
down in Waxhaw.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 05 1915EST
2015EST
Urban flooding developed in several
locations across the city, including at
the intersection of North Tryon St and
I-485, where 3 feet of standing water
collected. There was also flooding on
Arbor Way due to poor drainage and
Steele Creek Rd was flooded at
Westinghouse Rd and at Sam Neely Rd.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg 05 1945EST
2100EST
Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused
flooding due to poor drainage at the
intersection of Hudspeth and Morehead
Roads, prompting brief closure of the
intersection. Also, the Rocky River
briefly flooded a low spot on Pharr
Mill Rd. Standing water was reported on
numerous roads in the city.
Haywood County
6.5 NNE Waynesville 06 1421EST
Nickel size hail on Tree Line Trail.
Rowan County
Spencer 07 1330EST
Two trees down on 3rd St.
Rowan County
1.5 SE Rockwell 07 1348EST
Cabarrus County
1 N Mt Pleasant 07 1418EST
Reported at the intersection of Mount
Pleasant Rd and highway 49.
Iredell County
Union Grove 07 1505EST
Catawba County
Conover 07 1505EST
Trees blown down.
Caldwell County
13 NE Lenoir 07 1548EST
Large limbs blown down.
Lincoln County
Crouse 07 1635EST
Quite a few trees and power lines down
in and around Crouse.
Mcdowell County
2 SE Sugar Hill 08 1402EST
Union County
3 NE Monroe to 09 1325EST
8 NE Monroe
Several trees down between highway 601
and Morgan Mill Rd and another tree
down along Lawyers Rd.
Transylvania County
1 S Rosman 10 1436EST
Buncombe County
Candler 10 1949EST
Madison County
Marshall 10 2100EST
Two trees blown down.
Buncombe County
12 NW Asheville to 10 2100EST
Weaverville
Buncombe County
Weaverville 10 2100EST
Numerous trees blown down near the
Madison County line. Also, penny size
hail in Weaverville around this time.
Cabarrus County
6 SW Cabarrus 15 2015EST
2130EST
A campground flooded near Lowes Motor
Speedway, apparently due to a
combination of poor drainage and
flooding along a small tributary of
Irish Buffalo Creek. Several roads were
flooded, including Concord Parkway near
Speedway Bvd and Concord Parkway at
Goodman Circle. Several campers were
evacuated from the campground and at
least 1 vehicle was flooded.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 15 2035EST
2230EST
Severe urban flooding developed in the
Charlotte metro area, when as much as
7.5 inches of rain fell in just a few
hours. High water first developed at
flood prone intersections, such as John
Belk Freeway and Independence Bvd and
I-85 and Billy Graham Parkway. Cars
stalled out in deep water on E 9th St
and N Caldwell Ave. In all, 12
motorists were rescued from high water
across the city. Numerous other roads
and highways were flooded with 2-4 feet
of water, including portions of I-85.
Although most of the flooding was due
to drainage problems, Briar Creek and
Little Sugar Creek both exceeded
established flood stages and likely
contributed to the problems. An
apartment building on Dolphin Lane was
evacuated when water entered one of the
units. Another apartment building was
evacuated on Monroe Rd when a creek
flooded the parking lot.
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah 30 1309EST
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah 30 1309EST
Numerous trees blown down, including
some 70 foot pine trees, centered
around the area near the intersection
of Cummings Cove Rd and Big Willow Rd.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also
reported.
Henderson County
Hendersonville 30 1320EST
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 30 1630EST
1730EST
Quite a bit of street flooding, mainly
on the east side of the city, including
on Albemarle Rd, Harrisburg Rd,
Trotters Ridge Rd, and South Tryon St
at Choate Cir.
Cabarrus County
Concord 30 1700EST
1830EST
Flooding of quite a few streets and
highways developed in the Concord area,
with several roads closed. Although
most of the flooding was due to poor
drainage, Coddle Creek did overflow its
banks and flood highway 49, causing a
section of the road to be closed.
Mecklenburg County
9 SW Charlotte to 31 0530EST
10.5 SW Charlotte 0730EST
Water from Steele Creek flooded a
trailer park on John Price Rd, forcing
the evacuation of about 100 people.
Steele Creek also flooded Choate Cir
near the South Carolina border.
Union County
Northwest Portion 31 0730EST
0900EST
Water from Twelve Mile Creek flooded
several roads, including Newton Rd and
Beulah Church Rd. Also, Marvin Rd was
closed near the Mecklenburg County line
for a while and Marvin Creek flooded
the bridge on Joe Kerr Rd.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
MONTANA, Central
Hill County
1 W Inverness 0 0
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind
gust to 59 mph at Inverness 1W (DOT
site). Thunderstorms also developed
over Lewis and Clark county during the
late afternoon. Some of these storms
produced numerous lightning strikes
that started several forest fires.
The storms also downed power lines in
East Helena causing scattered power
outages.
Gallatin County
3 S Bozeman 0 0
Meagher County
15 W Martinsdale 0 0
Fergus County
17 SE Lewistown 0 0
Broadwater County
2 W Winston 0 0
Severe thunderstorms that developed
during the late afternoon hours of the
16th and continued into the early
hours of the 17th produced 1 inch
diameter hail at Bozeman 3S and .75
inch diameter hail at Martinsdale 15W,
Lewistown 17SE and Winston 2W.
Cascade County
Great Falls 0 0
Thunderstorms that moved across
Cascade county during the evening
hours of the 29th produced numerous
lightning strikes. Lightning strikes
ignited five fires across the county.
The fires occurred generally in grass
and stubble and caused no significant
damage to property. The two largest
fires included a 50 acre blaze near
Ulm and a 50+ acre fire near Morony
Dam.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>027-
059>062
0 0
Severe drought conditions developed
(D2 classification on the National
Drought Monitor) across all of
northeast Montana in early August. The
period from June through August was the
10th driest on record across Montana,
and many areas in northeast Montana
received less than 50 percent of normal
rainfall. Glasgow had the driest summer
on record with only 1.73 inches of
rainfall, which broke the previous
record of 1.93 inches set during the
summer of 1930. June was generally
warmer and drier than normal, although
there were a few spots that had above
normal precipitation. July was much
hotter and drier than normal, which
quickly brought drought conditions by
early August. Most locations received
less than an inch of rainfall in July,
and a few spots only observed a trace
to a tenth of an inch of rain all
month. August was also hotter and drier
than normal. Rainfall was quite spotty
during the month, with some spots
receiving less than two tenths of an
inch of rainfall all month. Due to the
drought conditions, natural disaster
declarations were issued by Garfield,
Sheridan, Daniels, Dawson, Valley,
Richland, Prairie, Roosevelt, Phillips,
and McCone Counties.
Prairie County
8 S Terry 0 0
Roosevelt County
3 NNW Poplar 0 0
Dawson County
9 S Richey 0 0
Dawson County
4 S Richey 0 0
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow 0 0
King Coulee Raws.
Valley County
Glasgow 0 0
A 7 inch diameter tree limb was blown
down by the strong wind.
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow 0 0
King Coulee Raws.
Garfield County
31 NE Jordan 0 0
Phillips County
1 SSW Malta 0 0
Garfield County
15 NW Brusett 0 0
South Sawmill Raws.
Mccone County
4 WNW Watkins 0 0
Mccone County
Brockway 0 0
Mccone County
1 N Circle 0 0
Dawson County
5 NW Glendive 0 0
Glendive Airport AWOS.
Wibaux County
1 NW Wibaux 0 0
Wibaux County
2 NW Wibaux 0 0 1K
An auger was blown over and damaged.
Richland County
15 NW Sidney 0 0
Sheridan County
8 WSW Dagmar 0 0
Petroleum County
4 ENE Flatwillow 0 0
Dawson County
Richey 0 0
Accompanied by pea sized hail.
Richland County
(Sdy)Sidney-Richland 0 0
Richland County
1 N Savage 0 0
Sheridan County
Outlook 0 0 2K
Several windows were broken along
with a skylight.
MTZ017-025>026
0 0
King Coulee Raws.
MONTANA, South
Carter County
17 SW Ekalaka 0 0
Powder River County
7 NE Broadus 0 0
Yellowstone County
15 N Pompeys Pillar 0 0
Powder River County
3 N Olive 0 0
Carter County
9 NNE Alzada 0 0
Park County
1 S Livingston 0 0
Park County
Livingston 0 0
Park County
Wilsall 0 0
Hail covered the ground with 40 mph
wind gusts.
Park County
10 NE Livingston 0 0
Wheatland County
16 SE Judith Gap 0 0
Golden Valley County
27 N Ryegate 0 0
Musselshell County
20 N Roundup 0 0
Grain bin destroyed.
Park County
15 S Livingston 0 0
Park County
3 S Pine Creek 0 0
Stillwater County
20 NW Columbus 0 0
Stillwater County
4 S Rapelje 0 0
Stillwater County
Reed Pt 0 0
Stillwater County
4 S Reed Pt 0 0
Yellowstone County
6 N Shepherd 0 0
Yellowstone County
5 N Shepherd 0 0
Yellowstone County
Shepherd 0 0
Yellowstone County
Shepherd 0 0
Yellowstone County
Ballantine 0 0
Big Horn County
20 N Hardin 0 0
Yellowstone County
1 S Laurel 0 0
Yellowstone County
10 SW Billings 0 0
Treasure County
18 S Hysham 0 0
Fallon County
Baker 0 0
Fallon County
14 N Baker 0 0
Yellowstone County
Acton 0 0
Yellowstone County
3 W Worden 0 0
Yellowstone County
Worden 0 0
Yellowstone County
Worden 0 0
8 foot tall and 3 inch diameter
aluminum boom snapped in half.
Carter County
6 NE Albion 0 0
MTZ031>032-063-065
0 0
The following are wind speeds
associated with a cold frontal passage:
40 mph sustained wind in Livingston
44 mph sustained wind 3ENE Livingston
43 mph sustained wind 4S Garneill
60 mph gust in Miles City
47 mph sustained wind in Miles City
50 mph sustained wind 2NW Rock Springs
58 mph gust 2NW Rock Springs
MTZ033
0 0
43 mph sustained wind in Baker
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
2 W Lolo 0 0
Missoula County
3 W Missoula 0 0
Missoula County
Bonner 0 0
Lake County
1 W Ronan 0 0
Flathead County
5 N Bigfork 0 0
Strong thunderstorms brought severe
winds with hail to Western Montana.
Numerous areas saw fallen trees as
large as 20 inches in diameter. There
were also reports of signs and power
lines downed sparking a small wildfire
near Lolo.
Lincoln County
Troy 0 1
A tree blew over and knocked a man off
a ladder while he was doing
construction on his home. He was taken
to the hospital with minor injuries.
Mineral County
2 W Alberton 0 0
Mineral County
2 W Alberton 0 0
A tree was reported down over I-90.
Mineral County
1 E Superior 0 0
Two trees blew over onto a house.
Sanders County
Dixon 0 0
Lake County
1 E Ronan 0 0
Microbursts were common across
Northwest Montana causing strong
winds. Power lines were reported down
in Lake County with many reports of
fallen trees.
Sanders County
3 E Belknap 0 0
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
5 S Missoula 0 0
Deer Lodge County
Anaconda 0 0
Thunderstorms brought hail to portions
Western Montana with hail as large as
golf balls reported.
Flathead County
2 SE Lakeside 0 0
Flathead County
Bigfork 0 0
Pea to dime size slushy hail reported
in Big Fork Bay. Penny size slushy hail
and heavy rain reported at Angel Point
on Flathead Lake.
NEBRASKA, Central
Custer County
4 S Sargent 0 0 25K
Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a
portion of a center pivot irrigation
system.
Rock County
2 SE Bassett 0 0
Chase County
8 S Lamar 0 0 75K
Hail covered the ground and destroyed
approximately 300 acres of dry beans.
Chase County
7 S Lamar 0 0
Thomas County
5 S Thedford 0 0
Thomas County
Thedford 0 0
Lincoln County
6 NNW Sutherland 0 0
A small tornadao briefly touched down
over open rangeland.
Thomas County
8 NE Thedford 0 0
Cherry County
7 SE Brownlee 0 0
Lincoln County
2 N Hershey 0 0
A weak tornado touched down briefly in
an open pasture.
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview 0 0
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview 0 0
Cherry County
6 N Valentine 0 0
Frontier County
7 ESE Stockville 0 0
Frontier County
8 SW Eustis 0 0
Wheeler County
8 NE Bartlett 0 0 15K
A thunderstorm microburst destroyed a
double car garage along with a calving
shed.
Keya Paha County
11 NNE Springview 0 0
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous 6 to 7 inch
diameter tree limbs.
Brown County
7 N Ainsworth 0 0
Numerous 6 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken and large tress were
uprooted by thunderstorm outflow winds.
Rock County
2 ESE Newport 0 0
Boyd County
11 SW Naper 0 0
Numerous 8 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken by strong thunderstorm
outflow winds.
Keya Paha County
24 E Springview 0 0 5K 15K
Holt County
17 N 0 Neill 0 0 8K 18K
Cherry County
1 NE Kilgore 0 0
Cherry County
4 S Nenzel 0 0 8K
Cherry County
4 N Brownlee 0 0
Cherry County
16 SW Valentine 0 0 8K
Boyd County
7 E Lynch 0 0
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous large tree limbs.
Sheridan County
6 N Gordon 0 0
Thomas County
Thedford 0 0
NEBRASKA, East
Sarpy County
Bellevue to 0 0
Offutt Afb
A thunderstorm wind gust was measured
at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds
caused isolated damage to lawn and
playground equipment in the area and
also knocked down several large tree
limbs in Bellevue.
Knox County
9 E Creighton 0 0
The hail was accompanied by winds
around 40 mph.
Pierce County
8 S Plainview 0 0
Pierce County
8 S Plainview 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph were accompanied by dime size
hail south of Plainview.
Pierce County
4 S Osmond to 0 0
6 SE Osmond
Thunderstorm winds estimated at around
60 mph flattened some corn and knocked
down some limbs south through
southeast of Osmond.
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge 0 0
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph were accompanied by 1 inch hail.
Butler County
Rising City 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph knocked down 8 inch diameter
trees near Rising City.
Seward County
Milford 0 0 8K
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60
mph split a large maple tree causing
it to crush an SUV. No one was in the
vehicle at that time.
Knox County
2 SW Verdel 0 0
Antelope County
1 E Elgin to 0 0
8 E Elgin
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
by the public at 60 mph in the Elgin
area. The winds split at least one
large tree in the area.
Boone County
11 ENE Petersburg 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph east of Petersburg.
Jefferson County
2 S Reynolds 0 0
Gage County
2 N Filley 0 0
Gage County
Beatrice 0 0
Johnson County
3 S Sterling 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused tree damage south of Sterling.
Gage County
1 W Liberty 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed tree limbs near Liberty.
Pawnee County
5 WNW Burchard 0 0
Pawnee County
Table Rock 0 0
Saline County
5 SW Wilber to 0 0 10K
3 SW Wilber
Heavy rains produced flash flooding
and washouts across several county
roads southwest of Wilber.
Lancaster County
Lincoln 0 0 225K
A lightning strike caused a fire and
over $200,000 damage to a laundry
facility near 20th and J Streets in
Lincoln. The lightning struck the roof
next to the east wall and smoldered
for several hours before being
noticed. Most of the damage was
confined to the east side of the roof
of the building.
Boone County
Albion 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph caused extensive damage around
town. Damage included structual damage
to homes, widespread tree and crop
damage and damage to an ethanol plant.
A semi trailer was also overturned.
Wind equipment on a center pivot
measured winds at 85 mph.
Platte County
3 NW Lindsay 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused some tree damage northwest of
Lindsay or just south of Newman Grove.
Madison County
Newman Grove 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph by law enforcement in Newman
Grove.
Stanton County
10 SW Stanton 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
downed some large tree limbs southwest
of Stanton.
Madison County
Norfolk 0 0
Thunderstorm winds were measured at 60
mph by the Asos at the Norfolk
airport. Wind gusts first reached 58
mph shortly before the hour and gusts
of that magnitude lasted for around 10
minutes. The winds caused scattered
tree damage in town and also tossed
a trampoline 40 yards into a bedroom
window.
Madison County
Madison 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph downed at least 6 large
trees in Madison. The fallen trees
caused damage to fences, lawn
furniture and roofs and also blocked
several streets in town.
Stanton County
7 S Pilger 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed some large tree limbs
south of Pilger.
Cuming County
Wisner to 0 0
West Pt
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph swept through the Wisner,
Beemer and West Point area. The winds
downed a few trees and scattered large
branches which caused some car, fence
and home damage. Crops were also
flattened west of Wisner.
Cass County
Greenwood 0 0 500K
A microburst from a thunderstorm
caused extensive damage to a small
area from near Greenwood to the
Ashland County Club southwest of
Asland (which is near the border of
Saunders and Cass counties). The winds
were estimated at around 100 mph by a
damage survey compiled by a NWS storm
survey team. The most extensive damage
was at the Nebraska Raceway Park near
Greenwood. Damage there included an
overturned mobile home, camper,
4 empty semi trailers and a 2 ton
storage trailer. Two ticket booths
were destroyed and significant damage
was done to a set of bleachers and a
crash fence. Damage was estimated at
nearly 1/2 million dollars at the
track. The winds also downed numerous
limbs at the Ashland Country Club.
Thurston County
Walthill 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph downed at least 1 tree in town.
Thurston County
Pender 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
60 mph downed multiple trees in town
and snapped a sign off.
Douglas County
Omaha 0 0
A lightning strike caused a basement
fire in the 1700 block of South 108th
Street.
Madison County
2 SE Tilden 0 0
Madison County
Norfolk 0 0
A cooperative weather observer
estimated thunderstorm winds of around
60 mph were responsible for downing
several large tree limbs.
Saline County
Crete to 0 0
Wilber
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches fell over a
large part of the upper reaches of the
Big Blue River west through northwest
of Crete and over the Turkey Creek
basin near and west of Wilber during
the evening and early morning hours of
8/16/06 and 08/17/06. The heavy rains
caused the Big Blue River to go out of
its banks near Crete during the
overnight hours on the 18th and caused
Turkey Creek to go out of its banks by
late morning on the 19th. The Big Blue
River at Crete remained above its 18
food flood stage until around
530 am cdt on 8/20/06, cresting at
20.68 feet at 830 am cdt on 8/19/06.
Turkey Creek first reached its 11 foot
flood stage around 1100 am cdt on the
19th, crested at 12.64 feet at 930 am
on the 21st before falling below flood
stage around 330 pm cdt on the 21st.
The flooding along the Big Blue River
and Turkey Creek affected mainly
agricultural lowlands.
Knox County
6 W Verdel 0 0
Thunderstorm winds that were estimated
to gust around 60 mph downed some large
branches west of Verdel.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
Dixon County
4 SW Newcastle 0 0
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
Red Willow County
7 N Lebanon 0 0
Red Willow County
1 NW Indianola 0 0
Red Willow County
2 WNW Indianola 0 0
Hitchcock County
5 SE Stratton 0 0
Red Willow County
Mc Cook 0 0
Red Willow County
3 W Mc Cook 0 0
NEBRASKA, South Central
Clay County
4 N Harvard 0 0 5K 50K
Hamilton County
5 SSE Giltner 0 0 5K 50K
Phelps County
Holdrege 0 0 40K 150K
Accompanied with golf ball sized hail.
Franklin County
3.5 NW Macon 0 0 20K 100K
Phelps County
1 S Holdrege 0 0 25K 100K
Franklin County
1 S Riverton 0 0 20K 100K
Webster County
3 W Inavale 0 0 10K 75K
Buffalo County
1 S Elm Creek 0 0 20K 100K
Dawson County
5 E Overton 0 0 5K 50K
Buffalo County
4 W Pleasanton 0 0 5K 50K
Hall County
Cairo 0 0 5K 50K
Sherman County
Ashton 0 0 5K 50K
Sherman County
2 S Hazard 0 0 5K 50K
Valley County
12 W Ord 0 0 5K 50K
Howard County
St Paul 0 0 5K 50K
Howard County
2 N St Paul 0 0 5K 50K
Nance County
14 W Fullerton 0 0 5K 50K
Valley County
9 E Arcadia 0 0 5K 50K
Fillmore County
2 N Fairmont 0 0 5K 50K
Greeley County
2 N Greeley 0 0 5K 50K
Thayer County
1 S Hebron 0 0 15K 50K
York County
2 SE York 0 0 10K 50K
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
south-central Nebraska during the
evening hours. These storms brought
winds of 60 to 70 mph and rains of 1
to 3 inches. A few locations reported
hailstones with the largest being the
size of golf balls. The storms started
out near highway US 183 and moved east.
The winds caused damage to trees,
roofs and shingles in the Holdrege
area. A Holdrege lumber supply company
lost a large storage building to the
wind. Strong winds brought down power
lines north of Shelton in Buffalo
county. Outbuildings were damaged and
large tree limbs were downed in
Franklin county around the communities
of Franklin and Macon. A center pivot
irrigation system was overturned near
Holstein in Adams county. By 10:30 pm
CDT the storms had reached highway US
81 where winds of 60 mph caused more
damage. The outer walls collapsed at a
home that was under construction in
York. Damage to trees, roofs and a
carport was caused by the storm in
York. Farther south, several trees were
damaged or uprooted and some roof
damage was reported in the Hebron area.
There was sporadic power outages noted
across the region. Corn and bean crops
had limited damage from these storms.
Thayer County
Hubbell 0 0 0 0
Furnas County
4 NE Arapahoe 0 0 0 0
Gosper County
11 S Smithfield 0 0 0 0
Buffalo County
Gibbon 0 0 0 0
Buffalo County
6 W Ravenna 0 0 0 15K
Sherman County
3 SE Hazard 0 0 0 15K
Howard County
St Paul 0 0 10K 15K
Valley County
6 E Arcadia 0 0 0 0
Valley County
6 W Ord 0 0 0 0
Thunderstorms brought strong winds to
a part of central Nebraska. Tree limbs
were downed in the Ravenna and St. Paul
areas.
York County
South Portion 0 0 75K 150K
Fillmore County 0 0 150K 150K
North Portion
Thunderstorms kept rolling over the
same area of York and Fillmore counties
during the evening. This brought 4 to
7 inches of rain with one location
reporting over 8 inches. Numerous
county roads and the streets of
downtown Geneva quickly became flooded.
The water caused some damage to
businesses in Geneva. Turkey and
Indian Creeks left their banks and at
one point, over 10 bridges were
underwater. Many roadways sustained
damage from the flood waters. Rainfall
totals reached 8.45 inches about 3 1/2
miles northeast of Fairmont, 7.25
inches 4 miles west of Geneva, 5.82
inches in Geneva and 3.15 inches at
the York Airport.
Gosper County
Elwood 0 0 0 0
Furnas County
5 W Holbrook 0 0 0 0
Furnas County
East Portion 0 0 25K 50K
Adams County
South Portion 0 0 50K 50K
Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to
parts of south-central Nebraska. These
rains caused some flash flooding in
eastern Furnas and southern Adams
counties. In Furnas county, highways
136 and 6 were covered with water
around midnight. Numerous other roads
were flooded in the area. In Adams
county, US highway 281 was flooded for
a couple of hours near Ayr and water
flooded the streets of Hastings.
NEBRASKA, West
Kimball County
17 SE Bushnell 0 0
Cheyenne County
3 E Colton 0 0
Cheyenne County
7 SE Sidney 0 0
Heavy rains resulted in some flooding
of county roads along Cow Creek.
NEVADA, North
Elko County
2 NE Elko Arpt 0 0
NEVADA, South
Clark County
Nelson 0 0
Two inches of rain fell at Nelson
Landing in about an hour. Four cars
were stuck in mud on Placer Rd.
Clark County
Henderson 0 0
Numerous trees were blown over near the
intersection of Interstate 215 and
Stephanie St. Minor flooding also
occurred.
NEVADA, West
Churchill County
2 W Ocala 0 0
Nevada Highway Patrol reported a large
dust devil just south of Interstate 80,
two miles west of Ocala. The dust devil
was reported to be the diameter of a
football field.
NVZO04
0 0
A dust storm moved through the Lovelock
area the evening of August 4th. The
Lovelock ASOS recorded a visibility of
1 3/4 mile which lasted for 10 minutes
as the dust storm moved through.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
Coos County
Pittsburg 0 0
Many trees down.
Coos County
Errol 0 0
4 foot diameter trees down.
Coos County
Groveton 0 0
Trees down.
Coos County
Stratford 0 0
RT 3 closed due to trees down across
the road.
Coos County
Berlin 0 0
Trees down.
Grafton County
Lyme 0 0
Trees down.
Grafton County
Haverhill 0 0
Trees down on power lines.
Grafton County
Littleton 0 0
Trees down.
Grafton County
Easton 0 0
Several trees down along the
Easton–Woodstock town line on RT 112.
Carroll County
10 W North Conway 0 0
Trees down along the Kankamagus
Highway, RT 112, between Albany and
Conway.
Merrimack County
Concord 0 0
Trees and power lines down.
Coos County
3 S Pittsburg 0 0
Power lines down.
Rockingham County
Deerfield 0 0
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Northwood 0 0
Trees down on the east end of
Northwood Lake.
Merrimack County
Bow Center 0 0
Tree down on power line.
Strafford County
Lee 0 0
Trees down in Lee.
Rockingham County
Raymond 0 0
Lots of damage in town also trees down
on power lines.
Rockingham County
Greenland 0 0
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Greenland 0 0
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Hampton 0 0
Trees down.
Rockingham County
North Hampton 0 0
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Rye 0 0
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Newmarket 0 0 100K
Lightning ignited a fire in the
basement of a Newmarket home causing
an estimated $100,000 dollars of
damage. The lightning reportedly
struck a nearby tree and followed
electrical wires into the home.
According to reports, the home’s
electrical and plumbing systems were
destroyed by the lightning.
Rockingham County
North Hampton 0 0 10K
Lightning struck a home in North
Hampton and ignited a fire that caused
an estimated $10,000 in damage. Damage
could have been much worse were it not
sure one of the occupants of the home
who fought the fire with a garden hose
until firefighters could find their
way through roads that had been blocked
by downed trees from the storm.
Rockingham County
Portsmouth 0 0 100K
Lightning struck a home in Portsmouth,
igniting a fire that caused heavy
damage to the basement of the
structure.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NONE REPORTED.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ002>006-011
2 0
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region. This was
preceded by a hot dry air mass, when
temperatures reached at least 90
degrees at Newark Liberty Airport,
from July 27 to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged from the upper 90s to around
100 degrees. With surface dew point
temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 2 deaths in
Newark along with scattered power
outages that resulted in business
losses. In Newark, an elderly couple
was found dead in their apartment,
which was not air conditioned. The
medical examiner concluded that their
deaths were caused by heat stress.
Here are selected max temperatures,
in degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 2:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 101
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 3:
Newark Liberty Airport: 101 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98 M66PH, F65PH
Passaic County
West Milford to 0 0
Ringwood
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across Northeast New Jersey. High
winds downed trees and power lines.
Bergen County
Little Ferry 0 0
Essex County
Bloomfield 0 0
Bergen County
Woodridge 0 0
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms caused flash flooding
and flooding in urban areas across
parts of Northeast New Jersey.
Bergen County
New Milford 0 0
Brief periods of torrential rain caused
significant flash flooding along Route
17, which was closed in various
locations in New Milford. Radar
estimated hourly rainfall rates ranged
from 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
Bergen County
Bergenfield 0 0
A severe thunderstorm produced high
winds that downed trees in Bergenfield.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ007>010-012>027
0 41
A strong area of high pressure anchored
over the East Coast and the western
Atlantic, resulted in a stretch of
excessive heat for the entire region to
start off August 2006. The very hot air
mass was accompanied by humid
conditions as the dew points surged
into the upper 60s and lower 70s for a
time. It could have been worse, but the
dew points lowered a little bit for
most areas during the afternoon hours
as the sunshine dried the air mass out
for a time. Temperatures during August
1st through the 3rd soared well into
the 90s with some areas topping the
century mark. Trenton topped out at 97
degrees on August 3rd, and Atlantic
City topped out at 98 degrees on both
August 2nd and 3rd, which either tied
or broke the record high temperature
for both days. The very hot weather
even made it to the Shore as the Cape
May Coast Guard Station topped out at
94 degrees on August 3rd. The
combination of temperatures well into
the 90s and moderate to high humidity
pushed heat indices into the 105 to
110 degree range across the state.
The excessive heat and humidity had an
impact on the power companies as fans
and air conditioners were humming. New
Jersey’s largest utility company,
Public Service Electric and Gas
(PSE&G), asked customers to conserve
energy as a precautionary step on
August 1st. The utility reported an
all-time peak electricity demand record
with 11,001 megawatts of power. The
previous record high was 10,780
megawatts set on July 27, 2005. Out of
PSE&G’s 2.1 million customers, about
2,200 around the state lost power on
the morning of August 2nd due to stress
on the system. On August 2nd, PSE&G
recorded a new record demand of 11,146
megawatts, surpassing the record set
just one day previously, and more than
4,000 customers statewide lost power.
About 1,900 JCP&L customers in the
Glendola section of Wall (Monmouth
County), New Jersey lost power for
nearly seven hours on August
1st after a cable failed. At 4 PM EDT
on August 1st, about 1.1 million JCP&L
customers broke the company’s record
for electrical usage by hitting 6,548
megawatts. The previous record of
6,444 megawatts was set at 5 PM EDT on
July 18, 2006. This record was bested
on August 2nd when 6,680 megawatts of
power was used, setting an all-time
peak for JCP&L. A total of 500
customers in Lakewood (Ocean County),
New Jersey lost power from 4 PM EDT to
8:30 PM EDT on August 1st after an
underground cable failed, which caused
stores to shut down early. The problem
seemed to be contained to the shopping
district. Police in Oceanport
(Monmouth County), New Jersey reported
sporadic blackouts throughout the
borough on August 1st, starting around
7:30 PM EDT. On August 1st in Lake
Como, New Jersey, 40 to 50 homes on
Fernwood Road had power knocked out due
to fuses on roadside electrical poles
tripping after 3 PM EDT. An electric
pole actually caught fire at 18th
Avenue and Newman Street, though
nothing serious resulted from the fire.
On August 1st in Medford (Burlington
County), New Jersey, the near
100-degree temperatures caused an old
propane tank to rupture behind a North
Main Street home. The tank was removed
and replaced, with no injuries
reported.
Atlantic City Electric reached a new
peak usage at 4 PM EDT on August 1st
with 2,925 megawatts, breaking the
July 27, 2005 record of 2,838
megawatts. The record usage was tied
by customers at 4 PM EDT on August 2nd.
Sporadic power outages occurred
on August 2nd in Belmar (Monmouth
County), New Jersey, resulting in
about 20 homes losing power for about
two hours. Residents of Spring Lake
Heights (Monmouth County) on the west
side of town and on the 600 block of
Mercer Avenue lost power on August 1st
and August 2nd. The outages affected
small pockets of residents for several
hours during the evening and overnight
hours of August 1st, and several people
were treated on the boardwalk for heat
exhaustion. August 2nd, power outages
at 2:30 PM EDT on North Main Street,
and on August 1st the traffic lights on
North Main Street and Atlantic Avenue
went out at 3:20 PM EDT, and that
evening several other traffic lights
went out. Electricity demand in
Vineland (Cumberland County), New
Jersey set a record on August 2nd,
reaching 162 megawatts, topping the
peak on August 1st of 161.5 megawatts.
On August 2nd, 5,400 Gloucester County,
New Jersey residents lost power when a
sub-station failure shut off power to
people in the Woodbury area around 3
PM EDT. The failure knocked out traffic
lights and closed stores. About 5,000
Middletown and Keansburg (both
Monmouth County) residents were without
power for several hours on August 2nd
because of a blown fuse at a Keansburg
substation. Customers in the West
Keansburg section of Hazlet also lost
power. Traffic lights along Route 36
from Keansburg to Middletown’s Leonardo
section went out for about an hour
around 3:30 PM EDT. Rockland Electric,
which serves parts of Sussex County,
had 12 customers without power on
August 3rd. The utility broke two
records, August 1st with 1,586
megawatts and August 2nd with 1,617
megawatts. Water Utility New Jersey
American Water asked customers to
immediately begin conserving water on
August 2nd in seven Atlantic County
towns as the excessive heat and dry
weather led to a record high water
usage. The conservation request
affected 115,096 residents in
Pleasantville, Northfield, Linwood,
Somers Point, Absecon, Galloway
Township and Egg Harbor Township.
Two people were treated on August 2nd
for heat-related aliments at Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital at
Hamilton, New Jersey, and one person
was treated at Capital Health Systems
at Mercer Hospital in Trenton, New
Jersey. A total of 35 people suffered
from heat-related injuries in Belmar on
August 2nd, however none were reported
to be serious. At Lourdes Health
Systems’ hospitals in Camden and
Willingboro, there were two cases of
heat-related illness in Camden on
August 1st and two in Willingboro
on August 2nd; all involving older
people. Animals also suffered during
the excessive heat. Three dogs in a
Cape May County Animal shelter suffered
heat-related seizures on August 2nd.
In early August, a massive fish kill
occurred in New Market Lake in
Piscataway, New Jersey. The cause,
resulting from tests, ruled that the
fish were deprived of lake oxygen, a
situation brought about by the
excessive heat.
Warren County
Still Vly 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in Greenwich
Township.
Somerset County
Blawenburg to 0 0
Middle Bush
The gust front associated with a severe
thunderstorm knocked down a couple of
trees and several large tree limbs in
Franklin Township. The same gust front
knocked down eight poles along Somerset
County Route 601 in the Blawenburg
section of Montgomery Township. The
road was closed through the 5th and
power remained off for most of the
Cherry Valley development through the
fourth.
NJZ025
1 0 0 0
An 18-year-old male drowned at 2 a.m.
EDT on the 8th while playing in the
ocean near Morris Avenue with his
brother. The body was recovered later
that day on the 8th. The rip currents
were so strong on the 7th that
lifeguards made at least six water
rescues. The rip currents were caused
by a strong southerly flow preceding a
cold front that passed through during
the night of the 7th.
M181W
Mercer County
Hamilton Square 0 0 0
A lightning strike set a house and
garage on fire in Hamilton Township.
Burlington County
Bordentown to 0 0
Chesterfield
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in
Bordentown and Chesterfield Township.
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large trees in the Bricksboro
section (Port Elizabeth) of Maurice
River Township. Damage occurred along a
three block length between Delsea Drive
and the Maurice River. Two eighty foot
trees were uprooted on one property.
One fell onto the roof of the house.
The winds tore away the electrical
system of a home along the river. The
bulkhead on one property was torn away
by an uprooted tree. A catamaran,
sailboat and trailer were blown over on
other properties. All power was
restored on August 8th.
Cape May County
2 W Goshen 0 0
A Skywarn spotter measured a wind gust
to 61 mph at Jakes Landing in
northwestern Middle Township.
Sussex County
Sussex to 0 0
Franklin
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
trees and power lines in Sussex and
Franklin Boroughs and Wantage Township.
Atlantic County
Hammonton 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and power lines that
caused scattered outages in Hammonton
Township.
Gloucester County
Westville 0 0
Penny size hail fell from a severe
thunderstorm in Westville Borough.
Camden County
Haddon Hgts to 0 0
Blackwood
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail from Haddon Heights
Borough south through Gloucester
Township. In the Erial section of
Gloucester Township, nickel size hail
completely covered the ground.
Camden County
Chews 0 0 10K 0
Lightning struck the roof of a home on
Sophia Court in the Chews Landing
section of Gloucester Township. The
lightning strike knocked some of the
wood off the roof and started a fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and
was contained to one section of the
attic.
Camden County
Glendale to 0 0
Waterford Works
Camden County
Waterford Works 0 0
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail across Voorhees and
Waterford Townships in southeastern
Camden County. The quarter size hail in
Voorhees lasted for five minutes. In
addition to the large hail, the same
severe thunderstorm caused wind damage
in Waterford Township. Large tree limbs
were knocked down. On one property, a
large swing set, patio table, gas
grill and wishing well were all
overturned.
Atlantic County
Hammonton 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a
couple of trees and tree limbs in
Hammonton Township in and around Oak
Road. A couple of telephone poles were
also tore down because of the downed
trees. The severe thunderstorm also
damaged some peach trees in the
township.
Burlington County
Florence to 0 0
Willingboro
A severe thunderstorm tore down large
tree limbs and wires across western
Burlington County mainly in Florence
and Willingboro Townships.
Burlington County
Willingboro to 0 0 25K 0
Medford
Lightning strikes damaged two homes in
Burlington County. A lightning strike
in Medford Township punched a ten inch
hole in the roof of one home. It
filled the attic with smoke but was
extinguished before doing any further
damage to the home. A lightning strike
in Willingboro Township and the ensuing
fire caused the displacement of a
family of seven on Rittenhouse Drive.
Lightning struck a tree adjacent to the
home and sparked a fire that spread to
the exterior of the house and attic.
It damaged the side of the house and
the upstairs bedroom.
Cape May County
South Seaville 0 0 0 0
A funnel cloud was sighted in South
Seaville (Dennis Township) along County
Route 668 about half a mile west of
U.S. Route 9. The funnel cloud did not
touch down.
Cumberland County
Fairton 0 0 0 0
New Jersey State police sighted a
funnel cloud in Fairfield Township
toward Bridgeton City. The funnel cloud
did not touch down and no damage was
reported.
Cumberland County
Central Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
produced a Doppler Radar estimated 6 to
8 inches of rain within a three hour
period in central Cumberland County.
This caused flooding of roadways,
fields, streams and basements in
Bridgeton City and Fairfield Township.
The rain and flooding flattened pepper
and eggplant plants on some farms.
Storm totals included 4.70 inches and
4.15 inches in Vineland.
Cape May County
Ocean City to 0 0 0
Strathmere
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
caused flooding in Ocean City and the
north end of Sea Isle City. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates reached
between 6 to 8 inches, most of which
fell within three hours. In Ocean City,
over 100 vehicles were damaged by the
flood waters. The worst flooding was
reported on the south end of Ocean City
and the north end of Sea Isle City.
Many yards and lawns were flooded and
flooding reached the steps of homes.
Actual storm totals included 5.56
inches in Strathmere and 3.52 inches in
Seaville.
Burlington County
Maple Shade to 0 0
Kresson
Poor drainage and underpass flooding
caused by the heavy rain from overnight
thunderstorms caused a five mile
back-up on busily traveled New Jersey
State Route 73 in Maple Shade on the
morning of the 28th. Only one
southbound land was getting by until
responders cleared clogged drains at
the railroad underpass. New Jersey
State Route 70 was also flooded in
Evesham Township. Storm totals included
2.71 inches in Mount Laurel.
Camden County
Northwest Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped between 4 and 5 inches across
northwestern Camden County and caused
flash flooding in the northwest part of
the county particularly in Camden,
Pennsauken and Collingswood. Flooding
also occurred along the Cooper River.
Major roadways including Admiral Wilson
Boulevard, U.S.Routes 30 and 130, New
Jersey State Routes 38 and 70 were
flooded as far southeast as Cherry Hill
Township. Vehicles were stuck in flood
waters along Admiral Wilson Boulevard
and on roadways in Woodlynne Borough.
In the city of Camden, about 10 to 12
families were evacuated, some by raft
in and around the Westfield Garden
Apartments. Basements of apartments
were totally flooded. In Collingswood
Borough, sixteen homes on Cattell
Avenue near the often flooded
Collingswood Circle sustained water
damage in their basements. Roads and
homes west of U.S. Route 130 in
Pennsauken Township were hit the
hardest by the flooding. The Cooper
River flooded parkland in Collingswood,
Haddon Township and Haddonfield. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 514 a.m.
EDT through 1222 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
It crested at 3.17 feet at 915 a.m.
EDT. Actual storm totals included 4.10
inches in Pennsauken and 3.68 inches
in Camden.
Salem County
Salem 0 0
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds that moved through Salem County
caused about 1,000 homes and businesses
to lose power. Downed large tree limbs
and power outages were scattered
throughout the county. This first storm
hit Salem City the hardest.
Cumberland County
Bridgeton 0 0 0 0
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth 0 0 0 0
Funnel clouds were sighted over
Cumberland County in Bridgeton and
Maurice River Township. Neither touched
down and no damage was reported.
Salem County
Harrisonville 0 0
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in Salem
County. Downed large tree limbs and
power outages were scattered throughout
the county. This storm hit Pennsville
Township the hardest.
Salem County
Woodstown to 0 0
Greenville
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in the county.
Downed large tree limbs and power
outages were scattered throughout the
county. This last storm caused the
greatest number of outages,
concentrated in Woodstown. This storm
also affected Pittsgrove Township.
Cape May County
Steelmantown to 0 0
Beesleys Pt
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large tree limbs and wires
across the northern tier of Cape May
County.
Camden County
Haddonfield 0 0
The combination of saturated soil
conditions and additional heavy rain
from thunderstorms early in the evening
on the 29th caused minor flooding along
the Cooper River later that night. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 1057 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 155 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 2.91 feet at
1245 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ001>021-026
0 0
Substantial summer thunderstorms
provided some of the most widespread
and consistent heavy rains compared to
recent years. Overall across north and
central New Mexico the rainfall was
very welcome and provided a much needed
break in the 4 to 6 year long period of
moderate to excessive drought. August
2006 was wetter than average for many
areas, except for the far northwest
districts which continue to report
below normal rainfall. Stations from
Albuquerque south to Socorro reported
some of the heaviest ever monthly and
one day rain totals. The Albuquerque
Airport weather office reported 3.74
inches in August to tie the monthly
record establish in 1935 and also
making the month the sixth wettest
month on record since 1892. The June
through August rainfall total for
Albuquerque at 8.43 inches set a new
summer record to offset the previous
record total for the 3 months of 8.27
inches. Some stations such as the
Albuquerque Airport and Foothills
stations along with Abbott, Alcalde,
Bosque Del Apache, Capitan, Chama,
Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Fence Lake,
Glenwood, Gran Quivera, Grants,
Grenville, Luna, Navajo Dam, Portales,
Ruidoso and Santa Fe saw August rain
reach more than 200 percent of normal.
Guadalupe County
5 SE Santa Rosa 0 0
Highway 91 between Santa Rosa and
Puerto de Luna was closed during heavy
rain.
Union County
6 E Clayton 0 0
Rural roads reported flooded and
unpassable around the Agricultural
Research Station east of Clayton.
Rio Arriba County
Espanola 0 0
Heavy rains during mid evening resulted
in a partial roof collapse at the
Espanola City Hall allowing water to
flood into the police station and
detention center.
Sandoval County
Corrales 0 0
Additional sand and silt from the Rio
Oso Road area swept down down towards
Corrales to further clog village
drainage channels. The 10 foot deep
Harvey Jones Channel filled with sand
to within 6 inches below the Corrales
Road or State Highway 448 bridge.
Corrales Village road crews removed the
concrete bridge rails so the water
would go over the bridge instead of
diverting into nearby homes. Corrales
Road at the Harvey Jones Channel was
closed throughout the remainder of
August.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Cars were flooded and floating in 2 to
3 feet of water in intersections across
western Albuquerque.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Sudden runoff from heavy three quarter
inch rain overtopped a holding pond at
a construction site causing the
flooding of several homes in northeast
Albuquerque.
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho 0 0
Heavy rain of one inch in 35 minutes
wiped out the road repairs along Rio
Oso Road in eastern Rio Rancho leaving
6 to 10 foot gullies and again exposing
water and electric lines buried in the
road which runs in an old arroyo
channel.
Cibola County
San Fidel 0 0
Cibola County
Laguna 0 0
Valencia County
30 WNW Los Lunas 0 0
The Interstate 40 corridor through both
Acoma and Laguna Reservations west of
Albuquerque was hit by strong and
repeating thunderstorms that flooded
many tribal roads and damaged mainly
irrigation and drainage systems.
Officials were worried that a small dam
near San Fidel would fail. Some homes
closer to the Rio San Jose near Laguna
were evacuated. The Arroyo Lucero
drainage in Cibola County received
heavy rain which filled playa areas
around Highland Meadows in far
northwest Valencia County. Although
water levels did reach into a few
mobile homes, the main problem was the
flooding of access roads leading into
Highland Meadows which persisted about
3 days.
Rio Arriba County
Chama 0 0
Lincoln County
Ruidoso 0 0
Lincoln County
Ruidoso 0 0
Daily thunderstorms increased across
southern Lincoln County and northern
Otero County during mid month which
began a series of heavy runoff events
into the rivers and creeks surrounding
Ruidoso. No significant damage was
reported. However, the events were
rather unusual for southern Lincoln
County and had emergency management
officials on edge for possible heavy
flooding. A storm over Ruidoso on the
13th caused the Rio Ruidoso to jump to
near 4 feet water level. Flooding was
limited to several road closures in low
areas and an evacuation of a mobile
home park where access was cut off for
about 18 hours. Rains over the
surrounding mountains increased the
runoff into the Rio Bonito and Carrizo
Creek and this eventual produced
unusual high levels in both Bonito Lake
and Mescalero Lake. Several periods of
uncontrolled water releases occurred
from both lakes as water levels
remained near or a few inches above
spillway level through about the 26th.
Catron County
10 S Apache Creek 0 0
Catron County
18 SW Reserve 0 0
Heavy rain and fast runoff damaged
forest roads and destroyed several
small bridges south of Apache Creek and
both south and southwest of Reserve.
Heaviest damage was reported as a 3
mile section of road and campground
closures at Willow Creek and Gilita
Creek. Flooding on Pueblo Creek washed
out a Civilian Conservation Corps-era
bridge near Pueblo Creek Campground to
the southwest of Reserve. A month of
rainy weather also left many other
forest roads and small crossings in
Catron in need of repair.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Parts of downtown Albuquerque and the
Martineztown neighborhood just
northeast of downtown were flooded by
heavy one to two inch rain. Cars were
trapped at several underpasses and
homes at Martineztown along Edith and
Broadway had 18 to 24 inches of water
lapping at the door seals and flooding
into basements.
Guadalupe County
Dilia 0 0
Heavy rain of near 4 inches swept down
the Canon Blanco into the Pecos River
near Dilia which saw flows of 200 CFS
jump to over 5000 CFS.
Chaves County
15 S Roswell 0 0
A small landspout tornado was observed
over the open rangelands north of the
Roswell Detention Center.
Socorro County
3 N Socorro to 0 0
Escondida
Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches on the west
water shed area of Water Canyon caused
flash flooding that moved east to
Interstate 25 at Escondida. Some road
and irrigation ditch repairs were wiped
out by this fresh flooding.
Rio Arriba County
l E Dixon 1 0
A 47 year old male passenger drowned
when a small vehicle was swept off
State Road 75 just east of Dixon. Other
cars had stopped when they saw the
water running across the roadway. The
driver of the small vehicle drove
around stopped vehicles into the fast
water. The small car stalled at about
the halfway point and was swept
downstream into the arroyo. The
passenger was unable to escape with
the driver.
M47VE
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe 0 2
Two men in their 20s were struck by
lightning while standing on rebar rods
at a Santa Fe construction site. One
man recovered immediately, but the
other had to be revived with CPR.
Colfax County
Raton 0 1
A construction working survived a
lightning strike to the head with only
minor injuries. Officials credit his
hard hat for deflecting away the
lightning strike which knocked him to
the ground. The man remained conscious
and was released from hospital after
just a short stay of several hours.
Colfax County
Abbott 0 0
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 1
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque 0 0
Heavy rain of one to two inches in less
than 40 minutes caused heavy street
flooding along Montgomery Blvd in
northeast Albuquerque where one foot of
fast water moving west or downhill to
the Rio Grande River filled the street
with mud and rocks and shot water over
the hoods of stalled vehicles. A
teenager was swept down a drainage
channel but managed to pull himself out
with only scraps and mild hypothermia.
Drainage around one high school was
overwhelmed leading to flooding of the
gym which severely damaging the wood
floor.
NMZ004
0 0
After several weeks of daily rains, a
rocky hill side collapsed onto Hyde
Park Road leading to the Santa Fe Ski
Basin.
Roosevelt County
Portales to 0 0
Dora
Heavy rain of two inches in less than
an hour flooded homes in Portales and
closed county roads south to Dora.
Mckinley County
Church Rock 2 0
A man and his young son drowned when
their vehicle was swept down stream
trying to cross a flooded arroyo near
Church Rock. Officials reported other
people escaping without injuries as
their vehicles also became trapped at
flooded road crossings across west
central and northwest McKinley County.
A clogged drainage ditch also
overflowed onto Interstate 40 near
Gallup with mud and debris causing a
closure of the westbound lanes. Several
people escaped without injury when a
mobile home located next to an arroyo
tipped as storm water undercut the
sandy bank of the arroyo. In general,
storms yielded only about one half inch
to three quarters inch of rain in about
30 minutes, but it was enough to fill
numerous small arroyos and ditches with
shallow and fast moving water.
M29VE, M2VE
Rio Arriba County
5 W Santa Clara Puebl 0 0
Heavy rain estimated at 3 to 4 inches
in two hours washed out tribal roads in
Santa Clara Canyon north of Los Alamos.
Curry County
Texico 0 0
Union County
8 NE Folsom to 0 0
20 ENE Folsom
Union County
3 NE Seneca 0 0
Union County
6 NE Clayton to 0 0
10 NE Clayton
Strong thunderstorms developed across
both northern and eastern Union County
producing copious amounts of small hail
with a mix of larger stones. Hail
covered the ground and roadway along
Road 456 northeast of Folsom. Repeating
storms hit the area along Road 406 with
several episodes of both larger and
smaller hail north and south of Seneca
and also along Road 411.
Union County
Seneca 0 0
Thunderstorm with pea size hail and
high winds blew down fencing at coop
observer residence.
Chaves County
16 N Elkins 0 0
Chaves County
6 E Elkins 0 0
Several thunderstorms developed over
the open rangelands of northeast Chaves
County and then merged into an intense
multiple cell complex that moved south
with large hail and heavy rain of 2 to
3 inches in less than an hour. Radar
indicated a small leading leading edge
microburst estimated at near 75 mph on
Highway 70 near Elkins. The severe
storms traveled nearly 50 miles south
before dissipating over southeast
Chaves County. Arroyo flooding was
likely in Hernandez Draw and Long
Arroyo.
Mora County
2 S Wagon Mound 0 0
Colfax County
7 N Raton 0 0
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Otero County
East Portion 0 0 400K
Several thunderstorms with heavy rains
moved southward across the southern
Sacramento Mountains, dropping 2 to 3
inches of rain. Flash flooding occurred
from Cloudcroft to Timberon, with many
roads washed out and structures damaged
in the Timberon area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion 0 0 3M 50K
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms
dropped 1.5 to 3 inches of rain over
the southern portion of Dona Ana
County, especially near the Rio Grande.
Even higher amounts fell over the
nearby Franklin Mountains which added
to severe runoff problems. Interstate
10 south of Las Cruces was closed for
several hours. Hardest hit with damage
to roads and structures was Sunland
Park, followed by Anthony, Chaparral
and La Union. About 1200 residents in
Sunland Park were forced to evacuate as
the Rio Grande River reached a stage of
9.3 feet, the highest in 50 years. This
was one of many flood events during the
summer that led to much of New Mexico
being declared a federal disaster area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion 0 0 20K
A line of rapidly moving thunderstorms
dropped up to an inch and a half of
rain in less than 30 minutes during the
early morning hours. This was only 36
hours after the extensive flash
flooding on August 1st, so runoff was
excessive. Roads were impassable in
Chaparral, and erosion exposed gas
pipes in Vado and Sunland Park.
Grant County
Ft Bayard 0 0 5K
Heavy rain over the Pines Altos
Mountains sent a wall of water 3 to 4
feet high into Santa Clara, forcing 5
families to evacuate. Some parked
vehicles were submerged, but no
injuries were reported.
Luna County
Countywide 0 0
Hidalgo County
Countywide 0 0
Grant County
Countywide 0 0
Thunderstorms developed and spread
across southwestern NM during the
afternoon bringing heavy rain and flash
flooding. Major street flooding
occurred in Deming with numerous roads
closed, including Highway 26 between
Deming and Hatch. Some of the roads in
the Lordsburg area were partially
washed out. A water rescue was
performed near Cliff, about 25 miles
northwest of Silver City. Flooding was
also reported throughout the village of
Columbus.
Dona Ana County
North Central Portion 0 0 50K
Flash flooding occurred in an area
which included Organ, Dona Ana and the
east mesa of Las Cruces. Roads were
covered by up to 2 feet of water with
some closures. Water also flooded
backyards and entered homes as
retention walls collapsed from water
swollen arroyos.
Otero County
Boles 0 0 50K
Runoff from heavy rain above Alamo
Canyon eventually flooded Boles Acres.
Luna County
Columbus 0 0
Two and a half inches of rain in two
hours resulted in flooding in and
around Columbus. Highway 11 was closed,
and water was blocking sections of
Highway 9.
Otero County
Central Portion 0 0 50K
Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain on
Marble Canyon, with the runoff flooding
eastern Alamogordo and Boles Acres
downstream.
Hidalgo County
45 SSE Animas 0 0
Dime to golf ball size hail was
reported by a U.S. Customs agent at the
checkpoint in Antelope Wells.
Otero County
Mayhill 0 0 300K
A stationary thunderstorm dropped
several inches of rain on Mayhill, with
some residents and area ranchers
reporting up to 5 inches in an hour.
This resulted in a wall of water 9 to
10 feet high down the Rio Penasco
River. Extensive flash flooding closed
Highway 82, and damaged roads, bridges
and homes.
Grant County
San Juan 0 0
Highway 61 was washed out near San
Juan. Also, further northwest (near
Mimbres) a Jeep was swept away by the
rain swollen Mimbres River. The driver
survived without injury.
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences 0 0 80K
Major street flooding was reported in
Truth or Consequences, with the
downtown area and points east hardest
hit. Water entered businesses and the
high school causing damage.
Otero County
Alamogordo 0 0
Significant street flooding and arroyo
flooding occurred in and around
Alamogordo.
Sierra County
South Central Portion 0 0
Highway 152 between Hillsboro and
Caballo was covered with 3 feet of
water in spots. A garage was flooded,
and the arroyo that drains Trujillo
Canyon was out of its banks.
Grant County
North Portion 0 0
Water and debris were flowing over
roads in the north portion of Grant
County, including the Silver City area
where 2 inches of rain fell within an
hour.
Grant County
East Central Portion 0 0
Up to 2 inches of rain caused several
canyons to flood along Highway 61
between San Lorenzo and Faywood.
Grant County
Central Portion 0 0
Flooding of arroyos and roads occurred
mainly from Cliff to Santa Clara,
including the Silver City area. Debris
covered US 180 near Cliff. Emergency
personnel rescued people from two
vehicles on Red Rock Road southwest of
Silver City. They had driven around a
barricade put up by the sheriffs
department.
Dona Ana County
Hatch 0 0 4M 500K
Runoff from heavy rains over the nearby
Sierra De Las Uvas Mountains caused the
Placitas Arroyo to breach, which sent a
wall of water into the town of Hatch.
Up to 4 feet of water entered business
and residences. Mandatory evacuations
of several hundred residents took
place, including 150 people from an
apartment complex which eventually had
to be condemned. All roads into and
within Hatch were closed.
Luna County
Deming 0 0
Rainfall amounts of more than 4 inches
were measured around Deming, resulting
in major street flooding and the
closure of Highway 26.
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces 0 0
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces 0 0
A Skywarn Spotter estimated wind gusts
of 70 mph and flooding of roads on the
mesa southwest of Las Cruces.
Otero County
La Luz 0 0
An arroyo overflowed with water
covering a road in La luz.
Otero County
Alamogordo 0 0 600K
Heavy rainfall along the western slopes
of the southern Sacramento Mountains
led to excessive runoff and major
flooding in Alamogordo and Boles Acres.
Numerous roads throughout the area were
closed, covered with water and debris.
There were also some rescues of people
trapped in their homes.
Sierra County
3 SE Monticello 0 0
Highway 142 was washed out where it
crosses Alamosa Creek just outside of
Placitas.
Grant County
Hurley 0 0 20K
A slow moving thunderstorm dropped 3.23
inches of rain on Hurley, with more
than 2 inches falling within 20
minutes. Two to three feet of water
covered the south end of town which had
to be closed off.
Sierra County
Central Portion 0 0 20K
Two to three inches of rain led to
flooding from Truth or Consequences to
Lake Valley (south of Hillsboro). In
Truth or Consequences there were road
closures (including Highway 187),
retaining walls toppled and at least
one business flooded. The old high
school also experienced flooding.
Dona Ana County
Hatch 0 0 50K
Heavy rain in the area caused a breach
in the Placitas Arroyo near Hatch. Most
of the water flowed north of the town,
but about 8 residences were evacuated
as a precaution. Highway 187 was
covered with water. Most of the damage
was to crops.
Otero County
North Central Portion 0 0
Highway 244 was closed and impassable
northeast of Cloudcroft. Multiple rock
slides were reported on US 82 east of
Cloudcroft. Tribal police reported mud
and rock slides on BIA Road 110 in
South Fork Tularosa Canyon. A wall of
water 3 to 4 feet high moved down James
Canyon toward Mayhill, forcing the
evacuation of 100 people from an RV
park.
Sierra County
West Central Portion 0 0
An intense thunderstorm dropped very
heavy rain which caused Percha Creek to
spill over a bridge in Hillsboro. Other
bridges in the area (Highway 152) were
covered with water and debris. Flood
waters eventually led to the closure of
Highway 187 just south of Caballo.
Dona Ana County
Northwest Portion 0 0 50K 100K
Luna County
Northeast Portion 0 0 30K 50K
Dona Ana County
Countywide 0 0 20K
Luna County
Countywide 0 0 50K
A large cluster of thunderstorms
dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain on much
of the triangle between Las Cruces,
Hatch and Deming, which is an unusually
large area for such rainfall amounts in
the desert southwest. The Placitas
Arroyo near Hatch breached for the
third time in 3 weeks, flooding mainly
farm land. A flood wave resulted in
minor flooding of the Rio Grande River
downstream into the El Paso area, the
third time this month. Before August
1st, the previous time was August 1999.
On the north side of the Sierra De La
Uvas Mountains, a huge amount of runoff
flooded the desert and led to the
Interstate 10 between Deming and Las
Cruces for several hours. Closing the
interstate along this stretch is not
uncommon during dust storms, but
extremely rare for flooding. The
flooding also did damage to structures
in this sparsely populated area.
Luna County
2 W Columbus 0 0
Highway 9 was flooded west of Columbus.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
9 S Artesia 0 0 0 0
A NWS trained spotter reported that
penny size hail fell on U.S. Highway
285 south of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood 0 0 0 0
North Seven Rivers Draw flooded Eddy
County Road 31 with 14 to 16 inches of
water. The property of a NWS trained
spotter was flooded with up to two feet
of water.
Eddy County
Lakewood 0 0 1K 0
A NWS trained spotter reported that the
roof on an outbuilding/storage shed was
destroyed and some garden plants were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Eddy County
2 S Hope 0 0 0 0
The Eddy County Sheriffs Office
reported that Armstrong Road south of
Hope was barricaded and traffic was
being detoured to another route. U.S.
Highway 82 also had one foot of water
running over it and was in the process
of being barricaded. Several drilling
rigs in this area were evacuated
because of concern their exit routes
would be blocked by water. By 1:15pm
MDT, Armstrong Road had been reopened.
Eddy County
Carlsbad 0 0 0 0
Six inches of water was flowing over
streets on the south side of Carlsbad.
Eddy County
7 N Artesia 0 0 0 0
Motorists reported that Cottonwood
Creek was flowing over S James Funk
Road north of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood to 0 0 0 0
Carlsbad
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms
moving through Eddy County resulted in
many roads being inundated by water
including Eddy County Road 21 west of
Lakewood and Eddy County Road 401 three
miles north of its intersection with
New Mexico Highway 137. In addition,
the bypass road between U.S. Highway
285 and Lee Street in Carlsbad had a
foot of water flowing over it.
Eddy County
5 SE Artesia to 0 0 0 0
14 SE Artesia
Flash flooding occurred on many roads
throughout Eddy County, including
County Road 206 which had one foot of
water running across it and County Road
39 which had three feet of water
running over it, near its crossing with
the Rio Penasco.
Eddy County
Hope 0 0 0 0
A NWS trained spotter reported that
five feet of water was flowing across
some of the low water crossings in and
around Hope. Also, minor street
flooding occurred in Carlsbad.
Lea County
Lovington 0 0 0 0
The Lea County Sheriffs Office reported
six to eight inches of water running
over roads in Lovington.
NEW YORK, Central
Onondaga County
Cicero Center 0 0 2K 0
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Oneida County
Whitesboro 0 0 0 0
Oneida County
Whitesboro 0 0 0 0
Oneida County
New York Mills 0 0 0 0
Oneida County
Verona Beach 0 0 0 0
Oneida County
Yorkville 0 0 3K 0
Numerous trees and power lines down
Oneida County
Utica 0 0 0 0
Onondaga County
Syracuse 0 0 2K 0
Numerous trees were knocked down on the
Syracuse University campus.
Onondaga County
Syracuse 0 0 2K 0
A dozen trees were blown down near
Crawford Avenue.
Chemung County
Elmira 0 0 1K 0
Trees down on Center Street
Tioga County
Barton 0 0 2K 0
Trees down in Barton and Owego
Broome County
Vestal 0 0 0 0
Broome County
Vestal 0 0 3K 0
Broome County
Binghamton 0 0 0 0
Broome County
Endicott 0 0 2K 0
Numerous trees down on the west side of
Endicott
Broome County
Conklin 0 0 0 0
Broome County
Vestal 0 0 0 0
Broome County
Endicott 0 0 5K 0
Partial roof damage to Our Lady of Good
Counsel Church
Broome County
Binghamton 0 0 0 0
Broome County
Endicott 0 0 1K 0
Trees down
Sullivan County
Fallsburgh 0 0 5K 0
Numerous trees and wires down across
the county
Steuben County
Troupsburg 0 0 0 0
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ067>081
42 0
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region from August 1 to
August 3. This was preceded by a hot
dry air mass, when temperatures reached
at least 90 degrees for 5 consecutive
days at LaGuardia Airport, from July 27
to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged mainly from the upper 90s to
around 100 degrees. With surface dew
point temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 42 deaths
and scattered power outages that lead
to business losses.
In Southeast NY, excessive heat was
responsible for 42 deaths; 40 in New
York City; as follows: 14 in Queens, 14
in Brooklyn, 9 in Manhattan, and 3 in
the Bronx. This information was
provided by the NYC Office of Chief
Medical Examiner. The NYC Office of
Emergency Management opened 383 cooling
centers that served 25,000 people per
day. They also opened 6000 pools and
extended their routine hours of
operation.
Here are selected max temperatures, in
degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (record
tied)
Central Park: 95
Islip McArthur Airport: 95 (record
tied)
August 2:
LaGuardia Airport: 102 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (new
record)
Central Park: 97
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
August 3:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 99 (new
record)
Central Park: 96
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
M60OT, M40OT, M46OT, M83OT, F65OT,
M59OT, M65OT, F74OT, M46OT, M52OT,
M65OT, M52OT, F71OT, F86OT, M60OT,
M42OT, M74OT, F60OT, F62OT, F90OT,
M33OT, F82OT, M47OT, F93OT, F47OT,
M63OT, M54OT, M67OT, M82OT, M52OT,
F84OT, F91OT, F99OT, F89OT, M56OT,
M45OT, M72OT, F93OT, F89OT, M67OT,
F83PH, M64PH
Rockland County
New City 0 0
Orange County
New Windsor to 0 0
Newburgh
Putnam County
Mahopac 0 0
Westchester County
3 NNW Goldens Bridg 0 0
Putnam County
Carmel 0 0
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across the Lower Hudson Valley.
High winds downed trees and power
lines.
Richmond County
2 NE Richmond 0 0
New York County
Central Portion 0 0
Queens County
Broad Channel 0 0
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms produced flash flooding
across portions of New York City. Flash
flooding forced closure of subway lines
1, 2, 3, and 6.
Westchester County
New Rochelle 0 0
A severe thunderstorm produced a peak
wind gust of 62 mph, which downed trees
in New Rochelle. This gust was measured
by a Davis Instrument. Heavy rain also
caused urban flooding.
Bronx County
Central Portion 0 0
Queens County
2 NE Woodside 0 0
Nassau County
Wantagh 0 0
Nassau County
Wantagh to 0 0
North Massapequa
Nassau County
.5 E Massapequa Park 0 0
.7 E Massapequa Park
Suffolk County
Amityville 0 0
Suffolk County
Yaphank 0 0
Heavy showers and thunderstorms
produced flash flooding along many
major roads, which resulted in road
closures. The most significant flooding
occurred along the Deegan and Cross
Bronx Expressways, about 2 miles west
of East Tremont in the Bronx; along
Northern Blvd. of Jackson Heights in
Queens; and along the railroad train
tracks, Wantagh Ave. and North
Jerusalem Road in Wantagh, where up to
3 feet of water submerged cars.
Significant flooding, which resulted in
road closures, also occurred in
Yaphank. Up to 2.20 inches of rain was
measured in Lake Grove.
A severe thunderstorm produced a weak
F0 tornado as it moved across extreme
southeast Nassau County and extreme
southwest Suffolk County between 12
Noon and 12:15 pm EDT. This was
confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey team.
The tornado’s path length was only
about one quarter mile long and its’
maximum path width was around 150
yards. There was significant tree
damage along its’ path. Rotation was
evident in the tops of many trees. The
most damage occurred in East Massapequa
between Merrick Road and Route 27A, Old
Sunrise Highway. It was concentrated
around Clocks Blvd. southeast across
Melrose Ave. and County Line Road, then
across Amityville’s Old Fields and
Homestead Avenues. The tornado lifted
into the parent cloud before reaching
South Ketcham Avenue.
This severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds, large hail, and
torrential rain along its’ path. Large
tree branches were downed in Wantagh.
Quarter size hail was reported in
Farmingdale. Flash flooding also
occurred along its’ path.
NEW YORK, East
Greene County
2 NW Coxsackie 0 0
A National Weather Service employee
reported that a few tree tops were
sheared off and tents were blown down
at a Farmer’s Market at the New
Baltimore rest area on I-87.
Columbia County
Ghent 0 0
An Emergency Manager reported that a
tree was blown down and was blocking
one lane of Route 66 in Ghent.
Columbia County
Ghent 0 0
Department of Highway personnel
reported that 2 elm and 1 walnut tree
were blown down in Ghent.
Columbia County
Copake 0 0
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down at 4
Corners Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in
Copake.
Dutchess County
Amenia 0 0
Fire and Rescue personnel reported
trees and wires were blown down onto
Depot Road in Amenia.
Greene County
3 NW Greenville Cente 0 0
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees and wires were blown down 3 miles
northwest of Greenville Center.
Greene County
Earlton 0 0
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
a tree was blown down onto County Route
45 in Earlton.
Columbia County
Ghent 0 0
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
wires were blown down on Water Street
in Ghent.
On August 1, a warm front moved across
New England. A cool front was over the
western Great Lakes. Eastern New York
was covered by very warm and humid air.
Scattered severe thunderstorms occurred
during the afternoon from the Catskills
to the southern Taconics.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville 0 0
A trained spotter reported that trees
were blown down in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Old Forge 0 0
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Old Forge.
On August 2, a nearly stationary front
was in the St Lawrence Valley of New
York. All of eastern New York was
covered by a very warm and humid air
mass. A few severe thunderstorms formed
during the afternoon and evening in the
Mohawk Valley and the southwestern
Adirondacks.
Ulster County
Ellenville 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down in
Ellenville.
Dutchess County
Beacon 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees were down throughout Beacon.
A cool front drifted slowly southward
from the southern Adirondacks early in
the day. The front focused
thunderstorms as it moved through a
warm humid and unstable air mass. A few
became severe, containing damaging wind
gusts.
Schenectady County
Schenectady 0 0
Law enforcement personnel reported that
a water rescue was required at the
corner of Foster and Lang Streets.
On August 20, low pressure traveled
across eastern New York prior to
daybreak. A line of thunderstorms
formed in association with a cool front
tied to this low. Training
thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to
the northern Catskills and eastern
Mohawk Valley. Two to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a couple of hours in a
narrow band across Schenectady. Pools
of water formed in some poorly drained
locations, and one incident of a water
rescue within the city was reported by
law enforcement personnel.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
Gabriels 0 0 5K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees in
Gabriels (Franklin county).
Franklin County
Saranac Lake 0 0 5K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Saranac Lake
(Franklin county).
Essex County
Bloomingdale 0 0 5K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Bloomingdale
(Essex county).
Franklin County
Lake Clear 0 0 10K
Franklin County
Paul Smiths 0 0 5K
Franklin County
Rainbow Lake 0 0 10K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
warm front lifted northeast across the
area, which brought an increasingly
humid and unstable airmass. This
combination accounted for the
development of several rounds of strong
to locally severe thunderstorms across
northern New York. There were several
reports of trees down in Franklin
county with this particular round of
thunderstorms, including Rainbow Lake,
Lake Clear and Pauls Smith.
Franklin County
Tupper Lake 0 0 5K
Franklin County
Vermontville 0 0 10K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including trees down in
Tupper Lake as well as numerous trees
and tree limbs down in Vermontville
(Franklin county).
Franklin County
Vermontville 0 0 25K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
Several roads were flooded with partial
washouts in Franklin and Vermontville
(Franklin county), including along
Route 3 toward St. Armand and
Bloomingdale in Essex county.
Essex County
Bloomingdale 0 0 100K
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
In Bloomingdale and St. Armand, several
culverts and partial road washouts were
reported. Several basements were
flooded, including the collapse of a
basement wall. Also, flood waters
entered a 30 ft by 200 ft structure
(antique shop) causing water and debris
damage.
NYZ026>031-
034>035-087
0 0
A “heat ridge” moved into Northern New
York during the early morning hours of
the 1st. This “heat ridge” was part of
a strong, upper level area of high
pressure that brought record heat to a
large majority of the country since
mid-July.
In Northern New York on the 1st,
afternoon temperatures soared into the
90s, but significantly more important
were dewpoints that reached the middle
to upper 70s to produce excessive heat
index values of 100 to 110 degrees,
some of the highest values in nearly a
decade. Actual maximum temperatures
recorded for the 1 st included;
Plattsburgh and Ellenburg Depot at 97
degrees, Massena at 93 degrees, Tupper
Lake and Canton at 92 degrees, Saranac
Lake, Malone and Ogdensburg at 91
degrees.
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy 0 0 400K
Clinton County
2 W Chazy 0 0 25K
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy 0 0 100K
A relatively strong westerly low-level
flow interacted with a moderately
unstable airmass across northern New
York on the afternoon of the 7th. The
end result was scattered thunderstorms
across the region, including a
supercell structure that developed over
Clinton county. Numerous trees and
powerlines were downed by damaging
winds across Chazy, including Miner
Farm Road, Fiske Road, North Farm Road
and Route 9. There was some property
damage due to trees falling on
structures and vehicles as well as
nickel size hail. The most significant
damage occurred at the 700 acre Chazy
Orchards, where damaging winds knocked
down trees, branches and apples along
with large hail (shy of golfball size)
that destroyed the upcoming apple crop.
NEW YORK, West
Monroe County
Hilton 0 0 5K
Cayuga County
Cato 0 0 5K
Oswego County
Cleveland 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms developed along a lake
breeze during the afternoon hours. The
thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Hilton and Cato. Trees and power lines
were downed in Cleveland.
Lewis County
Constableville 0 0 5K
Erie County
Tonawanda 0 0 8K
Thunderstorms accompanied the passage
of a cold front during the early
overnight hours. Trees and limbs were
downed in Constableville and Tonawanda.
Erie County
Holland 0 0 4K
Chautauqua County
Busti 0 0 8K
A warm front draped across the western
part of the state and an upper air
disturbance were the focus of
thunderstorms that developed during the
evening hours. The thunderstorms winds
downed trees in Busti and Celeron. Pea
to penny sized hail fell for five
minutes in Holland.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Chatham County
2 SSW Siler City 0 0
Trees down on Wade Paschal Road. Also
numerous power outages reported in
Siler City.
Guilford County
6 SE Greensboro 0 0
Trees down blocking Mill Point Road.
Stanly County
2 NNW Albemarle 0 0
Reported on US HWY 52.
Stanly County
10 SW Albemarle 0 0
Several reports of trees and power
lines down on SR-27.
Anson County
2 N Ansonville 0 0
Trees down on route 52 near the
Anson/Stanly county line.
Moore County
3 W Robbins 0 0
Trees down … blocking Spies Road.
Durham County
Durham 0 0
Reported near Deerborn Drive and Club
Road.
Nash County
4 NW Nashville 0 0
Trees down in Corinth along HWY 58.
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde 0 0
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde 0 0
8 ESE Pleasant
Trees reported down along Alamance
Church Road.
Alamance County
Swepsonville 0 0
Halifax County
Tillery 0 0
Trees down on SR 1311 … HWY 561 …
and Shield Road.
Vance County
2 S Henderson 0 0
Reported along US 1 Bus.
Moore County
Southern Pines 1 0
Lightning struck 17 year old as he was
removing clothes from a clothesline
outside his home. He died several days
later at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
M17OU
Chatham County
4 SW Siler City 0 0
Airport Road impassable.
Cumberland County
Fayetteville 0 0
Intersection of Cliffdale and Riley
Roads in west Fayettevile under water.
Water up to entrances of some homes but
no structures flooded.
Harnett County
7 W Lillington 0 0
Tree fell on car on Cameron Hill Road
west of Lillington.
Moore County
Southern Pines 0 0
Moore County
Southern Pines 0 0
Several trees down on 515 Jonston St.
on school grounds.
Guilford County
High Pt 0 0
Reported on Prospect Street near I-85.
Guilford County
Greensboro 0 0
Reported on Wendover Ave. at 911
center.
Guilford County
High Pt 0 0
Guilford County
Greensboro 0 0
One tree reported down on an apartment
complex in the city.
Wayne County
Goldsboro 0 0
Shingles blown off roofs of several
homes in Goldsboro. A warehouse lost a
portion of its roof blocking railroad
tracks in Goldsboro.
Alamance County
4 NE Swepsonville 0 0
Trees down and roof torn off a mobile
home near HWY 119 and Jim Minor Road.
Shed also blown over.
Guilford County
Summerfield 0 0
Several trees down with some trees down
on power lines.
Durham County
Bahama 0 0
A few trees reported down in northern
Durham County.
Person County
Moriah 0 0
Roof blown off a tractor barn off
Moriah Road.
Randolph County
10 W Asheboro 0 0
Trees down on HWY 64 near Tabernacle.
Guilford County
Greensboro 0 0
Water over road at Wendover Avenue and
Tri City Blvd. A couple cars stalled in
flood waters.
Granville County
Central Portion 0 0
A few trees down on HWY 56 and 158.
Forsyth County
Winston Salem 0 0
Reported near Silas Creek Parkway and
Interstate 40.
Stanly County
New London 0 0
Trees reported down.
Stanly County
Richfield 0 0
Numerous roads closed in northern
Stanly County from Albemarle north to
Richfield.
Stanly County
Richfield 0 0
3 to 4 feet of water has been reported
on several roads over northern portions
of the county including Airport Road
near the prison. One water rescue
occurred on Airport Road. Flooding also
reported on HWY 740 between Badin and
Albemarle.
Guilford County
High Pt 0 0
Numerous roads flooding in High Point
with 3 feet of water on several
roadways. Flooded roads include
Fairfield and Surret … Grimes and
Taylor. Two vans of elderly people
rescued from flood waters on Grimes
Road.
Montgomery County
8 WSW Troy 0 0
Tree reported down near Woodrun at
Cresswell Drive.
Randolph County
Archdale 0 0
A few roads closed in Archdale.
Montgomery County
6 N Troy 0 0
Trre reported down near Ant Queen Road
in northern portion of county.
Moore County
Carthage 0 0
Numerous reports of trees and power
lines down.
Montgomery County
2 E Troy 0 0
Water reported over the road near the
intersection of Lovejoy Road and Harley
Farm Road.
Wake County
Morrisville 0 0
One foot of water reported near
Morrisville Parkway and Crabtree
Crossing.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Craven County
Cherry Pt Mcas 0 0
Onslow County
Hubert 0 0
Carteret County
Stella 0 0
Carteret County
Stacy 0 0 5K
Damage to crab shack roof.
NCZ029-044>047-
079>081-090>095-
098-103>104
0 1 1.2M 22.2M
Carteret County
Morehead City 0 0 10K
Weak tornado damaged roof in downtown
Morehead City.
Carteret County
Stacy 0 0
Large Waterspout moved onshore near
Stacy with no damage reported.
Onslow County
1 NW Sneads Ferry 0 0
Spotter reported tornado.
Tropical Storm Ernesto, with maximum
sustained winds of 70 mph, made
landfall on august 31st during the late
evening hours. The strong tropical
storm moved across the coastal plains
region during the early morning hours
on Friday September 1st. In general,
wind gusts ranged from 40 to 60 mph
with the highest gusts near 70 mph
along the coastal sections of Onslow
County. Minor storm surge flooding and
beach erosion occurred along the Onslow
and Carteret County coastline and the
Neuse River. More significant surge
occurred along the Pamlico River in
Beaufort County where evacuations were
ordered. Storm total rainfall ranged
from 4 inches to near 10 inches. This
heavy rainfall resulted in extensive
fresh water flooding and eventual river
flooding across the area with some
primary and many secondary roads
flooded. The northeast Cape Fear River
at chinquapin remained in major flood
from September 2nd through September
7th resulting of flooding of primary
roads and homes forcing the evacuation
of many residents in the chinquapin
area. Heavy rainfall during the evening
of august 31st through the early
morning hours of September 1st resulted
in extensive flooding of low lying
areas, roads, and streams across
eastern North Carolina, mainly west of
the highway 17 corridor. Flood warnings
were issued for most of the county
warning area as Emesto moved across the
coastal plains counties of eastern
North Carolina. Duplin County was
hardest hit with primary roads flooded
including a 12-mile stretch of
interstate 40. Many streams and roads
across the coastal plains counties
remained flooded for several days.
Freshwater flooding and river flooding
from Ernesto caused most of the damages
across eastern North Carolina. The most
significant storm surge effects
occurred along the Pamlico and Pungo
Rivers in Beaufort County where
estimated water level rises of 4 to 6
feet resulted in flooding of many
roads, low lying areas, homes, and
businesses in Washington, Whichards
Beach, and Belhaven. Highest wind gusts
occurred in the coastal plains counties
with gusts near 70 mph along coastal
Onslow County with wind damage
reported. Thirty homes and businesses
were damaged, mainly from freshwater
flooding, in Onslow County with damages
estimated near 1/2 million dollars.
Thirty homes were flooded or reported
wind damage in Jones County with damage
estimates over one hundred thousand
dollars. Crop damage in Jones County
was estimated up to 5 million dollars.
Freshwater flooding was extensive in
Duplin County, and major river flooding
occurred along the northeast Cape Fear
River near Chinquapin where several
primary and many secondary roads were
flooded for nearly one week.
Evacuations of many homes, and rescues
due to high water were required across
several locations across the county,
especially near chinquapin. An
estimated sound-side flooding of 3 feet
occurred at Collington Harbor in Dare
County where several homes and
businesses were flooded with an
estimated fifty thousand dollars in
damages occurred. Minor wind or
flooding damages were reported in many
other counties in eastern North
Carolina. Three weak tornadoes reported
across Carteret and Onslow counties
resulted in minor damage.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
Cherokee County
Murphy 0 0 3K
Two trees down near Murphy.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Currituck County
Moyock 0 0 2K
Trees blown down.
Camden County
2 NE Belcross 0 0 2K
Trees blown down.
Chowan County
2 N Rockyhock 0 0
Nickel size hail fell. Winds estimated
at 60 to 70 mph.
Northampton County
3 S.Jackson 0 0 2K
Trees blown down along Bryantown Road
near Booties Crossroads.
Chowan County
3 SE Edenton 0 0 3K
Large pine tree and power poles blown
down on Route 32.
Currituck County
Aydlett 0 0 2K
Large branches and power lines blown
down at Aydlett Road.
Perquimans County
Hertford 0 0
New Hope Road and Harvey Point Road
closed due to high water.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City 0 0
Numerous roads closed due to high
water.
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Surry County
Mt Airy 0 0 5K
A severe thunderstorm snapped a power
pole in Mount Airy. A walnut tree was
also downed.
Surry County
2 S Dobson 0 0 2K
Two trees down.
Surry County
3 NE Pilot Mtn 0 0 1K
One tree down.
Alleghany County
Ennice 0 0 1K
Large tree blown down on the west side
of town.
Wilkes County
Hays 0 0 1K
Tree down on Airport Road.
Wilkes County
Purlear 0 0 2K
A severe thunderstorm blew a tree down
across a power line in the Purlear
community.
Ashe County
West Jefferson 0 0
Thunderstorms produced torrential rains
across Ashe County during the afternoon
on the 30th. Three inches of rain in
less than two hours caused Little
Buffalo Creek to flood Doggett Road in
the town of West Jefferson.
Wilkes County
Traphill 0 0 2K
Trees down.
Surry County
1 N Elkin 0 0 2K
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Midway 0 0 1K
Tree down.
Yadkin County
Enon 0 0 2K
Trees down.
A frontal boundary draped across the
area combined with abundant tropical
moisture set the stage for
thunderstorms to erupt across the
northwest piedmont and foothills of
North Carolina, the afternoon of August
30th. Some of the storms reached severe
levels downing trees in several
counties.
Rockingham County
4 E Eden 0 0
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flash flooding during the evening of
the 30th, four miles east of Eden.
out of its banks over Highway 770 for
20 minutes.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
Wilmington 0 0
Penny size hail was reported.
New Hanover County
Wilmington 0 0
The event began with penny size hail
reported at the intersection of Market
St. and 27th St. A large tree fell at
the corner of Greenville Loop Rd. and
Wrightsville Ave. Power lines were down
at Carolina Beach Rd. and Shipyard
Boulevard.
Brunswick County
3 SE Leland 0 0
Penny size hail was reported.
NCZ097-099>101
0 0 3.8M 4.5M
Ernesto moved off the Florida coast at
Cape Canaveral on the morning of August
31st, and reached tropical storm
strength by late morning while off the
Georgia coast. Tropical storm Emesto
made landfall on the eastern coast of
Brunswick county near 10:30 pm EST. The
maximum wind speed was recorded at
Wrightsville Beach at 74 mph. A 66 mph
wind gusts was recorded at Kure Beach
and at Bald Head Island the peak wind
was 65 mph. Anemometers across the of
southeast North Carolina recorded
lesser wind speeds, with wind gusts
averaging between 35-50 mph. Thousands
of residents lost power at the height
of the storm. During the early morning
hours Emesto moved north, and Tropical
Storm warnings were lowered for
southeast North Carolina at 7:00 am
EST, September 1st.
Most of the property damage was due to
rainfall and fresh water flooding, with
little structural damage from wind.
Rainfall storm totals ranged from 4.5
inches in Columbus county to nearly 12
inches along the coast of Pender
county. In Pender county, the Northeast
Cape Fear river crested at 16.7 feet,
almost 7 feet above the flood stage of
10 feet. This was the second highest
crest on record, exceeded only by
Hurricane Floyd at 22.5 feet. Flooding
on the Northeast Cape Fear river caused
1600 people to evacuate near the town
of Burgaw, including the Birch Creek
and River Bend communities. The heavy
rains contributed to multiple sewer
spills, most notable in New Hanover
county. Crop damage was extensive,
particularly in Columbus and Pender
counties. In Pender county, over 12000
acres of corn were destroyed, 13000
acres of soybeans, 7000 acres of
cotton, and 760 acres of tobacco were
also damaged. Thousands of turkeys and
chickens were also lost due to the
tropical storm. Along the coast, storm
surge was less than 3 ft. Beach erosion
was minor to moderate, with some dune
loss mainly at Topsail Island.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
Rutherford County
3 SW Rutherfordton 0 0
Top of a tree blown out on Union Rd and
another tree down on Pleasant Hill Rd.
Gaston County
5.5 NNE Bessemer City 0 0
Several trees blown down along Long
Shoals Rd.
Gaston County
1 SW High Shoals 0 0
The tin roof was ripped off a building
and some shingles stripped from a few
homes. Several trees were also blown
down in this area.
Union County
8.5 N Marshville 0 0
A dust devil tore the roof off a
chicken coop on highway 218.
Haywood County
2 NE Cruso 0 0
Transylvania County
Balsam Grove 0 0
A few trees blown down.
Burke County
1.5 SE Icard 0 0
Several trees down along Johnson Bridge
Rd.
Rowan County
5 W Landis 0 0
Power lines down on Wright Rd and a
tree down on Karriker Rd.
Union County
10.5 NE Monroe 0 0
Trees down on highway 205 near Olive
Branch Rd.
Union County
Waxhaw to 0 0
1 S Waxhaw
Trees blown down just south of Waxhaw
near highway 75 and power lines blown
down in Waxhaw.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 0 0
Urban flooding developed in several
locations across the city, including at
the intersection of North Tryon St and
I-485, where 3 feet of standing water
collected. There was also flooding on
Arbor Way due to poor drainage and
Steele Creek Rd was flooded at
Westinghouse Rd and at Sam Neely Rd.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg 0 0
Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused
flooding due to poor drainage at the
intersection of Hudspeth and Morehead
Roads, prompting brief closure of the
intersection. Also, the Rocky River
briefly flooded a low spot on Pharr
Mill Rd. Standing water was reported on
numerous roads in the city.
Haywood County
6.5 NNE Waynesville 0 0
Nickel size hail on Tree Line Trail.
Rowan County
Spencer 0 0
Two trees down on 3rd St.
Rowan County
1.5 SE Rockwell 0 0
Cabarrus County
1 N Mt Pleasant 0 0
Reported at the intersection of Mount
Pleasant Rd and highway 49.
Iredell County
Union Grove 0 0
Catawba County
Conover 0 0
Trees blown down.
Caldwell County
13 NE Lenoir 0 0
Large limbs blown down.
Lincoln County
Crouse 0 0
Quite a few trees and power lines down
in and around Crouse.
Mcdowell County
2 SE Sugar Hill 0 0
Union County
3 NE Monroe to 0 0
8 NE Monroe
Several trees down between highway 601
and Morgan Mill Rd and another tree
down along Lawyers Rd.
Transylvania County
1 S Rosman 0 0
Buncombe County
Candler 0 0
Madison County
Marshall 0 0
Two trees blown down.
Buncombe County
12 NW Asheville to 0 0
Weaverville
Buncombe County
Weaverville 0 0
Numerous trees blown down near the
Madison County line. Also, penny size
hail in Weaverville around this time.
Cabarrus County
6 SW Cabarrus 0 0 5K
A campground flooded near Lowes Motor
Speedway, apparently due to a
combination of poor drainage and
flooding along a small tributary of
Irish Buffalo Creek. Several roads were
flooded, including Concord Parkway near
Speedway Bvd and Concord Parkway at
Goodman Circle. Several campers were
evacuated from the campground and at
least 1 vehicle was flooded.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 0 0 100K
Severe urban flooding developed in the
Charlotte metro area, when as much as
7.5 inches of rain fell in just a few
hours. High water first developed at
flood prone intersections, such as John
Belk Freeway and Independence Bvd and
I-85 and Billy Graham Parkway. Cars
stalled out in deep water on E 9th St
and N Caldwell Ave. In all, 12
motorists were rescued from high water
across the city. Numerous other roads
and highways were flooded with 2-4 feet
of water, including portions of I-85.
Although most of the flooding was due
to drainage problems, Briar Creek and
Little Sugar Creek both exceeded
established flood stages and likely
contributed to the problems. An
apartment building on Dolphin Lane was
evacuated when water entered one of the
units. Another apartment building was
evacuated on Monroe Rd when a creek
flooded the parking lot.
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah 0 0
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah 0 0
Numerous trees blown down, including
some 70 foot pine trees, centered
around the area near the intersection
of Cummings Cove Rd and Big Willow Rd.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also
reported.
Henderson County
Hendersonville 0 0
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte 0 0
Quite a bit of street flooding, mainly
on the east side of the city, including
on Albemarle Rd, Harrisburg Rd,
Trotters Ridge Rd, and South Tryon St
at Choate Cir.
Cabarrus County
Concord 0 0
Flooding of quite a few streets and
highways developed in the Concord area,
with several roads closed. Although
most of the flooding was due to poor
drainage, Coddle Creek did overflow its
banks and flood highway 49, causing a
section of the road to be closed.
Mecklenburg County
9 SW Charlotte to 0 0
10.5 SW Charlotte
Water from Steele Creek flooded a
trailer park on John Price Rd, forcing
the evacuation of about 100 people.
Steele Creek also flooded Choate Cir
near the South Carolina border.
Union County
Northwest Portion 0 0
Water from Twelve Mile Creek flooded
several roads, including Newton Rd and
Beulah Church Rd. Also, Marvin Rd was
closed near the Mecklenburg County line
for a while and Marvin Creek flooded
the bridge on Joe Kerr Rd.
Location Character of Storm
MONTANA, Central
Hill County
1 W Inverness Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind
gust to 59 mph at Inverness 1W (DOT
site). Thunderstorms also developed
over Lewis and Clark county during the
late afternoon. Some of these storms
produced numerous lightning strikes
that started several forest fires.
The storms also downed power lines in
East Helena causing scattered power
outages.
Gallatin County
3 S Bozeman Hail (1.00)
Meagher County
15 W Martinsdale Hail (0.75)
Fergus County
17 SE Lewistown Hail (0.75)
Broadwater County
2 W Winston Hail (0.75)
Severe thunderstorms that developed
during the late afternoon hours of the
16th and continued into the early
hours of the 17th produced 1 inch
diameter hail at Bozeman 3S and .75
inch diameter hail at Martinsdale 15W,
Lewistown 17SE and Winston 2W.
Cascade County
Great Falls Lightning
Thunderstorms that moved across
Cascade county during the evening
hours of the 29th produced numerous
lightning strikes. Lightning strikes
ignited five fires across the county.
The fires occurred generally in grass
and stubble and caused no significant
damage to property. The two largest
fires included a 50 acre blaze near
Ulm and a 50+ acre fire near Morony
Dam.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>027-
059>062
Drought
Severe drought conditions developed
(D2 classification on the National
Drought Monitor) across all of
northeast Montana in early August. The
period from June through August was the
10th driest on record across Montana,
and many areas in northeast Montana
received less than 50 percent of normal
rainfall. Glasgow had the driest summer
on record with only 1.73 inches of
rainfall, which broke the previous
record of 1.93 inches set during the
summer of 1930. June was generally
warmer and drier than normal, although
there were a few spots that had above
normal precipitation. July was much
hotter and drier than normal, which
quickly brought drought conditions by
early August. Most locations received
less than an inch of rainfall in July,
and a few spots only observed a trace
to a tenth of an inch of rain all
month. August was also hotter and drier
than normal. Rainfall was quite spotty
during the month, with some spots
receiving less than two tenths of an
inch of rainfall all month. Due to the
drought conditions, natural disaster
declarations were issued by Garfield,
Sheridan, Daniels, Dawson, Valley,
Richland, Prairie, Roosevelt, Phillips,
and McCone Counties.
Prairie County
8 S Terry Hail (1.00)
Roosevelt County
3 NNW Poplar Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Dawson County
9 S Richey Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Dawson County
4 S Richey Hail (0.75)
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
King Coulee Raws.
Valley County
Glasgow Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A 7 inch diameter tree limb was blown
down by the strong wind.
Valley County
33 SW Glasgow Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
King Coulee Raws.
Garfield County
31 NE Jordan Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Phillips County
1 SSW Malta Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Garfield County
15 NW Brusett Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
South Sawmill Raws.
Mccone County
4 WNW Watkins Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Mccone County
Brockway Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Mccone County
1 N Circle Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Dawson County
5 NW Glendive Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Glendive Airport AWOS.
Wibaux County
1 NW Wibaux Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Wibaux County
2 NW Wibaux Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
An auger was blown over and damaged.
Richland County
15 NW Sidney Hail (1.25)
Sheridan County
8 WSW Dagmar Hail (0.88)
Petroleum County
4 ENE Flatwillow Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Dawson County
Richey Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Accompanied by pea sized hail.
Richland County
(Sdy)Sidney-Richland Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Richland County
1 N Savage Hail (1.00)
Sheridan County
Outlook Hail (1.00)
Several windows were broken along
with a skylight.
MTZ017-025>026
High Wind (G60)
King Coulee Raws.
MONTANA, South
Carter County
17 SW Ekalaka Hail (1.00)
Powder River County
7 NE Broadus Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
15 N Pompeys Pillar Hail (0.88)
Powder River County
3 N Olive Hail (1.00)
Carter County
9 NNE Alzada Hail (0.75)
Park County
1 S Livingston Hail (1.00)
Park County
Livingston Hail (0.75)
Park County
Wilsall Hail (0.88)
Hail covered the ground with 40 mph
wind gusts.
Park County
10 NE Livingston Hail (0.88)
Wheatland County
16 SE Judith Gap Hail (0.88)
Golden Valley County
27 N Ryegate Hail (1.00)
Musselshell County
20 N Roundup Hail (2.75)
Grain bin destroyed.
Park County
15 S Livingston Hail (0.88)
Park County
3 S Pine Creek Hail (1.00)
Stillwater County
20 NW Columbus Hail (0.88)
Stillwater County
4 S Rapelje Hail (1.00)
Stillwater County
Reed Pt Hail (0.88)
Stillwater County
4 S Reed Pt Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
6 N Shepherd Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
5 N Shepherd Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
Shepherd Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
Shepherd Hail (1.25)
Yellowstone County
Ballantine Hail (1.75)
Big Horn County
20 N Hardin Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
1 S Laurel Hail (1.00)
Yellowstone County
10 SW Billings Hail (0.75)
Treasure County
18 S Hysham Hail (1.00)
Fallon County
Baker Hail (0.88)
Fallon County
14 N Baker Hail (0.75)
Yellowstone County
Acton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Yellowstone County
3 W Worden Thunderstorm Wind (G80)
Yellowstone County
Worden Thunderstorm Wind (G80)
Yellowstone County
Worden Thunderstorm Wind (G80)
8 foot tall and 3 inch diameter
aluminum boom snapped in half.
Carter County
6 NE Albion Hail (0.88)
MTZ031>032-063-065
High Wind (G60)
The following are wind speeds
associated with a cold frontal passage:
40 mph sustained wind in Livingston
44 mph sustained wind 3ENE Livingston
43 mph sustained wind 4S Garneill
60 mph gust in Miles City
47 mph sustained wind in Miles City
50 mph sustained wind 2NW Rock Springs
58 mph gust 2NW Rock Springs
MTZ033
High Wind (G43)
43 mph sustained wind in Baker
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
2 W Lolo Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Missoula County
3 W Missoula Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Missoula County
Bonner Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Lake County
1 W Ronan Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Flathead County
5 N Bigfork Hail (1.00)
Strong thunderstorms brought severe
winds with hail to Western Montana.
Numerous areas saw fallen trees as
large as 20 inches in diameter. There
were also reports of signs and power
lines downed sparking a small wildfire
near Lolo.
Lincoln County
Troy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree blew over and knocked a man off
a ladder while he was doing
construction on his home. He was taken
to the hospital with minor injuries.
Mineral County
2 W Alberton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Mineral County
2 W Alberton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down over I-90.
Mineral County
1 E Superior Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees blew over onto a house.
Sanders County
Dixon Hail (0.75)
Lake County
1 E Ronan Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Microbursts were common across
Northwest Montana causing strong
winds. Power lines were reported down
in Lake County with many reports of
fallen trees.
Sanders County
3 E Belknap Hail (1.75)
MONTANA, West
Missoula County
5 S Missoula Hail (1.00)
Deer Lodge County
Anaconda Hail (1.00)
Thunderstorms brought hail to portions
Western Montana with hail as large as
golf balls reported.
Flathead County
2 SE Lakeside Hail (0.75)
Flathead County
Bigfork Hail (0.75)
Pea to dime size slushy hail reported
in Big Fork Bay. Penny size slushy hail
and heavy rain reported at Angel Point
on Flathead Lake.
NEBRASKA, Central
Custer County
4 S Sargent Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a
portion of a center pivot irrigation
system.
Rock County
2 SE Bassett Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Chase County
8 S Lamar Hail (1.75)
Hail covered the ground and destroyed
approximately 300 acres of dry beans.
Chase County
7 S Lamar Hail (1.50)
Thomas County
5 S Thedford Hail (0.75)
Thomas County
Thedford Hail (1.00)
Lincoln County
6 NNW Sutherland Tornado (F0)
A small tornadao briefly touched down
over open rangeland.
Thomas County
8 NE Thedford Hail (0.75)
Cherry County
7 SE Brownlee Hail (1.75)
Lincoln County
2 N Hershey Tornado (F0)
A weak tornado touched down briefly in
an open pasture.
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview Hail (0.75)
Keya Paha County
11 SE Springview Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Cherry County
6 N Valentine Hail (0.75)
Frontier County
7 ESE Stockville Hail (1.00)
Frontier County
8 SW Eustis Hail (0.75)
Wheeler County
8 NE Bartlett Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
A thunderstorm microburst destroyed a
double car garage along with a calving
shed.
Keya Paha County
11 NNE Springview Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous 6 to 7 inch
diameter tree limbs.
Brown County
7 N Ainsworth Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous 6 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken and large tress were
uprooted by thunderstorm outflow winds.
Rock County
2 ESE Newport Thunderstorm Wind (G62)
Boyd County
11 SW Naper Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous 8 inch diameter tree limbs
were broken by strong thunderstorm
outflow winds.
Keya Paha County
24 E Springview Hail (1.75)
Holt County
17 N 0 Neill Hail (2.00)
Cherry County
1 NE Kilgore Hail (0.88)
Cherry County
4 S Nenzel Hail (2.00)
Cherry County
4 N Brownlee Hail (1.00)
Cherry County
16 SW Valentine Hail (2.00)
Boyd County
7 E Lynch Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
broke off numerous large tree limbs.
Sheridan County
6 N Gordon Hail (0.75)
Thomas County
Thedford Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
NEBRASKA, East
Sarpy County
Bellevue to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Offutt Afb
A thunderstorm wind gust was measured
at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds
caused isolated damage to lawn and
playground equipment in the area and
also knocked down several large tree
limbs in Bellevue.
Knox County
9 E Creighton Hail (0.88)
The hail was accompanied by winds
around 40 mph.
Pierce County
8 S Plainview Hail (0.75)
Pierce County
8 S Plainview Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph were accompanied by dime size
hail south of Plainview.
Pierce County
4 S Osmond to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
6 SE Osmond
Thunderstorm winds estimated at around
60 mph flattened some corn and knocked
down some limbs south through
southeast of Osmond.
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge Hail (1.00)
Cedar County
3 N Coleridge Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph were accompanied by 1 inch hail.
Butler County
Rising City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph knocked down 8 inch diameter
trees near Rising City.
Seward County
Milford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60
mph split a large maple tree causing
it to crush an SUV. No one was in the
vehicle at that time.
Knox County
2 SW Verdel Hail (0.75)
Antelope County
1 E Elgin to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
8 E Elgin
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
by the public at 60 mph in the Elgin
area. The winds split at least one
large tree in the area.
Boone County
11 ENE Petersburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph east of Petersburg.
Jefferson County
2 S Reynolds Hail (0.88)
Gage County
2 N Filley Hail (1.75)
Gage County
Beatrice Hail (1.75)
Johnson County
3 S Sterling Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused tree damage south of Sterling.
Gage County
1 W Liberty Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed tree limbs near Liberty.
Pawnee County
5 WNW Burchard Hail (0.75)
Pawnee County
Table Rock Hail (0.88)
Saline County
5 SW Wilber to Flash Flood
3 SW Wilber
Heavy rains produced flash flooding
and washouts across several county
roads southwest of Wilber.
Lancaster County
Lincoln Lightning
A lightning strike caused a fire and
over $200,000 damage to a laundry
facility near 20th and J Streets in
Lincoln. The lightning struck the roof
next to the east wall and smoldered
for several hours before being
noticed. Most of the damage was
confined to the east side of the roof
of the building.
Boone County
Albion Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
70 mph caused extensive damage around
town. Damage included structual damage
to homes, widespread tree and crop
damage and damage to an ethanol plant.
A semi trailer was also overturned.
Wind equipment on a center pivot
measured winds at 85 mph.
Platte County
3 NW Lindsay Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
caused some tree damage northwest of
Lindsay or just south of Newman Grove.
Madison County
Newman Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated
at 60 mph by law enforcement in Newman
Grove.
Stanton County
10 SW Stanton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph
downed some large tree limbs southwest
of Stanton.
Madison County
Norfolk Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds were measured at 60
mph by the Asos at the Norfolk
airport. Wind gusts first reached 58
mph shortly before the hour and gusts
of that magnitude lasted for around 10
minutes. The winds caused scattered
tree damage in town and also tossed
a trampoline 40 yards into a bedroom
window.
Madison County
Madison Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph downed at least 6 large
trees in Madison. The fallen trees
caused damage to fences, lawn
furniture and roofs and also blocked
several streets in town.
Stanton County
7 S Pilger Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 mph downed some large tree limbs
south of Pilger.
Cuming County
Wisner to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
West Pt
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at
60 to 70 mph swept through the Wisner,
Beemer and West Point area. The winds
downed a few trees and scattered large
branches which caused some car, fence
and home damage. Crops were also
flattened west of Wisner.
Cass County
Greenwood 500K Thunderstorm Wind (G85)
A microburst from a thunderstorm
caused extensive damage to a small
area from near Greenwood to the
Ashland County Club southwest of
Asland (which is near the border of
Saunders and Cass counties). The winds
were estimated at around 100 mph by a
damage survey compiled by a NWS storm
survey team. The most extensive damage
was at the Nebraska Raceway Park near
Greenwood. Damage there included an
overturned mobile home, camper,
4 empty semi trailers and a 2 ton
storage trailer. Two ticket booths
were destroyed and significant damage
was done to a set of bleachers and a
crash fence. Damage was estimated at
nearly 1/2 million dollars at the
track. The winds also downed numerous
limbs at the Ashland Country Club.
Thurston County
Walthill Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60
mph downed at least 1 tree in town.
Thurston County
Pender Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over
60 mph downed multiple trees in town
and snapped a sign off.
Douglas County
Omaha Lightning
A lightning strike caused a basement
fire in the 1700 block of South 108th
Street.
Madison County
2 SE Tilden Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Madison County
Norfolk Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A cooperative weather observer
estimated thunderstorm winds of around
60 mph were responsible for downing
several large tree limbs.
Saline County
Crete to Flood
Wilber
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches fell over a
large part of the upper reaches of the
Big Blue River west through northwest
of Crete and over the Turkey Creek
basin near and west of Wilber during
the evening and early morning hours of
8/16/06 and 08/17/06. The heavy rains
caused the Big Blue River to go out of
its banks near Crete during the
overnight hours on the 18th and caused
Turkey Creek to go out of its banks by
late morning on the 19th. The Big Blue
River at Crete remained above its 18
food flood stage until around
530 am cdt on 8/20/06, cresting at
20.68 feet at 830 am cdt on 8/19/06.
Turkey Creek first reached its 11 foot
flood stage around 1100 am cdt on the
19th, crested at 12.64 feet at 930 am
on the 21st before falling below flood
stage around 330 pm cdt on the 21st.
The flooding along the Big Blue River
and Turkey Creek affected mainly
agricultural lowlands.
Knox County
6 W Verdel Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds that were estimated
to gust around 60 mph downed some large
branches west of Verdel.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
Dixon County
4 SW Newcastle Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
Red Willow County
7 N Lebanon Hail (0.88)
Red Willow County
1 NW Indianola Hail (0.88)
Red Willow County
2 WNW Indianola Hail (0.75)
Hitchcock County
5 SE Stratton Hail (1.00)
Red Willow County
Mc Cook Hail (1.00)
Red Willow County
3 W Mc Cook Hail (1.25)
NEBRASKA, South Central
Clay County
4 N Harvard Hail (1.00)
Hamilton County
5 SSE Giltner Hail (1.00)
Phelps County
Holdrege Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Accompanied with golf ball sized hail.
Franklin County
3.5 NW Macon Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Phelps County
1 S Holdrege Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Franklin County
1 S Riverton Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Webster County
3 W Inavale Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Buffalo County
1 S Elm Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Dawson County
5 E Overton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Buffalo County
4 W Pleasanton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Hall County
Cairo Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Sherman County
Ashton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Sherman County
2 S Hazard Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Valley County
12 W Ord Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Howard County
St Paul Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Howard County
2 N St Paul Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Nance County
14 W Fullerton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Valley County
9 E Arcadia Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Fillmore County
2 N Fairmont Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Greeley County
2 N Greeley Thunderstorm Wind (652)
Thayer County
1 S Hebron Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
York County
2 SE York Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across
south-central Nebraska during the
evening hours. These storms brought
winds of 60 to 70 mph and rains of 1
to 3 inches. A few locations reported
hailstones with the largest being the
size of golf balls. The storms started
out near highway US 183 and moved east.
The winds caused damage to trees,
roofs and shingles in the Holdrege
area. A Holdrege lumber supply company
lost a large storage building to the
wind. Strong winds brought down power
lines north of Shelton in Buffalo
county. Outbuildings were damaged and
large tree limbs were downed in
Franklin county around the communities
of Franklin and Macon. A center pivot
irrigation system was overturned near
Holstein in Adams county. By 10:30 pm
CDT the storms had reached highway US
81 where winds of 60 mph caused more
damage. The outer walls collapsed at a
home that was under construction in
York. Damage to trees, roofs and a
carport was caused by the storm in
York. Farther south, several trees were
damaged or uprooted and some roof
damage was reported in the Hebron area.
There was sporadic power outages noted
across the region. Corn and bean crops
had limited damage from these storms.
Thayer County
Hubbell Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Furnas County
4 NE Arapahoe Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Gosper County
11 S Smithfield Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Buffalo County
Gibbon Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Buffalo County
6 W Ravenna Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Sherman County
3 SE Hazard Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Howard County
St Paul Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Valley County
6 E Arcadia Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Valley County
6 W Ord Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorms brought strong winds to
a part of central Nebraska. Tree limbs
were downed in the Ravenna and St. Paul
areas.
York County
South Portion Flash Flood
Fillmore County Flash Flood
North Portion
Thunderstorms kept rolling over the
same area of York and Fillmore counties
during the evening. This brought 4 to
7 inches of rain with one location
reporting over 8 inches. Numerous
county roads and the streets of
downtown Geneva quickly became flooded.
The water caused some damage to
businesses in Geneva. Turkey and
Indian Creeks left their banks and at
one point, over 10 bridges were
underwater. Many roadways sustained
damage from the flood waters. Rainfall
totals reached 8.45 inches about 3 1/2
miles northeast of Fairmont, 7.25
inches 4 miles west of Geneva, 5.82
inches in Geneva and 3.15 inches at
the York Airport.
Gosper County
Elwood Hail (0.75)
Furnas County
5 W Holbrook Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Furnas County
East Portion Flash Flood
Adams County
South Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to
parts of south-central Nebraska. These
rains caused some flash flooding in
eastern Furnas and southern Adams
counties. In Furnas county, highways
136 and 6 were covered with water
around midnight. Numerous other roads
were flooded in the area. In Adams
county, US highway 281 was flooded for
a couple of hours near Ayr and water
flooded the streets of Hastings.
NEBRASKA, West
Kimball County
17 SE Bushnell Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
3 E Colton Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
7 SE Sidney Flash Flood
Heavy rains resulted in some flooding
of county roads along Cow Creek.
NEVADA, North
Elko County
2 NE Elko Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
NEVADA, South
Clark County
Nelson Flash Flood
Two inches of rain fell at Nelson
Landing in about an hour. Four cars
were stuck in mud on Placer Rd.
Clark County
Henderson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees were blown over near the
intersection of Interstate 215 and
Stephanie St. Minor flooding also
occurred.
NEVADA, West
Churchill County
2 W Ocala Dust Devil
Nevada Highway Patrol reported a large
dust devil just south of Interstate 80,
two miles west of Ocala. The dust devil
was reported to be the diameter of a
football field.
NVZO04
Dust Storm
A dust storm moved through the Lovelock
area the evening of August 4th. The
Lovelock ASOS recorded a visibility of
1 3/4 mile which lasted for 10 minutes
as the dust storm moved through.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
Coos County
Pittsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Many trees down.
Coos County
Errol Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
4 foot diameter trees down.
Coos County
Groveton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Coos County
Stratford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
RT 3 closed due to trees down across
the road.
Coos County
Berlin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Grafton County
Lyme Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Grafton County
Haverhill Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on power lines.
Grafton County
Littleton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Grafton County
Easton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down along the
Easton–Woodstock town line on RT 112.
Carroll County
10 W North Conway Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down along the Kankamagus
Highway, RT 112, between Albany and
Conway.
Merrimack County
Concord Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines down.
Coos County
3 S Pittsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines down.
Rockingham County
Deerfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Northwood Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on the east end of
Northwood Lake.
Merrimack County
Bow Center Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree down on power line.
Strafford County
Lee Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Lee.
Rockingham County
Raymond Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Lots of damage in town also trees down
on power lines.
Rockingham County
Greenland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Greenland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Hampton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Rockingham County
North Hampton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Rye Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hundreds of trees down.
Rockingham County
Newmarket Lightning
Lightning ignited a fire in the
basement of a Newmarket home causing
an estimated $100,000 dollars of
damage. The lightning reportedly
struck a nearby tree and followed
electrical wires into the home.
According to reports, the home’s
electrical and plumbing systems were
destroyed by the lightning.
Rockingham County
North Hampton Lightning
Lightning struck a home in North
Hampton and ignited a fire that caused
an estimated $10,000 in damage. Damage
could have been much worse were it not
sure one of the occupants of the home
who fought the fire with a garden hose
until firefighters could find their
way through roads that had been blocked
by downed trees from the storm.
Rockingham County
Portsmouth Lightning
Lightning struck a home in Portsmouth,
igniting a fire that caused heavy
damage to the basement of the
structure.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NONE REPORTED.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ002>006-011
Excessive Heat
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region. This was
preceded by a hot dry air mass, when
temperatures reached at least 90
degrees at Newark Liberty Airport,
from July 27 to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged from the upper 90s to around
100 degrees. With surface dew point
temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 2 deaths in
Newark along with scattered power
outages that resulted in business
losses. In Newark, an elderly couple
was found dead in their apartment,
which was not air conditioned. The
medical examiner concluded that their
deaths were caused by heat stress.
Here are selected max temperatures,
in degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 2:
Newark Liberty Airport: 100 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 101
Caldwell Airport: 98
August 3:
Newark Liberty Airport: 101 (new
record)
Teterboro Airport: 98
Caldwell Airport: 98 M66PH, F65PH
Passaic County
West Milford to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Ringwood
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across Northeast New Jersey. High
winds downed trees and power lines.
Bergen County
Little Ferry Flood
Essex County
Bloomfield Flash Flood
Bergen County
Woodridge Flood
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms caused flash flooding
and flooding in urban areas across
parts of Northeast New Jersey.
Bergen County
New Milford Flash Flood
Brief periods of torrential rain caused
significant flash flooding along Route
17, which was closed in various
locations in New Milford. Radar
estimated hourly rainfall rates ranged
from 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
Bergen County
Bergenfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm produced high
winds that downed trees in Bergenfield.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ007>010-012>027
Excessive Heat
A strong area of high pressure anchored
over the East Coast and the western
Atlantic, resulted in a stretch of
excessive heat for the entire region to
start off August 2006. The very hot air
mass was accompanied by humid
conditions as the dew points surged
into the upper 60s and lower 70s for a
time. It could have been worse, but the
dew points lowered a little bit for
most areas during the afternoon hours
as the sunshine dried the air mass out
for a time. Temperatures during August
1st through the 3rd soared well into
the 90s with some areas topping the
century mark. Trenton topped out at 97
degrees on August 3rd, and Atlantic
City topped out at 98 degrees on both
August 2nd and 3rd, which either tied
or broke the record high temperature
for both days. The very hot weather
even made it to the Shore as the Cape
May Coast Guard Station topped out at
94 degrees on August 3rd. The
combination of temperatures well into
the 90s and moderate to high humidity
pushed heat indices into the 105 to
110 degree range across the state.
The excessive heat and humidity had an
impact on the power companies as fans
and air conditioners were humming. New
Jersey’s largest utility company,
Public Service Electric and Gas
(PSE&G), asked customers to conserve
energy as a precautionary step on
August 1st. The utility reported an
all-time peak electricity demand record
with 11,001 megawatts of power. The
previous record high was 10,780
megawatts set on July 27, 2005. Out of
PSE&G’s 2.1 million customers, about
2,200 around the state lost power on
the morning of August 2nd due to stress
on the system. On August 2nd, PSE&G
recorded a new record demand of 11,146
megawatts, surpassing the record set
just one day previously, and more than
4,000 customers statewide lost power.
About 1,900 JCP&L customers in the
Glendola section of Wall (Monmouth
County), New Jersey lost power for
nearly seven hours on August
1st after a cable failed. At 4 PM EDT
on August 1st, about 1.1 million JCP&L
customers broke the company’s record
for electrical usage by hitting 6,548
megawatts. The previous record of
6,444 megawatts was set at 5 PM EDT on
July 18, 2006. This record was bested
on August 2nd when 6,680 megawatts of
power was used, setting an all-time
peak for JCP&L. A total of 500
customers in Lakewood (Ocean County),
New Jersey lost power from 4 PM EDT to
8:30 PM EDT on August 1st after an
underground cable failed, which caused
stores to shut down early. The problem
seemed to be contained to the shopping
district. Police in Oceanport
(Monmouth County), New Jersey reported
sporadic blackouts throughout the
borough on August 1st, starting around
7:30 PM EDT. On August 1st in Lake
Como, New Jersey, 40 to 50 homes on
Fernwood Road had power knocked out due
to fuses on roadside electrical poles
tripping after 3 PM EDT. An electric
pole actually caught fire at 18th
Avenue and Newman Street, though
nothing serious resulted from the fire.
On August 1st in Medford (Burlington
County), New Jersey, the near
100-degree temperatures caused an old
propane tank to rupture behind a North
Main Street home. The tank was removed
and replaced, with no injuries
reported.
Atlantic City Electric reached a new
peak usage at 4 PM EDT on August 1st
with 2,925 megawatts, breaking the
July 27, 2005 record of 2,838
megawatts. The record usage was tied
by customers at 4 PM EDT on August 2nd.
Sporadic power outages occurred
on August 2nd in Belmar (Monmouth
County), New Jersey, resulting in
about 20 homes losing power for about
two hours. Residents of Spring Lake
Heights (Monmouth County) on the west
side of town and on the 600 block of
Mercer Avenue lost power on August 1st
and August 2nd. The outages affected
small pockets of residents for several
hours during the evening and overnight
hours of August 1st, and several people
were treated on the boardwalk for heat
exhaustion. August 2nd, power outages
at 2:30 PM EDT on North Main Street,
and on August 1st the traffic lights on
North Main Street and Atlantic Avenue
went out at 3:20 PM EDT, and that
evening several other traffic lights
went out. Electricity demand in
Vineland (Cumberland County), New
Jersey set a record on August 2nd,
reaching 162 megawatts, topping the
peak on August 1st of 161.5 megawatts.
On August 2nd, 5,400 Gloucester County,
New Jersey residents lost power when a
sub-station failure shut off power to
people in the Woodbury area around 3
PM EDT. The failure knocked out traffic
lights and closed stores. About 5,000
Middletown and Keansburg (both
Monmouth County) residents were without
power for several hours on August 2nd
because of a blown fuse at a Keansburg
substation. Customers in the West
Keansburg section of Hazlet also lost
power. Traffic lights along Route 36
from Keansburg to Middletown’s Leonardo
section went out for about an hour
around 3:30 PM EDT. Rockland Electric,
which serves parts of Sussex County,
had 12 customers without power on
August 3rd. The utility broke two
records, August 1st with 1,586
megawatts and August 2nd with 1,617
megawatts. Water Utility New Jersey
American Water asked customers to
immediately begin conserving water on
August 2nd in seven Atlantic County
towns as the excessive heat and dry
weather led to a record high water
usage. The conservation request
affected 115,096 residents in
Pleasantville, Northfield, Linwood,
Somers Point, Absecon, Galloway
Township and Egg Harbor Township.
Two people were treated on August 2nd
for heat-related aliments at Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital at
Hamilton, New Jersey, and one person
was treated at Capital Health Systems
at Mercer Hospital in Trenton, New
Jersey. A total of 35 people suffered
from heat-related injuries in Belmar on
August 2nd, however none were reported
to be serious. At Lourdes Health
Systems’ hospitals in Camden and
Willingboro, there were two cases of
heat-related illness in Camden on
August 1st and two in Willingboro
on August 2nd; all involving older
people. Animals also suffered during
the excessive heat. Three dogs in a
Cape May County Animal shelter suffered
heat-related seizures on August 2nd.
In early August, a massive fish kill
occurred in New Market Lake in
Piscataway, New Jersey. The cause,
resulting from tests, ruled that the
fish were deprived of lake oxygen, a
situation brought about by the
excessive heat.
Warren County
Still Vly Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in Greenwich
Township.
Somerset County
Blawenburg to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Middle Bush
The gust front associated with a severe
thunderstorm knocked down a couple of
trees and several large tree limbs in
Franklin Township. The same gust front
knocked down eight poles along Somerset
County Route 601 in the Blawenburg
section of Montgomery Township. The
road was closed through the 5th and
power remained off for most of the
Cherry Valley development through the
fourth.
NJZ025
Rip Current
An 18-year-old male drowned at 2 a.m.
EDT on the 8th while playing in the
ocean near Morris Avenue with his
brother. The body was recovered later
that day on the 8th. The rip currents
were so strong on the 7th that
lifeguards made at least six water
rescues. The rip currents were caused
by a strong southerly flow preceding a
cold front that passed through during
the night of the 7th.
M181W
Mercer County
Hamilton Square Lightning
A lightning strike set a house and
garage on fire in Hamilton Township.
Burlington County
Bordentown to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Chesterfield
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and wires in
Bordentown and Chesterfield Township.
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large trees in the Bricksboro
section (Port Elizabeth) of Maurice
River Township. Damage occurred along a
three block length between Delsea Drive
and the Maurice River. Two eighty foot
trees were uprooted on one property.
One fell onto the roof of the house.
The winds tore away the electrical
system of a home along the river. The
bulkhead on one property was torn away
by an uprooted tree. A catamaran,
sailboat and trailer were blown over on
other properties. All power was
restored on August 8th.
Cape May County
2 W Goshen Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
A Skywarn spotter measured a wind gust
to 61 mph at Jakes Landing in
northwestern Middle Township.
Sussex County
Sussex to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Franklin
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
trees and power lines in Sussex and
Franklin Boroughs and Wantage Township.
Atlantic County
Hammonton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
large tree limbs and power lines that
caused scattered outages in Hammonton
Township.
Gloucester County
Westville Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail fell from a severe
thunderstorm in Westville Borough.
Camden County
Haddon Hgts to Hail (1.00)
Blackwood
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail from Haddon Heights
Borough south through Gloucester
Township. In the Erial section of
Gloucester Township, nickel size hail
completely covered the ground.
Camden County
Chews Lightning
Lightning struck the roof of a home on
Sophia Court in the Chews Landing
section of Gloucester Township. The
lightning strike knocked some of the
wood off the roof and started a fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and
was contained to one section of the
attic.
Camden County
Glendale to Hail (1.00)
Waterford Works
Camden County
Waterford Works Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to
quarter size hail across Voorhees and
Waterford Townships in southeastern
Camden County. The quarter size hail in
Voorhees lasted for five minutes. In
addition to the large hail, the same
severe thunderstorm caused wind damage
in Waterford Township. Large tree limbs
were knocked down. On one property, a
large swing set, patio table, gas
grill and wishing well were all
overturned.
Atlantic County
Hammonton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a
couple of trees and tree limbs in
Hammonton Township in and around Oak
Road. A couple of telephone poles were
also tore down because of the downed
trees. The severe thunderstorm also
damaged some peach trees in the
township.
Burlington County
Florence to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Willingboro
A severe thunderstorm tore down large
tree limbs and wires across western
Burlington County mainly in Florence
and Willingboro Townships.
Burlington County
Willingboro to Lightning
Medford
Lightning strikes damaged two homes in
Burlington County. A lightning strike
in Medford Township punched a ten inch
hole in the roof of one home. It
filled the attic with smoke but was
extinguished before doing any further
damage to the home. A lightning strike
in Willingboro Township and the ensuing
fire caused the displacement of a
family of seven on Rittenhouse Drive.
Lightning struck a tree adjacent to the
home and sparked a fire that spread to
the exterior of the house and attic.
It damaged the side of the house and
the upstairs bedroom.
Cape May County
South Seaville Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was sighted in South
Seaville (Dennis Township) along County
Route 668 about half a mile west of
U.S. Route 9. The funnel cloud did not
touch down.
Cumberland County
Fairton Funnel Cloud
New Jersey State police sighted a
funnel cloud in Fairfield Township
toward Bridgeton City. The funnel cloud
did not touch down and no damage was
reported.
Cumberland County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
produced a Doppler Radar estimated 6 to
8 inches of rain within a three hour
period in central Cumberland County.
This caused flooding of roadways,
fields, streams and basements in
Bridgeton City and Fairfield Township.
The rain and flooding flattened pepper
and eggplant plants on some farms.
Storm totals included 4.70 inches and
4.15 inches in Vineland.
Cape May County
Ocean City to Flash Flood
Strathmere
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
caused flooding in Ocean City and the
north end of Sea Isle City. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates reached
between 6 to 8 inches, most of which
fell within three hours. In Ocean City,
over 100 vehicles were damaged by the
flood waters. The worst flooding was
reported on the south end of Ocean City
and the north end of Sea Isle City.
Many yards and lawns were flooded and
flooding reached the steps of homes.
Actual storm totals included 5.56
inches in Strathmere and 3.52 inches in
Seaville.
Burlington County
Maple Shade to Heavy Rain
Kresson
Poor drainage and underpass flooding
caused by the heavy rain from overnight
thunderstorms caused a five mile
back-up on busily traveled New Jersey
State Route 73 in Maple Shade on the
morning of the 28th. Only one
southbound land was getting by until
responders cleared clogged drains at
the railroad underpass. New Jersey
State Route 70 was also flooded in
Evesham Township. Storm totals included
2.71 inches in Mount Laurel.
Camden County
Northwest Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped between 4 and 5 inches across
northwestern Camden County and caused
flash flooding in the northwest part of
the county particularly in Camden,
Pennsauken and Collingswood. Flooding
also occurred along the Cooper River.
Major roadways including Admiral Wilson
Boulevard, U.S.Routes 30 and 130, New
Jersey State Routes 38 and 70 were
flooded as far southeast as Cherry Hill
Township. Vehicles were stuck in flood
waters along Admiral Wilson Boulevard
and on roadways in Woodlynne Borough.
In the city of Camden, about 10 to 12
families were evacuated, some by raft
in and around the Westfield Garden
Apartments. Basements of apartments
were totally flooded. In Collingswood
Borough, sixteen homes on Cattell
Avenue near the often flooded
Collingswood Circle sustained water
damage in their basements. Roads and
homes west of U.S. Route 130 in
Pennsauken Township were hit the
hardest by the flooding. The Cooper
River flooded parkland in Collingswood,
Haddon Township and Haddonfield. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 514 a.m.
EDT through 1222 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
It crested at 3.17 feet at 915 a.m.
EDT. Actual storm totals included 4.10
inches in Pennsauken and 3.68 inches
in Camden.
Salem County
Salem Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds that moved through Salem County
caused about 1,000 homes and businesses
to lose power. Downed large tree limbs
and power outages were scattered
throughout the county. This first storm
hit Salem City the hardest.
Cumberland County
Bridgeton Funnel Cloud
Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth Funnel Cloud
Funnel clouds were sighted over
Cumberland County in Bridgeton and
Maurice River Township. Neither touched
down and no damage was reported.
Salem County
Harrisonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in Salem
County. Downed large tree limbs and
power outages were scattered throughout
the county. This storm hit Pennsville
Township the hardest.
Salem County
Woodstown to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Greenville
A series of thunderstorms with damaging
winds caused about 1,000 homes and
businesses to lose power in the county.
Downed large tree limbs and power
outages were scattered throughout the
county. This last storm caused the
greatest number of outages,
concentrated in Woodstown. This storm
also affected Pittsgrove Township.
Cape May County
Steelmantown to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Beesleys Pt
A severe thunderstorm knocked down
several large tree limbs and wires
across the northern tier of Cape May
County.
Camden County
Haddonfield Flood
The combination of saturated soil
conditions and additional heavy rain
from thunderstorms early in the evening
on the 29th caused minor flooding along
the Cooper River later that night. The
Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 1057 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 155 a.m. EDT on
the 29th. It crested at 2.91 feet at
1245 a.m. EDT on the 29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ001>021-026
Drought
Substantial summer thunderstorms
provided some of the most widespread
and consistent heavy rains compared to
recent years. Overall across north and
central New Mexico the rainfall was
very welcome and provided a much needed
break in the 4 to 6 year long period of
moderate to excessive drought. August
2006 was wetter than average for many
areas, except for the far northwest
districts which continue to report
below normal rainfall. Stations from
Albuquerque south to Socorro reported
some of the heaviest ever monthly and
one day rain totals. The Albuquerque
Airport weather office reported 3.74
inches in August to tie the monthly
record establish in 1935 and also
making the month the sixth wettest
month on record since 1892. The June
through August rainfall total for
Albuquerque at 8.43 inches set a new
summer record to offset the previous
record total for the 3 months of 8.27
inches. Some stations such as the
Albuquerque Airport and Foothills
stations along with Abbott, Alcalde,
Bosque Del Apache, Capitan, Chama,
Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Fence Lake,
Glenwood, Gran Quivera, Grants,
Grenville, Luna, Navajo Dam, Portales,
Ruidoso and Santa Fe saw August rain
reach more than 200 percent of normal.
Guadalupe County
5 SE Santa Rosa Flash Flood
Highway 91 between Santa Rosa and
Puerto de Luna was closed during heavy
rain.
Union County
6 E Clayton Flash Flood
Rural roads reported flooded and
unpassable around the Agricultural
Research Station east of Clayton.
Rio Arriba County
Espanola Heavy Rain
Heavy rains during mid evening resulted
in a partial roof collapse at the
Espanola City Hall allowing water to
flood into the police station and
detention center.
Sandoval County
Corrales Flash Flood
Additional sand and silt from the Rio
Oso Road area swept down down towards
Corrales to further clog village
drainage channels. The 10 foot deep
Harvey Jones Channel filled with sand
to within 6 inches below the Corrales
Road or State Highway 448 bridge.
Corrales Village road crews removed the
concrete bridge rails so the water
would go over the bridge instead of
diverting into nearby homes. Corrales
Road at the Harvey Jones Channel was
closed throughout the remainder of
August.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Flash Flood
Cars were flooded and floating in 2 to
3 feet of water in intersections across
western Albuquerque.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Flash Flood
Sudden runoff from heavy three quarter
inch rain overtopped a holding pond at
a construction site causing the
flooding of several homes in northeast
Albuquerque.
Sandoval County
Rio Rancho Heavy Rain
Heavy rain of one inch in 35 minutes
wiped out the road repairs along Rio
Oso Road in eastern Rio Rancho leaving
6 to 10 foot gullies and again exposing
water and electric lines buried in the
road which runs in an old arroyo
channel.
Cibola County
San Fidel Flash Flood
Cibola County
Laguna Flash Flood
Valencia County
30 WNW Los Lunas Flood
The Interstate 40 corridor through both
Acoma and Laguna Reservations west of
Albuquerque was hit by strong and
repeating thunderstorms that flooded
many tribal roads and damaged mainly
irrigation and drainage systems.
Officials were worried that a small dam
near San Fidel would fail. Some homes
closer to the Rio San Jose near Laguna
were evacuated. The Arroyo Lucero
drainage in Cibola County received
heavy rain which filled playa areas
around Highland Meadows in far
northwest Valencia County. Although
water levels did reach into a few
mobile homes, the main problem was the
flooding of access roads leading into
Highland Meadows which persisted about
3 days.
Rio Arriba County
Chama Hail (0.88)
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Heavy Rain
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Heavy Rain
Daily thunderstorms increased across
southern Lincoln County and northern
Otero County during mid month which
began a series of heavy runoff events
into the rivers and creeks surrounding
Ruidoso. No significant damage was
reported. However, the events were
rather unusual for southern Lincoln
County and had emergency management
officials on edge for possible heavy
flooding. A storm over Ruidoso on the
13th caused the Rio Ruidoso to jump to
near 4 feet water level. Flooding was
limited to several road closures in low
areas and an evacuation of a mobile
home park where access was cut off for
about 18 hours. Rains over the
surrounding mountains increased the
runoff into the Rio Bonito and Carrizo
Creek and this eventual produced
unusual high levels in both Bonito Lake
and Mescalero Lake. Several periods of
uncontrolled water releases occurred
from both lakes as water levels
remained near or a few inches above
spillway level through about the 26th.
Catron County
10 S Apache Creek Flash Flood
Catron County
18 SW Reserve Flash Flood
Heavy rain and fast runoff damaged
forest roads and destroyed several
small bridges south of Apache Creek and
both south and southwest of Reserve.
Heaviest damage was reported as a 3
mile section of road and campground
closures at Willow Creek and Gilita
Creek. Flooding on Pueblo Creek washed
out a Civilian Conservation Corps-era
bridge near Pueblo Creek Campground to
the southwest of Reserve. A month of
rainy weather also left many other
forest roads and small crossings in
Catron in need of repair.
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Flash Flood
Parts of downtown Albuquerque and the
Martineztown neighborhood just
northeast of downtown were flooded by
heavy one to two inch rain. Cars were
trapped at several underpasses and
homes at Martineztown along Edith and
Broadway had 18 to 24 inches of water
lapping at the door seals and flooding
into basements.
Guadalupe County
Dilia Flash Flood
Heavy rain of near 4 inches swept down
the Canon Blanco into the Pecos River
near Dilia which saw flows of 200 CFS
jump to over 5000 CFS.
Chaves County
15 S Roswell Tornado (F0)
A small landspout tornado was observed
over the open rangelands north of the
Roswell Detention Center.
Socorro County
3 N Socorro to Flash Flood
Escondida
Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches on the west
water shed area of Water Canyon caused
flash flooding that moved east to
Interstate 25 at Escondida. Some road
and irrigation ditch repairs were wiped
out by this fresh flooding.
Rio Arriba County
l E Dixon Flash Flood
A 47 year old male passenger drowned
when a small vehicle was swept off
State Road 75 just east of Dixon. Other
cars had stopped when they saw the
water running across the roadway. The
driver of the small vehicle drove
around stopped vehicles into the fast
water. The small car stalled at about
the halfway point and was swept
downstream into the arroyo. The
passenger was unable to escape with
the driver.
M47VE
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe Lightning
Two men in their 20s were struck by
lightning while standing on rebar rods
at a Santa Fe construction site. One
man recovered immediately, but the
other had to be revived with CPR.
Colfax County
Raton Lightning
A construction working survived a
lightning strike to the head with only
minor injuries. Officials credit his
hard hat for deflecting away the
lightning strike which knocked him to
the ground. The man remained conscious
and was released from hospital after
just a short stay of several hours.
Colfax County
Abbott Hail (0.88)
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Heavy Rain
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Flash Flood
Heavy rain of one to two inches in less
than 40 minutes caused heavy street
flooding along Montgomery Blvd in
northeast Albuquerque where one foot of
fast water moving west or downhill to
the Rio Grande River filled the street
with mud and rocks and shot water over
the hoods of stalled vehicles. A
teenager was swept down a drainage
channel but managed to pull himself out
with only scraps and mild hypothermia.
Drainage around one high school was
overwhelmed leading to flooding of the
gym which severely damaging the wood
floor.
NMZ004
Landslide
After several weeks of daily rains, a
rocky hill side collapsed onto Hyde
Park Road leading to the Santa Fe Ski
Basin.
Roosevelt County
Portales to Flash Flood
Dora
Heavy rain of two inches in less than
an hour flooded homes in Portales and
closed county roads south to Dora.
Mckinley County
Church Rock Flash Flood
A man and his young son drowned when
their vehicle was swept down stream
trying to cross a flooded arroyo near
Church Rock. Officials reported other
people escaping without injuries as
their vehicles also became trapped at
flooded road crossings across west
central and northwest McKinley County.
A clogged drainage ditch also
overflowed onto Interstate 40 near
Gallup with mud and debris causing a
closure of the westbound lanes. Several
people escaped without injury when a
mobile home located next to an arroyo
tipped as storm water undercut the
sandy bank of the arroyo. In general,
storms yielded only about one half inch
to three quarters inch of rain in about
30 minutes, but it was enough to fill
numerous small arroyos and ditches with
shallow and fast moving water.
M29VE, M2VE
Rio Arriba County
5 W Santa Clara Puebl Flash Flood
Heavy rain estimated at 3 to 4 inches
in two hours washed out tribal roads in
Santa Clara Canyon north of Los Alamos.
Curry County
Texico Hail (1.00)
Union County
8 NE Folsom to Hail (1.00)
20 ENE Folsom
Union County
3 NE Seneca Hail (1.00)
Union County
6 NE Clayton to Hail (0.88)
10 NE Clayton
Strong thunderstorms developed across
both northern and eastern Union County
producing copious amounts of small hail
with a mix of larger stones. Hail
covered the ground and roadway along
Road 456 northeast of Folsom. Repeating
storms hit the area along Road 406 with
several episodes of both larger and
smaller hail north and south of Seneca
and also along Road 411.
Union County
Seneca Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm with pea size hail and
high winds blew down fencing at coop
observer residence.
Chaves County
16 N Elkins Hail (1.00)
Chaves County
6 E Elkins Hail (2.00)
Several thunderstorms developed over
the open rangelands of northeast Chaves
County and then merged into an intense
multiple cell complex that moved south
with large hail and heavy rain of 2 to
3 inches in less than an hour. Radar
indicated a small leading leading edge
microburst estimated at near 75 mph on
Highway 70 near Elkins. The severe
storms traveled nearly 50 miles south
before dissipating over southeast
Chaves County. Arroyo flooding was
likely in Hernandez Draw and Long
Arroyo.
Mora County
2 S Wagon Mound Hail (1.00)
Colfax County
7 N Raton Hail (0.88)
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
Otero County
East Portion Flash Flood
Several thunderstorms with heavy rains
moved southward across the southern
Sacramento Mountains, dropping 2 to 3
inches of rain. Flash flooding occurred
from Cloudcroft to Timberon, with many
roads washed out and structures damaged
in the Timberon area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion Flash Flood
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms
dropped 1.5 to 3 inches of rain over
the southern portion of Dona Ana
County, especially near the Rio Grande.
Even higher amounts fell over the
nearby Franklin Mountains which added
to severe runoff problems. Interstate
10 south of Las Cruces was closed for
several hours. Hardest hit with damage
to roads and structures was Sunland
Park, followed by Anthony, Chaparral
and La Union. About 1200 residents in
Sunland Park were forced to evacuate as
the Rio Grande River reached a stage of
9.3 feet, the highest in 50 years. This
was one of many flood events during the
summer that led to much of New Mexico
being declared a federal disaster area.
Dona Ana County
South Portion Flash Flood
A line of rapidly moving thunderstorms
dropped up to an inch and a half of
rain in less than 30 minutes during the
early morning hours. This was only 36
hours after the extensive flash
flooding on August 1st, so runoff was
excessive. Roads were impassable in
Chaparral, and erosion exposed gas
pipes in Vado and Sunland Park.
Grant County
Ft Bayard Flash Flood
Heavy rain over the Pines Altos
Mountains sent a wall of water 3 to 4
feet high into Santa Clara, forcing 5
families to evacuate. Some parked
vehicles were submerged, but no
injuries were reported.
Luna County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hidalgo County
Countywide Flash Flood
Grant County
Countywide Flash Flood
Thunderstorms developed and spread
across southwestern NM during the
afternoon bringing heavy rain and flash
flooding. Major street flooding
occurred in Deming with numerous roads
closed, including Highway 26 between
Deming and Hatch. Some of the roads in
the Lordsburg area were partially
washed out. A water rescue was
performed near Cliff, about 25 miles
northwest of Silver City. Flooding was
also reported throughout the village of
Columbus.
Dona Ana County
North Central Portion Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred in an area
which included Organ, Dona Ana and the
east mesa of Las Cruces. Roads were
covered by up to 2 feet of water with
some closures. Water also flooded
backyards and entered homes as
retention walls collapsed from water
swollen arroyos.
Otero County
Boles Flash Flood
Runoff from heavy rain above Alamo
Canyon eventually flooded Boles Acres.
Luna County
Columbus Flash Flood
Two and a half inches of rain in two
hours resulted in flooding in and
around Columbus. Highway 11 was closed,
and water was blocking sections of
Highway 9.
Otero County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain on
Marble Canyon, with the runoff flooding
eastern Alamogordo and Boles Acres
downstream.
Hidalgo County
45 SSE Animas Hail (1.75)
Dime to golf ball size hail was
reported by a U.S. Customs agent at the
checkpoint in Antelope Wells.
Otero County
Mayhill Flash Flood
A stationary thunderstorm dropped
several inches of rain on Mayhill, with
some residents and area ranchers
reporting up to 5 inches in an hour.
This resulted in a wall of water 9 to
10 feet high down the Rio Penasco
River. Extensive flash flooding closed
Highway 82, and damaged roads, bridges
and homes.
Grant County
San Juan Flash Flood
Highway 61 was washed out near San
Juan. Also, further northwest (near
Mimbres) a Jeep was swept away by the
rain swollen Mimbres River. The driver
survived without injury.
Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences Flash Flood
Major street flooding was reported in
Truth or Consequences, with the
downtown area and points east hardest
hit. Water entered businesses and the
high school causing damage.
Otero County
Alamogordo Flash Flood
Significant street flooding and arroyo
flooding occurred in and around
Alamogordo.
Sierra County
South Central Portion Flash Flood
Highway 152 between Hillsboro and
Caballo was covered with 3 feet of
water in spots. A garage was flooded,
and the arroyo that drains Trujillo
Canyon was out of its banks.
Grant County
North Portion Flash Flood
Water and debris were flowing over
roads in the north portion of Grant
County, including the Silver City area
where 2 inches of rain fell within an
hour.
Grant County
East Central Portion Flash Flood
Up to 2 inches of rain caused several
canyons to flood along Highway 61
between San Lorenzo and Faywood.
Grant County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Flooding of arroyos and roads occurred
mainly from Cliff to Santa Clara,
including the Silver City area. Debris
covered US 180 near Cliff. Emergency
personnel rescued people from two
vehicles on Red Rock Road southwest of
Silver City. They had driven around a
barricade put up by the sheriffs
department.
Dona Ana County
Hatch Flash Flood
Runoff from heavy rains over the nearby
Sierra De Las Uvas Mountains caused the
Placitas Arroyo to breach, which sent a
wall of water into the town of Hatch.
Up to 4 feet of water entered business
and residences. Mandatory evacuations
of several hundred residents took
place, including 150 people from an
apartment complex which eventually had
to be condemned. All roads into and
within Hatch were closed.
Luna County
Deming Flash Flood
Rainfall amounts of more than 4 inches
were measured around Deming, resulting
in major street flooding and the
closure of Highway 26.
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces Flash Flood
Dona Ana County
8 SW Las Cruces Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A Skywarn Spotter estimated wind gusts
of 70 mph and flooding of roads on the
mesa southwest of Las Cruces.
Otero County
La Luz Flash Flood
An arroyo overflowed with water
covering a road in La luz.
Otero County
Alamogordo Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall along the western slopes
of the southern Sacramento Mountains
led to excessive runoff and major
flooding in Alamogordo and Boles Acres.
Numerous roads throughout the area were
closed, covered with water and debris.
There were also some rescues of people
trapped in their homes.
Sierra County
3 SE Monticello Flash Flood
Highway 142 was washed out where it
crosses Alamosa Creek just outside of
Placitas.
Grant County
Hurley Flash Flood
A slow moving thunderstorm dropped 3.23
inches of rain on Hurley, with more
than 2 inches falling within 20
minutes. Two to three feet of water
covered the south end of town which had
to be closed off.
Sierra County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Two to three inches of rain led to
flooding from Truth or Consequences to
Lake Valley (south of Hillsboro). In
Truth or Consequences there were road
closures (including Highway 187),
retaining walls toppled and at least
one business flooded. The old high
school also experienced flooding.
Dona Ana County
Hatch Flash Flood
Heavy rain in the area caused a breach
in the Placitas Arroyo near Hatch. Most
of the water flowed north of the town,
but about 8 residences were evacuated
as a precaution. Highway 187 was
covered with water. Most of the damage
was to crops.
Otero County
North Central Portion Flash Flood
Highway 244 was closed and impassable
northeast of Cloudcroft. Multiple rock
slides were reported on US 82 east of
Cloudcroft. Tribal police reported mud
and rock slides on BIA Road 110 in
South Fork Tularosa Canyon. A wall of
water 3 to 4 feet high moved down James
Canyon toward Mayhill, forcing the
evacuation of 100 people from an RV
park.
Sierra County
West Central Portion Flash Flood
An intense thunderstorm dropped very
heavy rain which caused Percha Creek to
spill over a bridge in Hillsboro. Other
bridges in the area (Highway 152) were
covered with water and debris. Flood
waters eventually led to the closure of
Highway 187 just south of Caballo.
Dona Ana County
Northwest Portion Flash Flood
Luna County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
Dona Ana County
Countywide Flood
Luna County
Countywide Flood
A large cluster of thunderstorms
dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain on much
of the triangle between Las Cruces,
Hatch and Deming, which is an unusually
large area for such rainfall amounts in
the desert southwest. The Placitas
Arroyo near Hatch breached for the
third time in 3 weeks, flooding mainly
farm land. A flood wave resulted in
minor flooding of the Rio Grande River
downstream into the El Paso area, the
third time this month. Before August
1st, the previous time was August 1999.
On the north side of the Sierra De La
Uvas Mountains, a huge amount of runoff
flooded the desert and led to the
Interstate 10 between Deming and Las
Cruces for several hours. Closing the
interstate along this stretch is not
uncommon during dust storms, but
extremely rare for flooding. The
flooding also did damage to structures
in this sparsely populated area.
Luna County
2 W Columbus Flash Flood
Highway 9 was flooded west of Columbus.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
Eddy County
9 S Artesia Hail (0.75)
A NWS trained spotter reported that
penny size hail fell on U.S. Highway
285 south of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood Flash Flood
North Seven Rivers Draw flooded Eddy
County Road 31 with 14 to 16 inches of
water. The property of a NWS trained
spotter was flooded with up to two feet
of water.
Eddy County
Lakewood Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A NWS trained spotter reported that the
roof on an outbuilding/storage shed was
destroyed and some garden plants were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Eddy County
2 S Hope Flash Flood
The Eddy County Sheriffs Office
reported that Armstrong Road south of
Hope was barricaded and traffic was
being detoured to another route. U.S.
Highway 82 also had one foot of water
running over it and was in the process
of being barricaded. Several drilling
rigs in this area were evacuated
because of concern their exit routes
would be blocked by water. By 1:15pm
MDT, Armstrong Road had been reopened.
Eddy County
Carlsbad Flash Flood
Six inches of water was flowing over
streets on the south side of Carlsbad.
Eddy County
7 N Artesia Flash Flood
Motorists reported that Cottonwood
Creek was flowing over S James Funk
Road north of Artesia.
Eddy County
1 W Lakewood to Flash Flood
Carlsbad
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms
moving through Eddy County resulted in
many roads being inundated by water
including Eddy County Road 21 west of
Lakewood and Eddy County Road 401 three
miles north of its intersection with
New Mexico Highway 137. In addition,
the bypass road between U.S. Highway
285 and Lee Street in Carlsbad had a
foot of water flowing over it.
Eddy County
5 SE Artesia to Flash Flood
14 SE Artesia
Flash flooding occurred on many roads
throughout Eddy County, including
County Road 206 which had one foot of
water running across it and County Road
39 which had three feet of water
running over it, near its crossing with
the Rio Penasco.
Eddy County
Hope Flash Flood
A NWS trained spotter reported that
five feet of water was flowing across
some of the low water crossings in and
around Hope. Also, minor street
flooding occurred in Carlsbad.
Lea County
Lovington Flash Flood
The Lea County Sheriffs Office reported
six to eight inches of water running
over roads in Lovington.
NEW YORK, Central
Onondaga County
Cicero Center Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Oneida County
Whitesboro Hail (0.75)
Oneida County
Whitesboro Hail (0.88)
Oneida County
New York Mills Hail (0.75)
Oneida County
Verona Beach Hail (0.75)
Oneida County
Yorkville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees and power lines down
Oneida County
Utica Hail (0.75)
Onondaga County
Syracuse Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees were knocked down on the
Syracuse University campus.
Onondaga County
Syracuse Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A dozen trees were blown down near
Crawford Avenue.
Chemung County
Elmira Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Center Street
Tioga County
Barton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Barton and Owego
Broome County
Vestal Hail (1.00)
Broome County
Vestal Hail (1.25)
Broome County
Binghamton Hail (1.00)
Broome County
Endicott Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees down on the west side of
Endicott
Broome County
Conklin Hail (1.00)
Broome County
Vestal Hail (1.00)
Broome County
Endicott Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Partial roof damage to Our Lady of Good
Counsel Church
Broome County
Binghamton Hail (0.88)
Broome County
Endicott Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down
Sullivan County
Fallsburgh Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees and wires down across
the county
Steuben County
Troupsburg Hail (1.00)
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ067>081
Excessive Heat
An oppressive air mass moved slowly
east across the region from August 1 to
August 3. This was preceded by a hot
dry air mass, when temperatures reached
at least 90 degrees for 5 consecutive
days at LaGuardia Airport, from July 27
to July 31.
Excessive heat occurred mainly from
noon to midnight each day for 3
consecutive days. High temperatures
ranged mainly from the upper 90s to
around 100 degrees. With surface dew
point temperatures in the mid 70s, heat
indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.
Excessive heat resulted in 42 deaths
and scattered power outages that lead
to business losses.
In Southeast NY, excessive heat was
responsible for 42 deaths; 40 in New
York City; as follows: 14 in Queens, 14
in Brooklyn, 9 in Manhattan, and 3 in
the Bronx. This information was
provided by the NYC Office of Chief
Medical Examiner. The NYC Office of
Emergency Management opened 383 cooling
centers that served 25,000 people per
day. They also opened 6000 pools and
extended their routine hours of
operation.
Here are selected max temperatures, in
degrees Fahrenheit:
August 1:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (record
tied)
Central Park: 95
Islip McArthur Airport: 95 (record
tied)
August 2:
LaGuardia Airport: 102 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (new
record)
Central Park: 97
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
August 3:
LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)
John F. Kennedy Airport: 99 (new
record)
Central Park: 96
Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)
M60OT, M40OT, M46OT, M83OT, F65OT,
M59OT, M65OT, F74OT, M46OT, M52OT,
M65OT, M52OT, F71OT, F86OT, M60OT,
M42OT, M74OT, F60OT, F62OT, F90OT,
M33OT, F82OT, M47OT, F93OT, F47OT,
M63OT, M54OT, M67OT, M82OT, M52OT,
F84OT, F91OT, F99OT, F89OT, M56OT,
M45OT, M72OT, F93OT, F89OT, M67OT,
F83PH, M64PH
Rockland County
New City Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Orange County
New Windsor to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Newburgh
Putnam County
Mahopac Thunderstorm Wind (G63)
Westchester County
3 NNW Goldens Bridg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Putnam County
Carmel Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved
east across the Lower Hudson Valley.
High winds downed trees and power
lines.
Richmond County
2 NE Richmond Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
New York County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Queens County
Broad Channel Flash Flood
An area of heavy showers and
thunderstorms produced flash flooding
across portions of New York City. Flash
flooding forced closure of subway lines
1, 2, 3, and 6.
Westchester County
New Rochelle Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
A severe thunderstorm produced a peak
wind gust of 62 mph, which downed trees
in New Rochelle. This gust was measured
by a Davis Instrument. Heavy rain also
caused urban flooding.
Bronx County
Central Portion Flash Flood
Queens County
2 NE Woodside Flash Flood
Nassau County
Wantagh Flash Flood
Nassau County
Wantagh to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
North Massapequa
Nassau County
.5 E Massapequa Park Tornado (F0)
.7 E Massapequa Park
Suffolk County
Amityville Tornado (F0)
Suffolk County
Yaphank Flash Flood
Heavy showers and thunderstorms
produced flash flooding along many
major roads, which resulted in road
closures. The most significant flooding
occurred along the Deegan and Cross
Bronx Expressways, about 2 miles west
of East Tremont in the Bronx; along
Northern Blvd. of Jackson Heights in
Queens; and along the railroad train
tracks, Wantagh Ave. and North
Jerusalem Road in Wantagh, where up to
3 feet of water submerged cars.
Significant flooding, which resulted in
road closures, also occurred in
Yaphank. Up to 2.20 inches of rain was
measured in Lake Grove.
A severe thunderstorm produced a weak
F0 tornado as it moved across extreme
southeast Nassau County and extreme
southwest Suffolk County between 12
Noon and 12:15 pm EDT. This was
confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey team.
The tornado’s path length was only
about one quarter mile long and its’
maximum path width was around 150
yards. There was significant tree
damage along its’ path. Rotation was
evident in the tops of many trees. The
most damage occurred in East Massapequa
between Merrick Road and Route 27A, Old
Sunrise Highway. It was concentrated
around Clocks Blvd. southeast across
Melrose Ave. and County Line Road, then
across Amityville’s Old Fields and
Homestead Avenues. The tornado lifted
into the parent cloud before reaching
South Ketcham Avenue.
This severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds, large hail, and
torrential rain along its’ path. Large
tree branches were downed in Wantagh.
Quarter size hail was reported in
Farmingdale. Flash flooding also
occurred along its’ path.
NEW YORK, East
Greene County
2 NW Coxsackie Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A National Weather Service employee
reported that a few tree tops were
sheared off and tents were blown down
at a Farmer’s Market at the New
Baltimore rest area on I-87.
Columbia County
Ghent Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An Emergency Manager reported that a
tree was blown down and was blocking
one lane of Route 66 in Ghent.
Columbia County
Ghent Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Department of Highway personnel
reported that 2 elm and 1 walnut tree
were blown down in Ghent.
Columbia County
Copake Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down at 4
Corners Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in
Copake.
Dutchess County
Amenia Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fire and Rescue personnel reported
trees and wires were blown down onto
Depot Road in Amenia.
Greene County
3 NW Greenville Cente Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees and wires were blown down 3 miles
northwest of Greenville Center.
Greene County
Earlton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
a tree was blown down onto County Route
45 in Earlton.
Columbia County
Ghent Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fire and Rescue personnel reported that
wires were blown down on Water Street
in Ghent.
On August 1, a warm front moved across
New England. A cool front was over the
western Great Lakes. Eastern New York
was covered by very warm and humid air.
Scattered severe thunderstorms occurred
during the afternoon from the Catskills
to the southern Taconics.
Herkimer County
Dolgeville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A trained spotter reported that trees
were blown down in Dolgeville.
Herkimer County
Old Forge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An Emergency Manager reported that
trees were blown down in Old Forge.
On August 2, a nearly stationary front
was in the St Lawrence Valley of New
York. All of eastern New York was
covered by a very warm and humid air
mass. A few severe thunderstorms formed
during the afternoon and evening in the
Mohawk Valley and the southwestern
Adirondacks.
Ulster County
Ellenville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees and wires were blown down in
Ellenville.
Dutchess County
Beacon Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Law enforcement personnel reported that
trees were down throughout Beacon.
A cool front drifted slowly southward
from the southern Adirondacks early in
the day. The front focused
thunderstorms as it moved through a
warm humid and unstable air mass. A few
became severe, containing damaging wind
gusts.
Schenectady County
Schenectady Flash Flood
Law enforcement personnel reported that
a water rescue was required at the
corner of Foster and Lang Streets.
On August 20, low pressure traveled
across eastern New York prior to
daybreak. A line of thunderstorms
formed in association with a cool front
tied to this low. Training
thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to
the northern Catskills and eastern
Mohawk Valley. Two to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a couple of hours in a
narrow band across Schenectady. Pools
of water formed in some poorly drained
locations, and one incident of a water
rescue within the city was reported by
law enforcement personnel.
NEW YORK, North
Franklin County
Gabriels Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees in
Gabriels (Franklin county).
Franklin County
Saranac Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Saranac Lake
(Franklin county).
Essex County
Bloomingdale Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including a severe
thunderstorm that knocked down trees
and tree branches in Bloomingdale
(Essex county).
Franklin County
Lake Clear Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Franklin County
Paul Smiths Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Franklin County
Rainbow Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
warm front lifted northeast across the
area, which brought an increasingly
humid and unstable airmass. This
combination accounted for the
development of several rounds of strong
to locally severe thunderstorms across
northern New York. There were several
reports of trees down in Franklin
county with this particular round of
thunderstorms, including Rainbow Lake,
Lake Clear and Pauls Smith.
Franklin County
Tupper Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Franklin County
Vermontville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of strong to locally
severe thunderstorms across northern
New York, including trees down in
Tupper Lake as well as numerous trees
and tree limbs down in Vermontville
(Franklin county).
Franklin County
Vermontville Flash Flood
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
Several roads were flooded with partial
washouts in Franklin and Vermontville
(Franklin county), including along
Route 3 toward St. Armand and
Bloomingdale in Essex county.
Essex County
Bloomingdale Flash Flood
A strong upper atmospheric ridge was
located across the Great Lakes,
accounting for a west-northwest upper
level wind flow with several
disturbances that moved within this
flow across northern New York during
the early morning hours of the 1st.
Meanwhile, a warm front lifted
northeast across the area, which
brought an increasingly humid and
unstable airmass. This combination
accounted for the development of
several rounds of thunderstorms that
traveled over the same areas and
produced very heavy rainfall of 3 to 4
inches with localized higher amounts.
Some observed rainfall totals included
Paul Smiths (Franklin county) with 3.34
inches, Bloomingdale (Essex county)
with 3.25 inches, Saranac Lake
(Franklin county) with 3.04 inches and
Lake Placid (Essex county) with 2.24
inches.
In Bloomingdale and St. Armand, several
culverts and partial road washouts were
reported. Several basements were
flooded, including the collapse of a
basement wall. Also, flood waters
entered a 30 ft by 200 ft structure
(antique shop) causing water and debris
damage.
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Excessive Heat
A “heat ridge” moved into Northern New
York during the early morning hours of
the 1st. This “heat ridge” was part of
a strong, upper level area of high
pressure that brought record heat to a
large majority of the country since
mid-July.
In Northern New York on the 1st,
afternoon temperatures soared into the
90s, but significantly more important
were dewpoints that reached the middle
to upper 70s to produce excessive heat
index values of 100 to 110 degrees,
some of the highest values in nearly a
decade. Actual maximum temperatures
recorded for the 1 st included;
Plattsburgh and Ellenburg Depot at 97
degrees, Massena at 93 degrees, Tupper
Lake and Canton at 92 degrees, Saranac
Lake, Malone and Ogdensburg at 91
degrees.
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy Hail (1.50)
Clinton County
2 W Chazy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Clinton County
1 SE Chazy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A relatively strong westerly low-level
flow interacted with a moderately
unstable airmass across northern New
York on the afternoon of the 7th. The
end result was scattered thunderstorms
across the region, including a
supercell structure that developed over
Clinton county. Numerous trees and
powerlines were downed by damaging
winds across Chazy, including Miner
Farm Road, Fiske Road, North Farm Road
and Route 9. There was some property
damage due to trees falling on
structures and vehicles as well as
nickel size hail. The most significant
damage occurred at the 700 acre Chazy
Orchards, where damaging winds knocked
down trees, branches and apples along
with large hail (shy of golfball size)
that destroyed the upcoming apple crop.
NEW YORK, West
Monroe County
Hilton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Cayuga County
Cato Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Oswego County
Cleveland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms developed along a lake
breeze during the afternoon hours. The
thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Hilton and Cato. Trees and power lines
were downed in Cleveland.
Lewis County
Constableville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Erie County
Tonawanda Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms accompanied the passage
of a cold front during the early
overnight hours. Trees and limbs were
downed in Constableville and Tonawanda.
Erie County
Holland Hail (0.75)
Chautauqua County
Busti Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A warm front draped across the western
part of the state and an upper air
disturbance were the focus of
thunderstorms that developed during the
evening hours. The thunderstorms winds
downed trees in Busti and Celeron. Pea
to penny sized hail fell for five
minutes in Holland.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Chatham County
2 SSW Siler City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Wade Paschal Road. Also
numerous power outages reported in
Siler City.
Guilford County
6 SE Greensboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down blocking Mill Point Road.
Stanly County
2 NNW Albemarle Hail (0.75)
Reported on US HWY 52.
Stanly County
10 SW Albemarle Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several reports of trees and power
lines down on SR-27.
Anson County
2 N Ansonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on route 52 near the
Anson/Stanly county line.
Moore County
3 W Robbins Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down … blocking Spies Road.
Durham County
Durham Hail (0.75)
Reported near Deerborn Drive and Club
Road.
Nash County
4 NW Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Corinth along HWY 58.
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde Hail (0.75)
Guilford County
4 ENE Pleasant Garde Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
8 ESE Pleasant
Trees reported down along Alamance
Church Road.
Alamance County
Swepsonville Hail (1.00)
Halifax County
Tillery Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on SR 1311 … HWY 561 …
and Shield Road.
Vance County
2 S Henderson Hail (0.75)
Reported along US 1 Bus.
Moore County
Southern Pines Lightning
Lightning struck 17 year old as he was
removing clothes from a clothesline
outside his home. He died several days
later at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
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Chatham County
4 SW Siler City Flash Flood
Airport Road impassable.
Cumberland County
Fayetteville Flash Flood
Intersection of Cliffdale and Riley
Roads in west Fayettevile under water.
Water up to entrances of some homes but
no structures flooded.
Harnett County
7 W Lillington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree fell on car on Cameron Hill Road
west of Lillington.
Moore County
Southern Pines Hail (1.25)
Moore County
Southern Pines Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down on 515 Jonston St.
on school grounds.
Guilford County
High Pt Hail (1.00)
Reported on Prospect Street near I-85.
Guilford County
Greensboro Hail (0.75)
Reported on Wendover Ave. at 911
center.
Guilford County
High Pt Hail (0.75)
Guilford County
Greensboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
One tree reported down on an apartment
complex in the city.
Wayne County
Goldsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Shingles blown off roofs of several
homes in Goldsboro. A warehouse lost a
portion of its roof blocking railroad
tracks in Goldsboro.
Alamance County
4 NE Swepsonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down and roof torn off a mobile
home near HWY 119 and Jim Minor Road.
Shed also blown over.
Guilford County
Summerfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down with some trees down
on power lines.
Durham County
Bahama Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees reported down in northern
Durham County.
Person County
Moriah Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Roof blown off a tractor barn off
Moriah Road.
Randolph County
10 W Asheboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on HWY 64 near Tabernacle.
Guilford County
Greensboro Flash Flood
Water over road at Wendover Avenue and
Tri City Blvd. A couple cars stalled in
flood waters.
Granville County
Central Portion Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees down on HWY 56 and 158.
Forsyth County
Winston Salem Hail (0.75)
Reported near Silas Creek Parkway and
Interstate 40.
Stanly County
New London Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees reported down.
Stanly County
Richfield Flash Flood
Numerous roads closed in northern
Stanly County from Albemarle north to
Richfield.
Stanly County
Richfield Flash Flood
3 to 4 feet of water has been reported
on several roads over northern portions
of the county including Airport Road
near the prison. One water rescue
occurred on Airport Road. Flooding also
reported on HWY 740 between Badin and
Albemarle.
Guilford County
High Pt Flash Flood
Numerous roads flooding in High Point
with 3 feet of water on several
roadways. Flooded roads include
Fairfield and Surret … Grimes and
Taylor. Two vans of elderly people
rescued from flood waters on Grimes
Road.
Montgomery County
8 WSW Troy Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree reported down near Woodrun at
Cresswell Drive.
Randolph County
Archdale Flash Flood
A few roads closed in Archdale.
Montgomery County
6 N Troy Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trre reported down near Ant Queen Road
in northern portion of county.
Moore County
Carthage Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous reports of trees and power
lines down.
Montgomery County
2 E Troy Flash Flood
Water reported over the road near the
intersection of Lovejoy Road and Harley
Farm Road.
Wake County
Morrisville Flash Flood
One foot of water reported near
Morrisville Parkway and Crabtree
Crossing.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Craven County
Cherry Pt Mcas Thunderstorm Wind (G59)
Onslow County
Hubert Hail (0.75)
Carteret County
Stella Hail (0.75)
Carteret County
Stacy Tornado (F0)
Damage to crab shack roof.
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Tropical Storm
Carteret County
Morehead City Tornado (F0)
Weak tornado damaged roof in downtown
Morehead City.
Carteret County
Stacy Tornado (F0)
Large Waterspout moved onshore near
Stacy with no damage reported.
Onslow County
1 NW Sneads Ferry Tornado (F0)
Spotter reported tornado.
Tropical Storm Ernesto, with maximum
sustained winds of 70 mph, made
landfall on august 31st during the late
evening hours. The strong tropical
storm moved across the coastal plains
region during the early morning hours
on Friday September 1st. In general,
wind gusts ranged from 40 to 60 mph
with the highest gusts near 70 mph
along the coastal sections of Onslow
County. Minor storm surge flooding and
beach erosion occurred along the Onslow
and Carteret County coastline and the
Neuse River. More significant surge
occurred along the Pamlico River in
Beaufort County where evacuations were
ordered. Storm total rainfall ranged
from 4 inches to near 10 inches. This
heavy rainfall resulted in extensive
fresh water flooding and eventual river
flooding across the area with some
primary and many secondary roads
flooded. The northeast Cape Fear River
at chinquapin remained in major flood
from September 2nd through September
7th resulting of flooding of primary
roads and homes forcing the evacuation
of many residents in the chinquapin
area. Heavy rainfall during the evening
of august 31st through the early
morning hours of September 1st resulted
in extensive flooding of low lying
areas, roads, and streams across
eastern North Carolina, mainly west of
the highway 17 corridor. Flood warnings
were issued for most of the county
warning area as Emesto moved across the
coastal plains counties of eastern
North Carolina. Duplin County was
hardest hit with primary roads flooded
including a 12-mile stretch of
interstate 40. Many streams and roads
across the coastal plains counties
remained flooded for several days.
Freshwater flooding and river flooding
from Ernesto caused most of the damages
across eastern North Carolina. The most
significant storm surge effects
occurred along the Pamlico and Pungo
Rivers in Beaufort County where
estimated water level rises of 4 to 6
feet resulted in flooding of many
roads, low lying areas, homes, and
businesses in Washington, Whichards
Beach, and Belhaven. Highest wind gusts
occurred in the coastal plains counties
with gusts near 70 mph along coastal
Onslow County with wind damage
reported. Thirty homes and businesses
were damaged, mainly from freshwater
flooding, in Onslow County with damages
estimated near 1/2 million dollars.
Thirty homes were flooded or reported
wind damage in Jones County with damage
estimates over one hundred thousand
dollars. Crop damage in Jones County
was estimated up to 5 million dollars.
Freshwater flooding was extensive in
Duplin County, and major river flooding
occurred along the northeast Cape Fear
River near Chinquapin where several
primary and many secondary roads were
flooded for nearly one week.
Evacuations of many homes, and rescues
due to high water were required across
several locations across the county,
especially near chinquapin. An
estimated sound-side flooding of 3 feet
occurred at Collington Harbor in Dare
County where several homes and
businesses were flooded with an
estimated fifty thousand dollars in
damages occurred. Minor wind or
flooding damages were reported in many
other counties in eastern North
Carolina. Three weak tornadoes reported
across Carteret and Onslow counties
resulted in minor damage.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
Cherokee County
Murphy Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Two trees down near Murphy.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Currituck County
Moyock Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees blown down.
Camden County
2 NE Belcross Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees blown down.
Chowan County
2 N Rockyhock Hail (0.88)
Nickel size hail fell. Winds estimated
at 60 to 70 mph.
Northampton County
3 S.Jackson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees blown down along Bryantown Road
near Booties Crossroads.
Chowan County
3 SE Edenton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large pine tree and power poles blown
down on Route 32.
Currituck County
Aydlett Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large branches and power lines blown
down at Aydlett Road.
Perquimans County
Hertford Flash Flood
New Hope Road and Harvey Point Road
closed due to high water.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City Flash Flood
Numerous roads closed due to high
water.
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Surry County
Mt Airy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A severe thunderstorm snapped a power
pole in Mount Airy. A walnut tree was
also downed.
Surry County
2 S Dobson Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees down.
Surry County
3 NE Pilot Mtn Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
One tree down.
Alleghany County
Ennice Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Large tree blown down on the west side
of town.
Wilkes County
Hays Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Tree down on Airport Road.
Wilkes County
Purlear Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A severe thunderstorm blew a tree down
across a power line in the Purlear
community.
Ashe County
West Jefferson Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced torrential rains
across Ashe County during the afternoon
on the 30th. Three inches of rain in
less than two hours caused Little
Buffalo Creek to flood Doggett Road in
the town of West Jefferson.
Wilkes County
Traphill Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down.
Surry County
1 N Elkin Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down.
Rockingham County
Midway Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Tree down.
Yadkin County
Enon Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down.
A frontal boundary draped across the
area combined with abundant tropical
moisture set the stage for
thunderstorms to erupt across the
northwest piedmont and foothills of
North Carolina, the afternoon of August
30th. Some of the storms reached severe
levels downing trees in several
counties.
Rockingham County
4 E Eden Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused
flash flooding during the evening of
the 30th, four miles east of Eden.
out of its banks over Highway 770 for
20 minutes.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
Wilmington Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail was reported.
New Hanover County
Wilmington Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
The event began with penny size hail
reported at the intersection of Market
St. and 27th St. A large tree fell at
the corner of Greenville Loop Rd. and
Wrightsville Ave. Power lines were down
at Carolina Beach Rd. and Shipyard
Boulevard.
Brunswick County
3 SE Leland Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail was reported.
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Tropical Storm
Ernesto moved off the Florida coast at
Cape Canaveral on the morning of August
31st, and reached tropical storm
strength by late morning while off the
Georgia coast. Tropical storm Emesto
made landfall on the eastern coast of
Brunswick county near 10:30 pm EST. The
maximum wind speed was recorded at
Wrightsville Beach at 74 mph. A 66 mph
wind gusts was recorded at Kure Beach
and at Bald Head Island the peak wind
was 65 mph. Anemometers across the of
southeast North Carolina recorded
lesser wind speeds, with wind gusts
averaging between 35-50 mph. Thousands
of residents lost power at the height
of the storm. During the early morning
hours Emesto moved north, and Tropical
Storm warnings were lowered for
southeast North Carolina at 7:00 am
EST, September 1st.
Most of the property damage was due to
rainfall and fresh water flooding, with
little structural damage from wind.
Rainfall storm totals ranged from 4.5
inches in Columbus county to nearly 12
inches along the coast of Pender
county. In Pender county, the Northeast
Cape Fear river crested at 16.7 feet,
almost 7 feet above the flood stage of
10 feet. This was the second highest
crest on record, exceeded only by
Hurricane Floyd at 22.5 feet. Flooding
on the Northeast Cape Fear river caused
1600 people to evacuate near the town
of Burgaw, including the Birch Creek
and River Bend communities. The heavy
rains contributed to multiple sewer
spills, most notable in New Hanover
county. Crop damage was extensive,
particularly in Columbus and Pender
counties. In Pender county, over 12000
acres of corn were destroyed, 13000
acres of soybeans, 7000 acres of
cotton, and 760 acres of tobacco were
also damaged. Thousands of turkeys and
chickens were also lost due to the
tropical storm. Along the coast, storm
surge was less than 3 ft. Beach erosion
was minor to moderate, with some dune
loss mainly at Topsail Island.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
Rutherford County
3 SW Rutherfordton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Top of a tree blown out on Union Rd and
another tree down on Pleasant Hill Rd.
Gaston County
5.5 NNE Bessemer City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees blown down along Long
Shoals Rd.
Gaston County
1 SW High Shoals Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
The tin roof was ripped off a building
and some shingles stripped from a few
homes. Several trees were also blown
down in this area.
Union County
8.5 N Marshville Dust Devil
A dust devil tore the roof off a
chicken coop on highway 218.
Haywood County
2 NE Cruso Hail (0.75)
Transylvania County
Balsam Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees blown down.
Burke County
1.5 SE Icard Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down along Johnson Bridge
Rd.
Rowan County
5 W Landis Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines down on Wright Rd and a
tree down on Karriker Rd.
Union County
10.5 NE Monroe Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on highway 205 near Olive
Branch Rd.
Union County
Waxhaw to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
1 S Waxhaw
Trees blown down just south of Waxhaw
near highway 75 and power lines blown
down in Waxhaw.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte Heavy Rain
Urban flooding developed in several
locations across the city, including at
the intersection of North Tryon St and
I-485, where 3 feet of standing water
collected. There was also flooding on
Arbor Way due to poor drainage and
Steele Creek Rd was flooded at
Westinghouse Rd and at Sam Neely Rd.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg Heavy Rain
Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused
flooding due to poor drainage at the
intersection of Hudspeth and Morehead
Roads, prompting brief closure of the
intersection. Also, the Rocky River
briefly flooded a low spot on Pharr
Mill Rd. Standing water was reported on
numerous roads in the city.
Haywood County
6.5 NNE Waynesville Hail (0.88)
Nickel size hail on Tree Line Trail.
Rowan County
Spencer Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two trees down on 3rd St.
Rowan County
1.5 SE Rockwell Hail (0.88)
Cabarrus County
1 N Mt Pleasant Hail (0.75)
Reported at the intersection of Mount
Pleasant Rd and highway 49.
Iredell County
Union Grove Hail (0.88)
Catawba County
Conover Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees blown down.
Caldwell County
13 NE Lenoir Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large limbs blown down.
Lincoln County
Crouse Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Quite a few trees and power lines down
in and around Crouse.
Mcdowell County
2 SE Sugar Hill Hail (0.75)
Union County
3 NE Monroe to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
8 NE Monroe
Several trees down between highway 601
and Morgan Mill Rd and another tree
down along Lawyers Rd.
Transylvania County
1 S Rosman Hail (0.75)
Buncombe County
Candler Hail (1.00)
Madison County
Marshall Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two trees blown down.
Buncombe County
12 NW Asheville to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Weaverville
Buncombe County
Weaverville Hail (0.75)
Numerous trees blown down near the
Madison County line. Also, penny size
hail in Weaverville around this time.
Cabarrus County
6 SW Cabarrus Flash Flood
A campground flooded near Lowes Motor
Speedway, apparently due to a
combination of poor drainage and
flooding along a small tributary of
Irish Buffalo Creek. Several roads were
flooded, including Concord Parkway near
Speedway Bvd and Concord Parkway at
Goodman Circle. Several campers were
evacuated from the campground and at
least 1 vehicle was flooded.
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte Flash Flood
Severe urban flooding developed in the
Charlotte metro area, when as much as
7.5 inches of rain fell in just a few
hours. High water first developed at
flood prone intersections, such as John
Belk Freeway and Independence Bvd and
I-85 and Billy Graham Parkway. Cars
stalled out in deep water on E 9th St
and N Caldwell Ave. In all, 12
motorists were rescued from high water
across the city. Numerous other roads
and highways were flooded with 2-4 feet
of water, including portions of I-85.
Although most of the flooding was due
to drainage problems, Briar Creek and
Little Sugar Creek both exceeded
established flood stages and likely
contributed to the problems. An
apartment building on Dolphin Lane was
evacuated when water entered one of the
units. Another apartment building was
evacuated on Monroe Rd when a creek
flooded the parking lot.
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah Hail (1.00)
Henderson County
2 ESE Etowah Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees blown down, including
some 70 foot pine trees, centered
around the area near the intersection
of Cummings Cove Rd and Big Willow Rd.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also
reported.
Henderson County
Hendersonville Hail (1.00)
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte Heavy Rain
Quite a bit of street flooding, mainly
on the east side of the city, including
on Albemarle Rd, Harrisburg Rd,
Trotters Ridge Rd, and South Tryon St
at Choate Cir.
Cabarrus County
Concord Flash Flood
Flooding of quite a few streets and
highways developed in the Concord area,
with several roads closed. Although
most of the flooding was due to poor
drainage, Coddle Creek did overflow its
banks and flood highway 49, causing a
section of the road to be closed.
Mecklenburg County
9 SW Charlotte to Flash Flood
10.5 SW Charlotte
Water from Steele Creek flooded a
trailer park on John Price Rd, forcing
the evacuation of about 100 people.
Steele Creek also flooded Choate Cir
near the South Carolina border.
Union County
Northwest Portion Flash Flood
Water from Twelve Mile Creek flooded
several roads, including Newton Rd and
Beulah Church Rd. Also, Marvin Rd was
closed near the Mecklenburg County line
for a while and Marvin Creek flooded
the bridge on Joe Kerr Rd.
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