June 2007 National Storm Summary
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- Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:56:13 -0700
NATIONAL STORM SUMMARY
JUNE 2007
1st-8th...In the East on Monday, the remnants of Tropical Depression
Berry absorbed by an eastward propagating trough pushing into the
Northeast, produced wide-spread showers and thunderstorms throughout
the Northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic into the evening hours. No
severe weather accompanied this activity, by many locations across the
Northeast recorded nearly two inches of rain since early this
afternoon. Just to the south and west, a strong rotating frontal
boundary centered over the Great Lakes region, triggered showers and
isolated thunderstorms across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, western
Mid-Atlantic, and portions of the northern Tennessee Valley throughout
the afternoon and evening. A few of these thunderstorms became strong
to severe by the early evening hours, producing wind gusts in excess
of 40 mph, small sized hail, frequent lighting, and periods of heavy
rainfall. Further south, a band of showers and thunderstorms
developed along a weak frontal boundary across the Deep South, but
thunderstorm activity was limited to gusty winds, lightning, and
periods of brief, heavy rainfall. Temperatures across the east ranged
from the 50s and 60s across the far Northeast and Great Lakes; the 70s
and 80s across the Mid-Atlantic, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys;
and the 80s and 90s across the Southeast and Deep South. Across the
central part of the Nation, a weak frontal boundary triggered
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the northern
Plains and portions of the upper Midwest. Rainfall totals were
generally less than one quarter of an inch and severe weather activity
was limited to one-inch hail and gusty winds. To the south, a frontal
boundary stretching from the Great Lakes and into northern Texas,
triggered an area of scattered showers and thunderstorms across
portions of the lower Mississippi Valley and Texas. A few of these
thunderstorms became strong to severe by the late afternoon hours,
producing wind gusts in excess of 50 mph, frequent lightning, heavy
rainfall, and one to two inch hail. Otherwise partly cloudy skies were
observed across the Central Plains, Central Mississippi Valley, and
parts of the Upper Midwest and Southern Plains. Afternoon highs ranged
from the 60s and 70s across the northern Plains, high Plains, and
upper Mississippi Valley; the 70s and 80s across the central Plains
and middle Mississippi Valley; and the 80s and 90s across the southern
Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.
In the West, a cold front continued to push eastward into interior
Washington, Oregon, and northern California producing widespread
showers and a few isolated thunderstorms in its path. The storm
progressed into the Great Basin by the early evening hours, triggered
and few isolated thunderstorms and widespread showers across the
region. High pressure continued to dominate southern California, the
lower Great Basin and much of the Desert Southwest throughout the day,
where temperatures soared well above seasonal normals again this
afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms fired up along the
central and southern Rocky Mountains by the midafternoon hours today
associated with a weak upper-level frontal boundary left over from
yesterdays storms. Rainfall totals were generally light, but a few
strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of
southeastern Colorado and eastern New Mexico, producing damaging wind
gusts, sizable hail, and frequent lightning.
Showers and thunderstorms developed in the Southeast, along the Gulf
Coast, and across Florida throughout the day on Wednesday. A few
places in Florida reported over an inch of rainfall, and golfball size
hail fell just outside Tallahassee, Florida. Over the central region,
an area of showers and thunderstorms moved over the Midwest into the
western Great Lakes during the day. Hail fell in Iowa, and a few
locations reported rainfall amounts greater than an inch. Further to
the west, strong thunderstorms developed by mid afternoon over the
Dakotas and central Plains ahead of a low pressure system. Gusty winds
of 65 mph were observed in Nebraska, and a tornado was spotted around
Kadoka, South Dakota. Skies were partly cloudy to mostly sunny over
the southern Plains, Texas, and Lower Mississippi Valley region. Gusty
winds developed over most of the central United States. Across the
West, showers and thunderstorms developed over the central and
northern Rockies during the afternoon behind a low pressure system.
Hail and a tornado were reported in Wyoming. Gusty winds were reported
across the Rockies. A wind gust of 92 mph was measured in Eagle,
Colorado.
In the eastern United States on Friday, scattered showers and
thunderstorms were moving across portions of the southern Great Lakes,
western Ohio Valley and western Tennessee Valley in conjunction with a
cold front. A few reports of severe weather also came in with this
activity. In Lone Oak, Kentucky, a mobile home was rolled over by a
downburst. Numerous reports of hail of 3-quarters of an inch to an
inch and a half were also confirmed across the affected regions.
Rainfall totals generally ranged from one-quater to one-half of an
inch across the region. Farther south, showers and thunderstorms moved
across portions of Florida and the Deep South, with no severe weather
reported and rainfall totals generally under one-quarter of an inch.
9th-16th...In the East on Monday, a frontal boundary brought an area of
showers and thunderstorms to the Southeast and Florida. Some of these
storms were strong to severe, producing damaging winds, frequent
lightning, brief heavy downpours and large hail. A tornado was spotted
near Anastasia, Florida, while wind gusts up to 60 mph brought down
tree branches near Saint Augustine, Florida. In the central states,
scattered showers and thunderstorms affected the central Plains. These
slow moving storms caused flooding problems for areas in Missouri and
Kansas. Numerous roads were closed across portions of these states due
to flash flooding, forcing several water rescues. 2.2 inches fell in
Harveyville, Kansas, while 1.62 inches fell in Joplin, Missouri.
Across the East on Wednesday, scattered showers and thunderstorms
developed across the Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast.
Damaging winds and hail were reported from New York state southward to
southern Florida. Funnel clouds and wind gusts to 73 mph were reported
in Normandy, Florida. In the central region, a low pressure system and
stationary front produced scattered showers and thunderstorms over the
Great Plains. The storms brought flooding rainfall to Chase County,
Nebraska. More than two inches of rain fell in four hours in Imperial,
Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours
over the central and southern Plains. A tornado developed near
Orienta, Oklahoma. Hail up to the size of grapefruit was reported in
the Oklahoma Panhandle. Thunderstorms were reported as far south as
the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast, where a few locations experienced
wind damage and hail. Skies were partly cloudy in the western Great
Lakes, Mississippi Valley, and over Texas.
Over the West, showers and thunderstorms developed in eastern Colorado
throughout the day. Reported rainfall amounts were light. Another area
of showers and thunderstorms developed over the northern Rockies.
Rainfall amounts were light. High pressure brought partly cloudy skies
and dry conditions to the southern Rockies, Desert Southwest, Great
Basin, Pacific Northwest, and California.
17th-18th...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain struck two mobile home
parks before daybreak Monday, forcing residents to climb to their
roofs and killing a 4-year-old girl, authorities said. The girl,
Alexandria Collins, was swept away to her death while firefighters
were trying to rescue her and her mother from their home in Haltom
City, a Fort Worth suburb. "We were in the boat when the boat
capsized," her mother, Natasha Collins, tearfully told KXAS-TV of
Dallas. "The current swept her from my arms." The girl's body was
found after a search of more than two hours. About 100 mobile homes
were inundated by the overnight storm along a flood-prone creek, and
many were washed off their foundations, emergency officials said. Gas
leaks were reported and at least one mobile home burned, said Deputy
Fire Chief Fred Napp. The pre-dawn flood created confusion as
residents gathered in children from other families fleeing the flood,
slowing work to account for everyone, Napp said. Authorities closed
Interstate 35 from Gainesville to the Oklahoma state line, the Texas
Department of Public Safety said. Some other roads in the region also
were closed by high water.
17th-23rd...In eastern portion of the Nation, a strong frontal boundary
stretched along the Plains states and into the upper Midwest,
triggering widespread showers and thunderstorms along the Mississippi
Valley region, into the Deep South, and along the western boundary of
the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. The main threats with the stronger
thunderstorms associated with this system, were wind gusts in excess
of 60 mph, frequent lightning, periods of heavy rainfall, and nickel-
sized hail. A few isolated thunderstorms developed along a warm front
draped across the northern Middle Atlantic. The Gulf Coast and Florida
experienced scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the
afternoon and evening with rainfall amounts around one half inch. A
waterspout moved onshore in Miami Florida early this afternoon,
causing beach chairs to be thrown into the air. No major damage was
reported.
In the East on Wednesday, a frontal boundary positioned along the East
Coast brought showers and thunderstorms to the Southeast, Carolinas,
and New England throughout the day. A severe thunderstorm produced
wind gusts up to 66 mph in Swanquarter, North Carolina. A brief
tornado occurred near Savannah, Georgia. Skies were sunny and clear
over the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Appalachians, and Deep South. Over
the central region, severe weather developed over the Upper Midwest
and western Great Lakes during the afternoon hours. Hail over 3 inches
in diameter fell in Harvey, Michigan. Smaller hail also fell in
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Further to the south, showers and
thunderstorms moved through Texas and the Arklatex region. Flooding
occurred across the region, as rainfall amounts locally exceeded 2 to
3 inches. Trees and electrical lines were downed as high winds moved
across the area. Across the rest of the region, skies were sunny over
the northern and central Plains and Midwest. In the West, a low
pressure system moved through the northern Rockies and produced
afternoon showers and thunderstorms in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. A
few storms were strong to severe. A complex of thunderstorms also
moved through New Mexico during the day. Isolated thunderstorms were
reported in the central Rockies as well.
24th-30th...Rain fell in Oklahoma City Wednesday for the 15th
consecutive day, breaking a 70-year-old record and leaving creeks and
rivers swollen and some low-lying areas flooded. "Anytime it rains
there's going to be the threat of heavy downpours, it's not out of the
question for any one area to get three inches." Rain Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning flooded roads in central and northeastern Oklahoma
with some roads closed because of high water flowing from flooded
creeks and rivers. A firefighter in a raft reached a car stranded on a
flooded road several feet above a lake Tuesday afternoon as heavy
rains pounded the state. Fire crews rescued Lauren and Lindsey Penn,
both 16 years old, from a car at 6100 South Shore Drive. Both girls
were in good condition and released to their parents at the scene,
according to Oklahoma City Deputy Fire Chief Tony Young. Television
news video showed the firefighter rescuing two people from the car,
one at a time. Lines attached to the raft kept it steady and were used
to pull it to shore after each rescue. Water swirled around the car
and the raft used to rescue the pair. Young said a sign on the road
marks it as a "low-water bridge" and that six weeks ago firefighters
had to perform another rescue in the area. The vehicle was stuck on a
flooded road that forms a small dam near Ski Island Lake in a
residential area of northwest Oklahoma City. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday,
2.94 inches of rain was recorded in a 24 hour period at Wiley Post
Airport in northwest Oklahoma City while .58 inches had fallen at Will
Rogers World Airport in the southwestern part of the city. A total of
2.66 inches fell at Tulsa International World Airport. Creeks and
rivers were overflowing in many parts of the state. Flooding of
several homes and businesses were reported in scattered areas in
central and southwestern parts of the state. In Edmond, crews worked
to rescue two people stuck in high water near Sorghum Mill Road and
Air Depot Boulevard. Authorities said that area was not passable as of
midafternoon Tuesday. One woman was evacuated from her home Tuesday in
north Tecumseh and an evacuation center was set up at the Tecumseh
City Hall after 3½ inches of rain fell in the area in less than 12
hours, said Melvin Potter, the city's emergency management director.
Roads and highways across the state were shut down because of water
coming over the roadway. In Yukon, part of Highway 4 was shut down on
Tuesday, and water rescues were reported in The Village and in Norman.
In Pottawatomie County, 46 homes had major damage and 60 others minor
damage, said Don Lynch, the county's emergency management director.
Seven commercial buildings and at least one bridge also had major
damage, but there were no reports of injury, Lynch said. "We continue
to tell people 'don't drive through flooded water," he said. Several
homes and businesses in low-lying areas near Walters also were flooded
early Tuesday, and electricity for about half of the town was knocked
out after a lightning strike, said Cotton County Emergency Director
Lindel Zachary. In Waurika in southwestern Oklahoma, Cow Creek flooded
its banks, forcing the closure of U.S. Highway 70 leading into town
and flooding several businesses. "I've got 8 inches of standing water
in my shop," said Waurika Emergency Management Director Harold Winton,
who owns an automotive shop along Highway 70. "They say we're going to
get more of it for the next four or five days. You might want to call
back Thursday and make sure we're still here."
Dry conditions were not expected before the weekend. The old record
for consecutive days of rainfall in Oklahoma City was 14 days, set in
1937 from May 29 to June 11.
On Friday afternoon and evening hours strong to severe thunderstorms
fired along or ahead of the cold front. The main threat with this
activity was high winds and small hail. For example, trees were
reported down in Wilson, Tennessee, and Dandridge, Tennessee, and hail
of up to three quarters of and inch was observed outside Robbins,
North Carolina, and Yadkinville, Virginia. Most places received
between a tenth and a half of an inch of rain; however, some places
did receive high totals. Clarkesville, Tennessee, reached 1.14 inches
before the day was through. In the West, a stubborn low pressure
trough produced moderate rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in
the Southern Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley. Rain on top of
already saturated ground prompted flood warnings for much of the
Southern Plains. Flooding in Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri washed out
rural roads and flooded crop lands, with more rain expected today.
Rainfall totals were near or above one inch in many locations in
Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
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