sweetapricity/bridgedeck-noaa huggingface dataset:
Flash Flood in VIRGINIA BEACH (C), VIRGINIA
From 28-AUG-02 10:30:00 to 28-AUG-02 13:00:00 (EST)
Location: VIRGINIA BEACH
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within 2 hours caused some roads to be closed or blocked due to high water. Rosemont at the Virginia Beach Boulevard and around the Kings Grant area were closed or blocked. Cars were reported stalled out in deep water, also.

Flash Flood in NORFOLK (C), VIRGINIA
From 28-AUG-02 10:45:00 to 28-AUG-02 13:15:00 (EST)
Location: NORFOLK
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within 2 hours caused roads to be closed or blocked due to high water. Union street and areas near City Hall and Granby were flooded. Cars were reported stalled out in deep water, also.

Flash Flood in HAMPTON (C), VIRGINIA
From 28-AUG-02 11:00:00 to 28-AUG-02 15:15:00 (EST)
Location: HAMPTON
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within 2 hours caused a section of West Mercury Boulevard and Powhatan Parkway to be closed due to high water.

Flash Flood in NEWPORT NEWS (C), VIRGINIA
From 28-AUG-02 11:45:00 to 28-AUG-02 15:15:00 (EST)
Location: NEWPORT NEWS
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within 2 hours caused roads to be closed at the intersection of 27th and Buxton streets due to high water. Also, flood barricades were in place at the City Line Apartment Complex due to 1 to 2 feet of water in the area.
Severe thunderstorms moving through the region dropped 3/4 hail over northwest Reno between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm PDT. This hail accumulated to a depth of half an inch.  At approximately 5:15 pm PDT, a sheriff's deputy reported a tornado, nearly stationary and growing in size over La Posada Dr. in Spanish Springs, NV.

Hail in WASHOE, NEVADA
From 01-AUG-02 15:00:00 to 01-AUG-02 15:30:00 (PST)
Location: RENO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

3/4 inch hail

Tornado in WASHOE, NEVADA
From 01-AUG-02 16:15:00 to 01-AUG-02 16:15:00 (PST)
Location: SPARKS
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

tornado in Spanish Springs
Lightning in ADAMS, ILLINOIS
From 19-AUG-02 04:40:00 to 19-AUG-02 04:40:00 (CST)
Location: QUINCY
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A lightning strike was responsible for a fire at a home east of Quincy. The lighting struck an enclosed porch on the south side of the house and quickly spread to the kitchen.
Thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds pushed through several Northern Virginia communities between 6 and 9 PM EDT.  In Alexandria, nickel sized hail was reported.  Trees were also downed in the city. In Fairfax County, the Mason Neck area was hardest hit.  High winds downed numerous trees, including 40 that were blown over on 20 acres of private property along the Potomac River just north of Gunston Hall. A garage was heavily damaged by a downed tree.  Extensive tree damage was also reported in Pohick Park.  So many trees were downed that trails and picnic areas had to be closed.  A second storm caused damage in the Mount Vernon area.  A number of trees were downed onto yards and homes in the Waynewood and Stratford Landing subdivisions.  In the Belle View area, trees were downed on the George Washington Parkway and Morningside Lane.  In Prince William County, numerous trees were downed along the Route 1 corridor from Woodbridge to Dumfries.  Marble sized hail was reported at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.  In Stafford County, dime sized hail fell one mile north of Widewater.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 17:28:00 to 01-AUG-02 17:28:00 (EST)
Location: BELLE VIEW
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Trees were downed onto the George Washington Parkway near Morningside Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRINCE WILLIAM, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 17:44:00 to 01-AUG-02 17:44:00 (EST)
Location: WOODBRIDGE
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Numerous trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 19:15:00 to 01-AUG-02 19:15:00 (EST)
Location: MT VERNON
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees were downed onto houses.

Hail in FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 18:49:00 to 01-AUG-02 18:49:00 (EST)
Location: FRANCONIA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Nickel sized hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 495 and Telegraph Road.

Hail in STAFFORD, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 19:00:00 to 01-AUG-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Location: WIDEWATER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Dime sized hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALEXANDRIA (C), VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 17:22:00 to 01-AUG-02 17:22:00 (EST)
Location: ALEXANDRIA
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 18:05:00 to 01-AUG-02 18:05:00 (EST)
Location: COLCHESTER
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Numerous large trees were downed on Mason Neck and a garage was damaged.

Hail in ALEXANDRIA (C), VIRGINIA
From 01-AUG-02 18:49:00 to 01-AUG-02 18:49:00 (EST)
Location: ALEXANDRIA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Nickel sized hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 495 and Telegraph Road.
A cold front moved into Iowa slowly from the northwest.  The airmass in front of the cold front was quite unstable with temperatures in the low to mid 80s and dew point temperatures around 70.  Thunderstorms erupted during the late afternoon and evening hours as the front moved into the state and strong forcing in the way of jet stream dynamics moved into the state.  An unseasonably strong upper level trough of low pressure was approaching from the west.  Most of the thunderstorms remained below severe levels with winds in the 40 to 50 MPH range.  A storm became severe as it organized over Taylor County.  Some damage occurred west of Lenox with 60 to 70 MPH reported. Severe thunderstorms were also reported in Adams County, with 60 MPH winds in the Corning area.  As the night progressed, the thunderstorms formed into a line extending northeast to southwest across the state.  During the late evening hours one of the storms produced winds around 65 MPH in the Waterloo area.  Several trees were downed and there was power line damage around the city.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, IOWA
From 12-AUG-02 20:30:00 to 12-AUG-02 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: CORNING
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 5K
Crop damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in BLACK HAWK, IOWA
From 12-AUG-02 22:12:00 to 12-AUG-02 22:12:00 (CST)
Location: WATERLOO
Magnitude: 56 E
Property damage: 20K
Crop damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in TAYLOR, IOWA
From 12-AUG-02 20:25:00 to 12-AUG-02 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: LENOX
Magnitude: 56 E
Property damage: 5K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Severe Thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the evening of August 21st.  Trees and power lines were blown down in Durand in Winnebago county and in Caledonia in Boone county.  In Waukegan in Lake county, three large trees were blown down which knocked down three utility poles.

Thunderstorm Wind in WINNEBAGO, ILLINOIS
From 21-AUG-02 18:10:00 to 21-AUG-02 18:10:00 (CST)
Location: DURAND
Magnitude: 51 M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in BOONE, ILLINOIS
From 21-AUG-02 18:40:00 to 21-AUG-02 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: CALEDONIA
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Thunderstorm Wind in KANE, ILLINOIS
From 21-AUG-02 19:35:00 to 21-AUG-02 19:35:00 (CST)
Location: CARPENTERSVILLE
Magnitude: 51 E
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in LAKE, ILLINOIS
From 21-AUG-02 19:45:00 to 21-AUG-02 19:45:00 (CST)
Location: WAUKEGAN
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Heavy rain fell across east central Illinois during the early morning hours of August 23rd.  Numerous roads were flooded across south central Ford county.  Water rose to the hood of a car in Loda in Iroquois county.  Gibson City reported 3.47 inches of rain and Paxton reported 5.35 inches, both in Ford county.

Flash Flood in IROQUOIS, ILLINOIS
From 23-AUG-02 04:20:00 to 23-AUG-02 09:00:00 (CST)
Location: SOUTHWEST PORTION
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in FORD, ILLINOIS
From 23-AUG-02 02:40:00 to 23-AUG-02 08:00:00 (CST)
Location: SOUTH CENTRAL PORTION
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Thunderstorm Wind in TRINITY, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 10:00:00 to 27-AUG-02 10:00:00 (CST)
Location: APPLE SPGS
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIBERTY, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 12:25:00 to 27-AUG-02 12:25:00 (CST)
Location: DAYTON
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down in Dayton and Raywood.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARRIS, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 13:12:00 to 27-AUG-02 13:12:00 (CST)
Location: MORGANS PT
Magnitude: 51 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

51 knot wind gust at Morgans Point PORTS.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARRIS, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 13:52:00 to 27-AUG-02 13:52:00 (CST)
Location: WEBSTER
Magnitude: 58 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

58 knot wind gust at Johnson Space Center.

Thunderstorm Wind in GALVESTON, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 13:40:00 to 27-AUG-02 13:40:00 (CST)
Location: CRYSTAL BEACH
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Wind damage.

Hail in BRAZORIA, TEXAS
From 27-AUG-02 15:35:00 to 27-AUG-02 15:35:00 (CST)
Location: SWEENY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Dime size hail.
Heat in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 01-AUG-02 10:00:00 to 01-AUG-02 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Jean David was found by his Logansport resident's relatives who had not talked to him for several days.  They found his deceased body in his apartment on Sycamore Street in Logansport.  It was cooled only by a floor fan; however, the apartment was air conditioned and the resident was not using the system to save money for the purchase of medication to aid his diabetic and pulmonary condition according to the De Soto Parish coroner.
A large complex of thunderstorms moved across northern Iowa during the early morning hours.  The storms produced a strong outflow boundary to the south of them.  Strong winds, generally 40 to 50 MPH, were common as the outflow boundary moved south.  A wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded as the boundary moved through the Glidden area.  Only minor damage occurred.

High Wind in CARROLL, IOWA
From 12-AUG-02 03:30:00 to 12-AUG-02 03:50:00 (CST)
Magnitude: 53 M
Property damage: 1K
Crop damage: 3K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Thunderstorms with high winds, heavy rain, and large hail moved through the Eastern Panhandle between 2:30 and 5:30 PM EDT.  In Pendleton County, a tree was blown down in Sugar Grove. In Hardy County, trees were downed onto electrical wires in the eastern half of the county.  In Mineral County, several trees and power lines were downed in the Short Gap, Fort Ashby, and Patterson Creek areas. Also in Fort Ashby, golfball sized hail and more than 2 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes.  Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported in Short Gap.

Thunderstorm Wind in MINERAL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-AUG-02 14:00:00 to 03-AUG-02 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH PORTION
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Many trees were downed.

Heavy Rain in MINERAL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-AUG-02 13:45:00 to 03-AUG-02 14:45:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH PORTION
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

More than 2 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind in PENDLETON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-AUG-02 14:16:00 to 03-AUG-02 14:16:00 (EST)
Location: SUGAR GROVE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A tree was downed.

Hail in MINERAL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-AUG-02 14:00:00 to 03-AUG-02 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH PORTION
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Nickel to golfball sized hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDY, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-AUG-02 16:10:00 to 03-AUG-02 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: EAST PORTION
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees were downed onto wires.
High pressure off the Atlantic Coast pumped hot and humid air into the Mid-Atlantic region. This caused high temperatures to reach between 95 and 100 degrees August 1st through the 5th.  Dew points in the upper 60s to mid 70s forced heat indexes to soar to between 98 and 110 degrees. At Washington Reagan National Airport, a record high of 99 degrees was set on the 1st and a record high of 100 was set on the 2nd.  Highs at National Airport were 95 degrees or above for 6 consecutive days, making this heat wave the hottest in five years.

Heat in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
From 01-AUG-02 10:00:00 to 05-AUG-02 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat in ST. LOUIS (C), MISSOURI
From 26-AUG-02 16:00:00 to 26-AUG-02 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

The State Health Department reported a heat related death in St. Louis. Details were not yet available.  The high temperature that day was 86.
Tornado in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 29-AUG-02 14:05:00 to 29-AUG-02 14:19:00 (MST)
Location: PARKER
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The first tornado, associated with a multi-vortex storm, touched down briefly near E-470 and South Jordan Road.  Some fences were damaged and a few trees were blow down.  A few of the homes also sustained minor roof damage.

Tornado in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 29-AUG-02 14:11:00 to 29-AUG-02 14:30:00 (MST)
Location: (APA)ENGLWOOD ARAPAH
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 6M
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The second tornado, associated with the storm, touched down in a subdivision that was under construction at Gartrell and Arapahoe Road.  Four large condominiums under construction were destroyed.  The most heavily damaged portions of the structures had not been sheet rocked.  Adjacent sections, where the walls were in place, were not destroyed.  A man suffered four broken ribs and several cuts and bruises when the trailer he sought shelter in, was flipped three times and torn apart by the tornado.
Lightning in CALHOUN, ALABAMA
From 06-AUG-02 12:55:00 to 06-AUG-02 12:55:00 (CST)
Location: ANGEL
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Calhoun County 911 reported that a 53-year-old man was struck by lightning in Angel while working on a car.  The man was knocked unconscious and was reportedly not breathing when emergency personnel arrived.  The man was transported to the hospital where he was discharged later that evening.
Severe thunderstorms producing high winds and large hail moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours.  Except for some broken tree limbs...no damage or injuries were reported.

Hail in TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
From 09-AUG-02 15:15:00 to 09-AUG-02 15:15:00 (CST)
Location: HOUGH
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Thunderstorm Wind in TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
From 09-AUG-02 15:30:00 to 09-AUG-02 15:30:00 (CST)
Location: EVA
Magnitude: 56 E
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
From 09-AUG-02 15:30:00 to 09-AUG-02 15:30:00 (CST)
Location: EVA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in BEAVER, OKLAHOMA
From 09-AUG-02 16:52:00 to 09-AUG-02 16:52:00 (CST)
Location: SLAPOUT
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tree limbs were reported broken by the high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
From 09-AUG-02 18:23:00 to 09-AUG-02 18:23:00 (CST)
Location: HOOKER
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Severe thunderstorms produced high winds and large hail as they raked across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle.

Hail in BEAVER, OKLAHOMA
From 12-AUG-02 20:39:00 to 12-AUG-02 20:39:00 (CST)
Location: FLORIS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in BEAVER, OKLAHOMA
From 12-AUG-02 20:40:00 to 12-AUG-02 20:40:00 (CST)
Location: FORGAN
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Five to six inch diameter tree limbs were reported down by the high winds.

Hail in BEAVER, OKLAHOMA
From 12-AUG-02 21:03:00 to 12-AUG-02 21:03:00 (CST)
Location: BALKO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Severe thunderstorms moved through the northeastern Texas panhandle producing large hail and high winds.  No damage or injuries were reported.

Hail in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 12-AUG-02 21:30:00 to 12-AUG-02 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: PERRYTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 12-AUG-02 21:40:00 to 12-AUG-02 21:40:00 (CST)
Location: PERRYTON
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Thunderstorm Wind in OSAGE, OKLAHOMA
From 24-AUG-02 22:10:00 to 24-AUG-02 22:10:00 (CST)
Location: OSAGE
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew some shingles off a building and also blew down several large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind in CREEK, OKLAHOMA
From 24-AUG-02 23:40:00 to 24-AUG-02 23:40:00 (CST)
Location: DRUMRIGHT
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in OKFUSKEE, OKLAHOMA
From 25-AUG-02 01:00:00 to 25-AUG-02 01:00:00 (CST)
Location: OKFUSKEE
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in HASKELL, OKLAHOMA
From 25-AUG-02 02:30:00 to 25-AUG-02 02:30:00 (CST)
Location: STIGLER
Magnitude: 61 E
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCINTOSH, OKLAHOMA
From 25-AUG-02 02:00:00 to 25-AUG-02 02:00:00 (CST)
Location: EUFAULA
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs and the fence at the baseball diamond.  The wind also blew a tin roof off of a storage building of one of the local restaurants.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, OKLAHOMA
From 24-AUG-02 22:20:00 to 24-AUG-02 22:20:00 (CST)
Location: RAMONA
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a power pole and several large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS
From 13-AUG-02 09:00:00 to 13-AUG-02 09:00:00 (CST)
Location: FAYETTEVILLE
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down two main line  power poles along Garland Avenue.  This caused power to be cut off to 1400 customers.
Flash Flood in SEBASTIAN, ARKANSAS
From 13-AUG-02 12:00:00 to 13-AUG-02 13:00:00 (CST)
Location: FT SMITH
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Fort Smith received 2.52 inches of rain on the 13th.  Much of it fell between 1 pm and 2 pm cdt causing severe street flooding.  Five cars were stalled and stranded by the high water.
Lightning in MADISON, ARKANSAS
From 21-AUG-02 11:30:00 to 21-AUG-02 11:30:00 (CST)
Location: PETTIGREW
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning started a 40x264 foot poultry house on fire.  The fire consumed the hay in the building and also destroyed two pickups, a tractor and a generator.
Lightning in LE FLORE, OKLAHOMA
From 13-AUG-02 12:00:00 to 13-AUG-02 12:00:00 (CST)
Location: PANAMA
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning started a few fires in the Panama area around midday.  A small storage shed was struck and burned.   Another bolt of lightning struck the roof of a two story house.  The roof and the upper floor of the house sustained severe damage.
Hail of unknown size was reported in Cidra.

Thunderstorm Wind in EASTERN INTERIOR, PUERTO RICO
From 01-AUG-02 14:00:00 to 01-AUG-02 15:00:00 (AST)
Location: CIDRA
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
A spotter sighted a funnel cloud in San Sebastian.

Funnel Cloud in WESTERN INTERIOR, PUERTO RICO
From 01-AUG-02 15:10:00 to 01-AUG-02 15:25:00 (AST)
Location: SAN SEBASTIAN
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
A spotter sighted a funnel cloud near Moca.

Funnel Cloud in MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO
From 10-AUG-02 13:00:00 to 10-AUG-02 13:15:00 (AST)
Location: MOCA
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy rains caused a stream to overflow its banks covering a bridge in San Sebastian.

Flood in WESTERN INTERIOR, PUERTO RICO
From 10-AUG-02 13:00:00 to 10-AUG-02 15:00:00 (AST)
Location: SAN SEBASTIAN
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Personnel of Ramey Solar Observatory sighted a funnel cloud in the vicinity of Rincon.

Funnel Cloud in MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO
From 19-AUG-02 13:40:00 to 19-AUG-02 13:50:00 (AST)
Location: RINCON
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Various roads and avenues in the San Juan metropolitan area flooded due to heavy rains.

Flood in SAN JUAN AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO
From 24-AUG-02 13:00:00 to 24-AUG-02 14:30:00 (AST)
Location: SAN JUAN
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Lightning struck a residence in Moca causing roof, electrical cables and antenna damages in his residence.

Lightning in MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO
From 15-AUG-02 15:00:00 to 15-AUG-02 15:15:00 (AST)
Location: MOCA
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Lightning struck a gas cylinder in a cock fight arena in Anasco causing an explosion and fire damaging the structure.

Lightning in MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO
From 22-AUG-02 15:00:00 to 22-AUG-02 15:15:00 (AST)
Location: ANASCO
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Runoff continued as four to eight inches of rain that fell earlier causing numerous low water crossings to remain closed through mid morning of August 20th.

Flood in DENT, MISSOURI
From 20-AUG-02 03:00:00 to 20-AUG-02 08:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Estimated winds of 80 mph blew down numerous large trees, overturned a semi tractor trailer, and damaged several homes and outbuildings around the Republic area.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, MISSOURI
From 23-AUG-02 09:28:00 to 23-AUG-02 09:33:00 (CST)
Location: REPUBLIC
Magnitude: 70 E
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
50 to 60 mph winds blew down several power poles and dropped dime size hail around Neosho.

Thunderstorm Wind in NEWTON, MISSOURI
From 23-AUG-02 14:40:00 to 23-AUG-02 14:40:00 (CST)
Location: NEOSHO
Magnitude: 50 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding 2 miles northeast of Wolf Creek.  County Route 1 was closed for a short time.

Flash Flood in MONROE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 18-AUG-02 19:00:00 to 18-AUG-02 20:00:00 (EST)
Location: WOLF CREEK
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
A line of slow-moving  thunderstorms moved across Douglas Co., NV during the afternoon hours.  The storms dropped .60 inches of rain in 45 minutes and a total of 1 inch of rain over an 85-minute period in Gardnerville, NV.  Small hail was also reported with these storms.

Heavy Rain in DOUGLAS, NEVADA
From 01-AUG-02 13:50:00 to 01-AUG-02 15:15:00 (PST)
Location: GARDNERVILLE
Magnitude: 1 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

1 inch of rain in 85 minutes
Hail in LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT
From 05-AUG-02 18:15:00 to 05-AUG-02 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: NEW MILFORD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A weak upper air disturbance produced widely scattered thunderstorms across Litchfield County during the evening of August 26. One of the storms became briefly severe as it deposited dime size hail in the town of New Milford.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind in CP CHARLES LT VA TO NC-VA BDR OUT 20NM, ATLANTIC NORTH
From 17-AUG-02 20:00:00 to 17-AUG-02 20:00:00 (EST)
Location: CAPE CHARLES LIGHT
Magnitude: 34 M
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Wind gust of 34 knots measured at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.