sweetapricity/bridgedeck-noaa huggingface dataset:
Thunderstorm Wind in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 23-AUG-03 00:12:00 to 23-AUG-03 00:12:00 (CST)
Location: NEWARK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage along the coast of Atlantic City. A large billboard was damaged and debris fell onto the deck of the central pier. Lifeguard stands and boats were damaged or destroyed from being tossed and rolled by the wind. The Atlantic City Beach Patrol's anemometer recorded a peak wind gust of 56 knots (64 mph).

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20NM, ATLANTIC NORTH
From 06-AUG-03 01:55:00 to 06-AUG-03 01:55:00 (EST)
Location: ATLANTIC CITY
Magnitude: 56 MG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION
Heavy Rain in DESCHUTES, OREGON
From 07-AUG-03 00:00:00 to 07-AUG-03 04:30:00 (PST)
Location: BEND
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rains resulted in flooding in some of the underpasses in Bend.
Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 29-JUL-03 16:00:00 to 29-JUL-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: CROSS KEYS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY

Trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down around Lebeau.

Thunderstorm Wind in ST. LANDRY, LOUISIANA
From 22-AUG-03 15:17:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:17:00 (CST)
Location: LEBEAU
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Several trees were blown down in Marksville.

Thunderstorm Wind in AVOYELLES, LOUISIANA
From 22-AUG-03 15:45:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:45:00 (CST)
Location: MARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Excessive rainfall resulted in early flooding in the Kern County Mountains and valleys in the vicinity of Tehachapi. Spotters reported 1.24 inches of rain in 2 hours ending by 1600 PST along Indian Creek north of Tehachapi. Stud Horse Canyon had 0.96 inches in the hour ending at 1600 PST. Flooding was reported in Brite Valley at Highway 202 and Banducci Road due to mountain runoff.

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 01-AUG-03 15:09:00 to 01-AUG-03 20:00:00 (PST)
Location: TEHACHAPI
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Very strong thunderstorms as indicated by radar in the Tulare County Mountains in Kings Canyon National Park near Grant Grove estimated rainfall rates of 3-4 inches per hour in an area from near Lake Wishon south to near Lodgepole from 1506-1545 PST. Mineral King Road flooded in Mineral King from heavy rain.

Flash Flood in TULARE, CALIFORNIA
From 02-AUG-03 17:10:00 to 02-AUG-03 18:00:00 (PST)
Location: MINERAL KING
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-AUG-03 09:45:00 to 26-AUG-03 09:55:00 (EST)
Location: MEADVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs in Meadville and one tree in Cochranton.

Thunderstorm Wind in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-AUG-03 09:15:00 to 26-AUG-03 09:20:00 (EST)
Location: LAKE CITY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorms winds downed many trees in Lake City and Edinboro.

Hail in CRAWFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-AUG-03 09:10:00 to 26-AUG-03 09:10:00 (EST)
Location: CAMBRIDGE SPGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Penny size hail was observed five miles east of Cambridge Springs.
Heavy Rain in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 01-AUG-03 17:30:00 to 01-AUG-03 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Bibb county Sheriff and the Macon Police Department reported that heavy rain over a one to two hour period had resulted in minor street flooding, as well as minor flooding of the yards of some homes.  There were a few roads in the Macon area that had one or two lanes closed for a while.
Flash Flood in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 02-AUG-03 19:00:00 to 02-AUG-03 23:00:00 (EST)
Location: EAST CENTRAL PORTION
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Gilmer county 911 center reported that several creeks in the eastern portion of the county, particularly Big Creek, had risen well out of their banks as a thunderstorm with torrential rainfall persisted over the area during the evening.  Big Creek Road southwest of Big Creek was flooded and closed, along with several homes in the area southwest of Big Creek.

Flash Flood in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 02-AUG-03 19:00:00 to 02-AUG-03 23:00:00 (EST)
Location: COHUTTA
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Whitfield county 911 center reported that three roads were flooded in the area with water flowing over the roads.  All of these roads were still blocked by flood waters at midnight EDT.
Thunderstorm Wind in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 03-AUG-03 13:00:00 to 03-AUG-03 13:00:00 (EST)
Location: JACKSON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Butts county 911 center reported that a few trees had been blown down.

Heavy Rain in POLK, GEORGIA
From 03-AUG-03 21:08:00 to 03-AUG-03 21:45:00 (EST)
Location: ARAGON
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Polk county 911 center reported that heavy rain had resulted in minor street flooding in the Aragon and Rockmart areas.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large trees in the central and south central part of Carbon County. Downed trees were reported in Lehighton and Bowmanstown. One tree damaged a dwelling within Bowmanstown. Viewing stands in Franklin Township were also collapsed by the damaging winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-JUL-03 17:33:00 to 18-JUL-03 17:33:00 (EST)
Location: LEHIGHTON
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
A small line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines in Hamburg and Heidelberg Township. Penny size hail also fell in West Reading.

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-JUL-03 19:10:00 to 18-JUL-03 19:10:00 (EST)
Location: WOMELSDORF
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-JUL-03 19:25:00 to 18-JUL-03 19:25:00 (EST)
Location: HAMBURG
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-JUL-03 19:22:00 to 18-JUL-03 19:22:00 (EST)
Location: WEST READING
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Thunderstorm Wind in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-AUG-03 13:25:00 to 29-AUG-03 13:25:00 (EST)
Location: WATERFORD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
Flood in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 27-AUG-03 02:05:00 to 27-AUG-03 06:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorms dumped one to three inches of rain on much of Portage County causing widespread urban and lowland flooding.  Several small streams and creeks left their banks forcing the closure of a couple roads in the southern portion of the county.
Flood in SENECA, OHIO
From 04-AUG-03 18:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 21:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorms dumped locally heavy rains on portions of Seneca County.  Several roads were flooded near Bascom.  Minor basement flooding also occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, ALABAMA
From 18-NOV-03 12:40:00 to 18-NOV-03 12:40:00 (CST)
Location: HUEYTOWN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Trees were blown down in Hueytown.  NWS Storm Survey
Several power poles were snapped by winds and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in JASPER, TEXAS
From 21-AUG-03 15:47:00 to 21-AUG-03 15:47:00 (CST)
Location: KIRBYVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDIN, TEXAS
From 21-AUG-03 16:58:00 to 21-AUG-03 16:58:00 (CST)
Location: SILSBEE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
A tree fell on a parked car, with no one inside.

Thunderstorm Wind in EVANGELINE, LOUISIANA
From 21-AUG-03 13:52:00 to 21-AUG-03 13:52:00 (CST)
Location: BASILE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Lightning sparked wildfires in the marshes of Jefferson County, destroying 5,700 acres. No injuries or damages to property wre reported.

Wildfire in JEFFERSON, TEXAS
From 21-AUG-03 17:00:00 to 21-AUG-03 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: SABINE PASS
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
A lightning strike caused a fire along the first floor ceiling of a three story wood frame house in Lewes. Firefighters when they arrived encountered smoke. It was quickly extinguished. Damage was estimated at $25,000 and no injuries were reported.

Lightning in SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 21-JUL-03 17:25:00 to 21-JUL-03 17:25:00 (EST)
Location: LEWES
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused flash flooding of streams along the border of Kent and Queen Anne's County in and around Millington (Kent County). Doppler Radar storm total estimates were between 5 and 6 inches. One foot of water was across Maryland State Route 313 in Queen Anne's County and several roads were under water in adjacent sections of Kent County.

Flash Flood in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-03 04:20:00 to 14-JUL-03 06:30:00 (EST)
Location: NORTHEAST PORTION
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in KENT, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-03 04:20:00 to 14-JUL-03 06:30:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTHEAST PORTION
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
A lightning strike started a fire in the Queen's Landing Condominium Complex in Chester. Lightning struck a roof of one building and started a fire. The fire was confined to the attic and one bedroom, but water and smoke damage occurred in the rest of the unit. The fire was extinguished within about 30 minutes. The adjacent unit suffered water damage and a third unit was only slightly affected. Two firefighters were treated for exhaustion and a minor eye injury. Another resident of the complex was hospitalized for stress.

Lightning in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 09-JUL-03 17:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: CHESTER
Property damage: 60K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Strong thunderstorms moved southeast across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LE WILLOWICK TO GENEVA ON THE LAKE OH BYD 5NM OFFSHORE TO INTL BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 26-AUG-03 22:30:00 to 27-AUG-03 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY, LAKE ERIE
From 26-AUG-03 22:30:00 to 27-AUG-03 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: RIPLEY NY
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in GENEVA ON THE LAKE OH TO CONNEAUT OH, LAKE ERIE
From 26-AUG-03 22:30:00 to 27-AUG-03 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LE CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BYD 5NM OFFSHORE TO INTL BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 26-AUG-03 22:30:00 to 27-AUG-03 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: CONNEAUT
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LE GENEVA ON THE LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BYD 5NM OFFSHORE TO INTL BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 26-AUG-03 22:30:00 to 27-AUG-03 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Thunderstorm Wind in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-03 23:03:00 to 05-JUL-03 23:15:00 (CST)
Location: MEAD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by a ham radio operator.  Trees and power lines were downed knocking the power out in Mead.
Thunderstorm Wind in HARRISON, IOWA
From 05-JUL-03 23:02:00 to 05-JUL-03 23:10:00 (CST)
Location: LITTLE SIOUX
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew over a few trees, shredded a cornfield and blew the trellis off of a house northwest of Little Sioux.
Flash Flood in LINCOLN, TENNESSEE
From 19-AUG-03 18:45:00 to 19-AUG-03 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: FAYETTEVILLE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff's office reported intersection of Scott Orchard Road and Ardmore Highway was flooded and impassable.
One inch of rain in 23 minutes in Burley with streets flooded in southwest part of city.

Flash Flood in CASSIA, IDAHO
From 21-AUG-03 16:45:00 to 21-AUG-03 17:45:00 (MST)
Location: BURLEY
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Excessive rainfall rates of over 1 inch per hour from late summer monsoon thunderstorm activity led to flooding events at several locations in the mountains of Kern County. Moist antecedent conditions existed as thunderstorms with estimated rainfall amounts of 3-6 inches had tracked over the area the previous evening (the 31st of July).

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 01-AUG-03 18:07:00 to 01-AUG-03 20:00:00 (PST)
Location: LORAINE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 01-AUG-03 18:07:00 to 01-AUG-03 20:00:00 (PST)
Location: TEHACHAPI
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Water from nearby washes and small, normally dry creeks ran through the town of Lake Isabella late in the afternoon of the 20th. Rainfall rates of 1 inch in 15 minutes was reported by the Kern Fire Department with radar estimates of 1 to 3 inches per hour in the mountains to the east and south. Additional flooding was reported from Erskine and Bodfish Creeks just southwest of Lake Isabella and also just east of the Walker Basin/Piute Kern County Fire Station. Trees and power poles were carried over Highway 178 in the water flow off nearby mountains ENE of Lake Isabella. Some of the heavier rain amounts reported for the 20th: 1.78" at Piute KCFD in the Kern Mountains; 1.24" at Blackrock RAWS in the S.Sierra Nevada Mountains; and 1.24" at Laural Mountain in the Kern Desert.

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 20-AUG-03 17:45:00 to 20-AUG-03 19:00:00 (PST)
Location: LAKE ISABELLA
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 20-AUG-03 17:30:00 to 20-AUG-03 19:00:00 (PST)
Location: LAKE ISABELLA
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Flash Flood in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 20-AUG-03 17:40:00 to 20-AUG-03 19:00:00 (PST)
Location: KERNVALE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Rains of 1.5 to 2.1 inches fell in a 8 to 10 hour period, causing numerous small streams to flood.  Several roads were closed early on the 12th.  The heavier rains shifted south during the day of the 12th, keeping this event minor for southeast Ohio.

Flood in VINTON, OHIO
From 12-NOV-03 05:00:00 to 12-NOV-03 07:45:00 (EST)
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flood in ATHENS, OHIO
From 12-NOV-03 05:00:00 to 12-NOV-03 08:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 4K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flood in JACKSON, OHIO
From 12-NOV-03 05:00:00 to 12-NOV-03 07:45:00 (EST)
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flood in WASHINGTON, OHIO
From 12-NOV-03 05:30:00 to 12-NOV-03 08:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flood in MEIGS, OHIO
From 12-NOV-03 06:30:00 to 12-NOV-03 08:30:00 (EST)
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22nd produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees 2 miles west of Monroeton and trees and power lines 6 miles north of Elkin.

Thunderstorm Wind in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 22-AUG-03 16:07:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:07:00 (EST)
Location: ELKIN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: MONROETON
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Wildfire in MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA
From 26-AUG-03 07:00:00 to 27-AUG-03 15:00:00 (PST)
Location: CATHEYS VLY
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

The Mariposa Lightning Series of fires were battled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection starting on the 26th and contained by the afternoon of the 27th.  There were three notable locations in this series: a fire of 77 acres was located in Catheys Valley; another of 640 acres at the Mariposa-Madera County line 13 miles SSW of Catheys Valley; and yet another of 100 acres at Road 200 and Fine Gold Creek Bridge.  The cost to fight this series of fires was not reported but no fatalities occurred as the result.
Thunderstorm Wind in RUTHERFORD, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-AUG-03 20:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Location: FOREST CITY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous trees, large tree limbs, and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind in SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 04-AUG-03 21:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: GREER
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Victor Mills area, and along Old Woodruff Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind in YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 05-AUG-03 15:15:00 to 05-AUG-03 15:15:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A couple of trees and some power lines were blown down.
Debris Flow in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 07-AUG-03 23:01:00 to 08-AUG-03 23:01:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Mud and rocks blocked both lanes of United States Highway 460 about 1 mile east of Marrowbone.
Lightning in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 10-AUG-03 15:57:00 to 10-AUG-03 15:57:00 (EST)
Location: BURNSIDE
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

One man was injured when he was struck by lightning.
Thunderstorm Wind in FLEMING, KENTUCKY
From 10-AUG-03 17:21:00 to 10-AUG-03 17:21:00 (EST)
Location: FLEMINGSBURG
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Phone lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSBURG, OKLAHOMA
From 03-AUG-03 08:05:00 to 03-AUG-03 08:05:00 (CST)
Location: ASHLAND
Magnitude: 51 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

An Oklahoma mesonet site recorded at 59 mile an hour wind gust.

Flash Flood in PITTSBURG, OKLAHOMA
From 03-AUG-03 08:00:00 to 03-AUG-03 11:00:00 (CST)
Location: ARPELAR
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Scipio Road to be closed due to flooding.
With continued monsoonal influences over the Kern Deserts and Mountains, rain amounts during the month of August were often relatively heavy. Several instances of concern for local flooding from small streams in the mountains and deserts occurred, including radar reports of heavy rain on the 25th. Sequoia National Forest reported road closures at Johnsondale, and Sherman Pass Road on the Kern Plateau in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Rain amounts at reporting stations from late on the 25th into the 26th: 1.68" at Cottonwood Creek in the S.Sierra Nevada Mountains northeast of Fresno; 1.48" at Lost Hills on the San Joaquin Valley Floor WNW of Bakersfield; and 1.30" at Agnew Pass north of Fresno in the mountains.

Heavy Rain in KERN, CALIFORNIA
From 25-AUG-03 15:30:00 to 25-AUG-03 16:54:00 (PST)
Location: LAKE ISABELLA
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in S SIERRA MTNS, CALIFORNIA
From 25-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 25-AUG-03 18:00:00 (PST)
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Wildfire in TULARE, CALIFORNIA
From 01-AUG-03 00:00:00 to 27-AUG-03 16:00:00 (PST)
Location: CAMP NELSON
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

The Cooney Fire was ignited by lightning late in the afternoon of the 31st of July and eventually managed as a resource burn.  Designated a resource burn by August 27th, it was reported to have burned 1928 acres.  There were no injuries with this fire and costs were unknown. The Cooney Fire was one of 17 fires started by lightning between July 28th and August 1st in the Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks.
Flooding reported at Blackfoot High School.  Waters pushed into weight room with damage to walls and mud cleanup necessary.  Dollar damage amount unknown.

Flash Flood in BINGHAM, IDAHO
From 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:00:00 (MST)
Location: BLACKFOOT
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Billboard downed on highway 91.

Thunderstorm Wind in BONNEVILLE, IDAHO
From 22-AUG-03 16:39:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:50:00 (MST)
Location: IDAHO FALLS
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong thunderstorms moved northeast across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH, LAKE ERIE
From 04-AUG-03 13:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: AVON POINT
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LE AVON PT TO WILLOWICK OH BYD 5NM OFFSHORE TO INTL BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 04-AUG-03 13:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: AVON POINT
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LE WILLOWICK TO GENEVA ON THE LAKE OH BYD 5NM OFFSHORE TO INTL BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 04-AUG-03 13:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in WILLOWICK TO GENEVA ON THE LAKE OH, LAKE ERIE
From 04-AUG-03 13:00:00 to 04-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 35 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
A cold front, slipping south from eastern Canada, touched off scattered thunderstorms across the Mid Hudson Valley during the afternoon of August 16. One of the storms became briefly severe as it migrated across southern Columbia County and northern Dutchess County. In Columbia County, winds from this storm knocked down trees in the towns of Ghent, Germantown and Clermont.  The Town of Tivoli in Dutchess County reported large branches down as well as small hail. Lightning from another storm in Ulster County struck a power line in the town of Ulster. The result of this strike was a fire in nearby bushes. Police had to close U.S. Route 9W near Grant Avenue for about two hours to gain control of the fire. No one was injured by this lightning strike or resultant fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 16-AUG-03 14:21:00 to 16-AUG-03 14:21:00 (EST)
Location: CLERMONT
Magnitude: 60 ES
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 16-AUG-03 15:00:00 to 16-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: GERMANTOWN
Magnitude: 60 ES
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Lightning in ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 16-AUG-03 15:30:00 to 16-AUG-03 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: ULSTER HGTS
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 16-AUG-03 14:26:00 to 16-AUG-03 14:26:00 (EST)
Location: TIVOLI
Magnitude: 60 ES
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Hail in LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT
From 16-AUG-03 15:40:00 to 16-AUG-03 15:40:00 (EST)
Location: TORRINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A cold front slipping south from eastern Canada produced scattered thunderstorms across Litchfield County during the afternoon of August 16. One of these storms became briefly severe as penny size hail was reported by a NWS Spotter in Torrington.
Flash Flood in JACKSON, KENTUCKY
From 04-AUG-03 05:53:00 to 04-AUG-03 07:00:00 (EST)
Location: MC KEE
Property damage: 150K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

People were evacuated at a motel and two trailers were moved off of their foundations due to high water in McKee.  Four bridges were damaged and numerous automobiles were swept away.  One car was washed down a creek, behind the Jackson County Courthouse.  One family fled their home up to an embankment as flood waters quickly overtook them.  One family member commented "I never saw the water come up as fast in my life".  Three feet of water covered roads in McKee and Gray Hawk.  Trees were washed away near Pigeon Roost.
Flash Flood in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 04-AUG-03 04:30:00 to 04-AUG-03 07:30:00 (EST)
Location: LONDON
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Cort Road was covered with three to four feet of water.
A strong cold front, moving across western Massachussetts during the afternoon of August 22 touched off scattered thunderstorms.  One of the storms became severe as winds were strong enough to bring down trees in Great Barrington. In Housatonic, trees and powerlines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 22-AUG-03 15:22:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:22:00 (EST)
Location: HOUSATONIC
Magnitude: 60 ES
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 22-AUG-03 15:35:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:35:00 (EST)
Location: GREAT BARRINGTON
Magnitude: 60 ES
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT