sweetapricity/bridgedeck-noaa huggingface dataset:
An upper level disturbance moved from West Virginia across the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina triggering isolated strong to severe thunderstorms.  Upper level winds across the region were light, resulting in slow thunderstorm movement.  Prolonged periods of heavy rain falling from these storms resulted in isolated flash flooding along the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hail in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 17:52:00 to 15-MAY-12 17:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOTS GAP
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail was observed covering the ground along Lots Gap Road, close to Danner Road.

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 18:02:00 to 15-MAY-12 18:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: BURNT CHIMNEY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Public

Lightning in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 17:57:00 to 15-MAY-12 17:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOTS GAP
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

A lightning strike toppled two power poles onto Lots Gap Road.

Flash Flood in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 17:30:00 to 15-MAY-12 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: LITTLE WYTHE FURNACE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Two feet of water was flowing across Gleaves Road.  Several other roads were also closed in the area due to high water at about this same time, including Cripple Creek Road, Slate Spring Branch Road, Glade Road and Huddle Road.

Flash Flood in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 18:00:00 to 15-MAY-12 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPEEDWELL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Heavy rain caused water to overflow the banks of a tributary of Cripple Creek and to flow over Old Bank Road.

Flash Flood in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 18:30:00 to 15-MAY-12 20:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: ROCKY MT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rain caused Powder Mill Creek to flow across School Board Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 15-MAY-12 17:55:00 to 15-MAY-12 17:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: FT CHISWELL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Power poles were blown down just south of Fort Chiswell.
High pressure settled over the Great Lakes region. The clear skies and light winds allowed overnight temperatures to fall well below freezing. The freeze followed an exceptionally warm March which put the growing season some three to four weeks ahead of normal. The full extent of damage, primarily stone fruits, will not be known until the end of the growing season. By some accounts, nearly 80 percent of the yield could be lost. Specific minimum readings on the 27th-28th included: 27 degrees at Port Byron, Retsof, Dansville and Turin; 26 degrees at Lyons, Springville and Iroquois; 25 degrees at Hamburg and Victor; 24 degrees at Brockport, Belmont, Clymer, and Randolph, Watertown and Fulton; 23 degrees at Central Square, Warsaw and Lancaster; 22 degrees at Pendleton, Sherman, Whitesville and Attica; and 21 degrees at Hinsdale.

Frost/Freeze in ALLEGANY, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 00:30:00 to 28-APR-12 06:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in ORLEANS, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 01:20:00 to 28-APR-12 06:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in NIAGARA, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 01:20:00 to 28-APR-12 06:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in MONROE, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 03:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 00:30:00 to 28-APR-12 02:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in NORTHERN CAYUGA, NEW YORK
From 27-APR-12 23:45:00 to 28-APR-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in OSWEGO, NEW YORK
From 27-APR-12 22:15:00 to 28-APR-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in JEFFERSON, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 04:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in LEWIS, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 04:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in NORTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 01:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in SOUTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 03:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in GENESEE, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 04:15:00 to 28-APR-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 00:30:00 to 28-APR-12 06:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK
From 28-APR-12 05:00:00 to 28-APR-12 06:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in ONTARIO, NEW YORK
From 27-APR-12 22:15:00 to 28-APR-12 06:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 27-APR-12 23:30:00 to 28-APR-12 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Frost/Freeze in CATTARAUGUS, NEW YORK
From 27-APR-12 23:30:00 to 28-APR-12 07:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet
Severe thunderstorms producing strong thunderstorm wind gusts and large hail developed and moved across the central Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours. No damage and no injuries were reported.

Hail in CARSON, TEXAS
From 06-APR-12 18:55:00 to 06-APR-12 18:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANHANDLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in CARSON, TEXAS
From 06-APR-12 19:31:00 to 06-APR-12 19:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHITE DEER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ROBERTS, TEXAS
From 06-APR-12 20:45:00 to 06-APR-12 20:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: MIAMI
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Thunderstorm Wind in CARSON, TEXAS
From 06-APR-12 19:31:00 to 06-APR-12 19:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHITE DEER
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Severe thunderstorms developed across the southeastern Texas Panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours producing hail. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Hail in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 17:42:00 to 09-APR-12 17:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: WELLINGTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 17:50:00 to 09-APR-12 17:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: WELLINGTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 15:26:00 to 09-APR-12 15:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOBEETIE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 16:09:00 to 09-APR-12 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 16:11:00 to 09-APR-12 16:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 16:17:00 to 09-APR-12 16:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOZIER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 17:30:00 to 09-APR-12 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUAIL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 09-APR-12 17:35:00 to 09-APR-12 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: WELLINGTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer
More frequent and stronger than average rip currents claimed the lives of two men and caused dozens of rescues along New Jersey beaches on the 20th. Both drownings occurred after lifeguards left for the day. In Asbury Park (Monmouth County), on the Second Avenue Beach, a 23-year-old male drowned late in the afternoon when he tried to save his sister who was stuck in  a rip current. His body was found approximately two hundred yards offshore. The sister was saved. Three other people were saved that day in Asbury Park after being pulled about 150 yards offshore. In Seaside Park (Ocean County), a 18-year-old male drowned after getting caught in a rip current off the O Street Beach, also late that afternoon. His body was recovered about one hundered fifty yards offshore the next day. There were three other rescues that day in Seaside Park and over thirty rescues just north in Seaside Heights (also in Ocean County). Other rip current rescues occurred in Bradley Beach (Monmouth County) and Perth Amboy (Middlesex County).

Rip Current in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 20-JUN-12 11:00:00 to 20-JUN-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Rip Current in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 20-JUN-12 11:00:00 to 20-JUN-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Rip Current in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 20-JUN-12 11:00:00 to 20-JUN-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Rip Current in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 20-JUN-12 11:00:00 to 20-JUN-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper
Severe to extreme drought continued to grip much of the Big Country or the region north of Interstate 20. Surface water supplies are still low across West Central Texas which includes the Big Country due to limited runoff from rainfall. The City of San Angelo has enacted drought level two water restriction because of a limited, 16 month water supply. Several other cities like Abilene and Brownwood have also enacted water restrictions because of the dwindling water supplies.
According to the Texas Crop Weather Report issued June 26 by the Texas A&M Agriculture Program for the Big Country Region, cotton growers nearly finished planting, but were having trouble getting some plantings emerged and established. High winds and heavy rain were hard on tender, new plants. Also, some producers were fighting sand blows. However, pastures looked good thanks to the rains, but needed more moisture soon to offset high temperatures. Producers worried what just one week of 100-plus days will do to dryland cotton. Hay fields were being damaged by grasshoppers. Livestock generally remained in good condition. Peach growers were harvesting, and reported good to excellent quality, with fair to good yields.

Drought in SHACKELFORD, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Shackelford County.

Drought in THROCKMORTON, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Throckmorton County.

Drought in FISHER, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Fisher County.

Drought in JONES, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Jones County.

Drought in HASKELL, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Haskell County.
The month of July continued where June left off concerning the increasing drought conditions across all of Southwest Arkansas.  While portions of Southwest Arkansas did see rainfall amounts that were above normal for the month, the higher totals were very isolated.  As a result, drought conditions in the D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought categories intensified to D4 Exceptional Drought category in a few locations.
The following are a few selected cities across Southwest Arkansas with their July rainfall totals and departures from normal as well as their 2012 rainfall totals and departures from normal.
Texarkana July rainfall was 4.13. The departure from normal was +0.69.
Texarkana yearly rainfall was 20.29. The departure from normal was -8.22.
Dequeen July rainfall was 2.70. The departure from normal was -1.08.
Dequeen yearly rainfall was 18.47. The departure from normal was -10.95.
El Dorado July rainfall was 2.47. The departure from normal was -1.09.
El Dorado yearly rainfall was 21.94. The departure from normal was -9.50.

Drought in NEVADA, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in SEVIER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in UNION, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in COLUMBIA, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in HEMPSTEAD, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in HOWARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in LAFAYETTE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in LITTLE RIVER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Drought in MILLER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Another day of scattered afternoon pulse convection occurred across northwest Florida with a few storms once again becoming briefly severe.

Thunderstorm Wind in GADSDEN, FLORIDA
From 25-JUL-12 15:30:00 to 25-JUL-12 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: QUINCY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree and power line were blown down in Quincy.  Monetary damage was estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEON, FLORIDA
From 25-JUL-12 15:15:00 to 25-JUL-12 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: LAKE IAMONIA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down near the intersection of North Meridian Road and Fairbanks Ferry Road.  Monetary damage was estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEON, FLORIDA
From 25-JUL-12 15:55:00 to 25-JUL-12 15:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: FALLSCHASE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A power line was blown down near the intersection of Weems Rd and Acadian Blvd.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEON, FLORIDA
From 25-JUL-12 16:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down near the intersection of Old St Augustine Rd and Verdura Way.  Monetary damage was estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, FLORIDA
From 26-JUL-12 15:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREENWOOD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Jackson county 911 call center reported a couple of trees down near Greenwood.  Monetary damage was estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, FLORIDA
From 26-JUL-12 14:58:00 to 26-JUL-12 14:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: (MAI)MARIANNA MUNICIPAL ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 64 mph wind gust was measured by the ASOS at the Marianna airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, FLORIDA
From 25-JUL-12 12:55:00 to 25-JUL-12 12:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARIANNA
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Roof and awning damage occurred to two businesses at Highway 90 and Hall Street.  A 40-50 ft tree was also blown down near the Waffle House.  Monetary damage was estimated.
A man drowned while attempting to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current near Bald Head Island.

Rip Current in COASTAL BRUNSWICK, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JUN-12 18:15:00 to 04-JUN-12 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A 43 year old male drowned while attempting to help swimmers caught in a rip current near the Shoals Club on Station House Way.  Rescue teams from Bald Head Island pulled seven people to safety but could not locate the 43 year old victim.  Rescue personnel pulled his body from the water about an hour after the incident started.
During the late afternoon a thunderstorm rapidly developed over a nearly stationary boundary over the northeast part of Sherman county.  Shortly after the thunderstorm developed, a landspout was spotted beneath the storm.  The landspout lasted 15 minutes then dissipated.

Tornado in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 17-JUL-12 16:50:00 to 17-JUL-12 17:05:00 (MST-7)
Location: EDSON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

The landspout tornado was reported by a NWS employee and visually confirmed from NWS office in Goodland.
A thunderstorm along the Gulf Coast sea breeze boundary intensified rapidly over The Villages and became severe, producing locally damaging winds. The winds damaged the roof of a mobile home and snapped a large tree nearby.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAKE, FLORIDA
From 10-AUG-12 14:55:00 to 10-AUG-12 14:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: LADY LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Severe thunderstorm winds partially peeled off the roof of a mobile home and scattered debris along Cindy Drive in The Villages. Nearby, on Water Tower Circle, a large diameter tree was snapped about three feet above the ground.
Isolated severe thunderstorms occurred in the very hot and unstable late afternoon hours. The storms occurred on the eastern periphery of a strong upper-level high centered over the southern Plains.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 18-JUL-12 17:45:00 to 18-JUL-12 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MIDWAY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Parts of a tobacco barn roof were blown off. Part of the metal roof of a second tobacco barn was lifted. Two large oak trees were blown down. Corn plants were blown over.

Heavy Rain in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 18-JUL-12 13:45:00 to 18-JUL-12 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: PEMBROKE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported more than one inch of rain in 30 minutes.

Hail in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 18-JUL-12 13:52:00 to 18-JUL-12 13:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: PEMBROKE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 18-JUL-12 17:47:00 to 18-JUL-12 17:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAZEL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golf-ball size hail was reported in the community of Hazel. Hail the size of quarters was reported north of town. Heavy crop damage occurred, especially to the tobacco crop. Crop damage estimates were not available.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 18-JUL-12 14:40:00 to 18-JUL-12 14:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: MASONVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree and multiple 5-inch tree limbs were blown down. Corn was flattened.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over southwest Arizona during the evening hours on the 13th. Due to the very moist and unstable nature of the atmosphere, some of the storms produced very heavy rainfall. Some of the heaviest rainfall occurred in the Yuma area; the official Yuma weather station measured 1.66 inches of rain which broke the daily rainfall record by approximately one inch. Rainfall rates in excess of 2 inches per hour were observed with the strong thunderstorms.

Heavy Rain in YUMA, ARIZONA
From 13-JUL-12 18:15:00 to 13-JUL-12 22:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: (YUM)YUMA INTL ARPT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Scattered thunderstorms developed across southwestern Yuma county during the evening hours on July 13th. Due to the very moist and unstable nature of the airmass, some storms were able to generate intense rainfall with rainfall rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. At 1015 pm, a trained weather spotter located about one mile west of Yuma International Airport reported a 4 hour rainfall total of 2.4 inches. The same event dropped 1.66 of rain at the official Yuma weather station (Yuma ASOS) and this broke the daily record by almost one inch. The heavy rain led to street flooding and caused area washes to run heavily.
An upper level low was over West Texas, and it interacted with a good supply of moisture and daytime heating.  This combination of ingredients allowed for severe thunderstorms to develop across the Permian Basin.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 05-JUL-12 17:25:00 to 05-JUL-12 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 13.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm moved over Howard County and produced 70 mph wind gusts for ten minutes.  These winds flattened a barn in Big Spring.  The cost of damage to the barn is an estimate.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 05-JUL-12 17:38:00 to 05-JUL-12 17:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm moved over Howard County and produced 60 mph wind gusts that lasted for fifteen minutes.  Tree limbs were reported to be blown down in Big Spring.  The cost to remove the tree limbs is a very rough estimate.
A 24-year-old man drowned after believed to have been caught in a rip current in Bradley Beach (Monmouth County) and was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. EDT on the 29th.  He drowned while swimming south of a jetty in the waters off of Brinley Avenue Beach in Bradley Beach. Around the same time, four teenagers were also caught in the same rip current, but made it back to shore.  They were hospitalized for observations. This was the second rip current related drowning in Monmouth County this week.  Both incidents occurred on unguarded beaches in locations known to have rip currents.

Rip Current in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 29-MAY-12 17:00:00 to 29-MAY-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper