NATIONAL STORM SUMMARY

JUNE 2005
1st-4th...Rain swept across much of the East Coast and central United
States on Friday while isolated flash flooding and hail larger than one
inch fell in parts of the Midwest. Showers and thunderstorms stretched
from New York to Florida. Some storms in South Florida became severe
and a funnel cloud was reported near Marco Island. Valdosta, GA,
reported the heaviest rainfall accumulation at 3.19 inches.
Thunderstorms and rain showers also drenched parts of the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma. Parts
of Kansas reported hail over one inch in diameter and flash flooding.

5th-11th...High humidity spread through the nation's eastern half
Monday under mostly cloudy skies, while light snow dusted the northern
Rockies. Scattered thunderstorms developed in parts of Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and northern Florida. A few
heavy pockets of rain included Mobile, AL, which received more than 1
3/4 inches. A line of severe thunderstorms brought high wind and hail
to central Pennsylvania and neighboring sections of New York.
Skies were cloudy across most of the Northeast, and partly cloudy in
the Carolinas, Great Lakes, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and
Mid-Atlantic. Most of the nation's midsection stayed warm and dry under
sunny skies. Light rain dampened southern Missouri and areas along the
Texas-Louisiana border, while gusty winds buffeted the Upper
Mississippi River Basin and western Great Lakes.
The northern Rockies had scattered rain and a bit of light snow in
higher elevations of Montana and Wyoming. Rain fell along coastal
Oregon, Washington and northern California.
Strong thunderstorms rolled across the upper Midwest on Wednesday with
heavy rain and high wind, and scattered afternoon storms developed
quickly across the
Southeast. A broad band of thunderstorms spread eastward across the
Dakotas and Minnesota into Wisconsin, Iowa, northern Illinois and
northern Missouri. Wind gusted to 92 mph during the night in
north-central South Dakota, and to 61 mph at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Wind
damage was reported in South Dakota and heavy rain caused local
flooding in parts of North Dakota and southeastern Minnesota. Rainfall
amounts by midday included 3.03 inches at Charles City, Iowa; 2.42 at
Eveleth, MN; 1.52 at Jamestown, ND, and 1.34 at Shakopee, MN. Hail more
than an inch in diameter was reported in parts of northeastern
Nebraska, Iowa and northwest Missouri. Farther east, another line of
thunderstorms spread across Michigan and the lower Great Lakes,
reaching parts of northern New York state by afternoon. Scattered
thunderstorms developed during the afternoon heat from the Mississippi
Valley eastward, affecting parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida and
some sections of the Ohio Valley.

19th-25th...A slow-moving thunderstorm dumped up to a foot of hail
Tuesday along this city's southeastern edge, forcing officials to use
snowplows to clear a route through a major thoroughfare. The storm also
brought about an inch of rain that left up to 4 feet of water in the
middle of streets, trapping dozens of motorists, and turned a sleepy
creek into a torrent that peeled the pavement off a bridge, said Lt.
Carl Lyman of the Colorado Springs fire department. One rescued
motorist was treated for hypothermia, but nobody was seriously injured,
Lyman said. Firefighters responded to more than 50 calls for help, not
only from stranded motorists, but from homeowners reporting lightning
strikes, water streaming through damaged roofs and mud oozing through
windows. Flooding was also reported at a mall.
Storms swept through the Midwest and portions of the Northern and
Central Rockies on Friday with reports of heavy downpours, hail and
strong winds. Some parts of southern Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota,
Nebraska and Wisconsin reported up to an inch of rain on Friday. Hail
measuring 1.75 inches was reported in both Valentine, Neb., and Gilman,
WI, during the early morning hours Friday. There also were reports of
trees blown down in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin; a wind
gust of 67 miles per hour was reported in Belle Plaine, MN. Strong
winds, hail and heavy downpours also were reported in the eastern
portions of the Northern and Central Rockies. A hailstone of 1.75
inches was
reported near Burlington, CO. Storms also became severe in portions of
western Texas and Louisiana. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms
were reported across the Southeast. Light rain showers also fell in
portions of northern New England.

26th-30th...Thunderstorms poured nearly 2 inches of rain on parts of
Florida on Wednesday as showers and additional thunderstorms were
scattered over the Northeast and parts of the Southwest. Low pressure
centered over Florida produced widespread showers and thunderstorms
across the state. A cold front sliding eastward through the Northeast
generated a line of scattered showers during the morning that extended
from the Ohio to Maine.