From NWS
1989: A large area of thunderstorms produced heavy rain across about the western third of Iowa as well as severe weather in the far southwest, where widespread wind damage and one or two brief tornadoes in and around Mineola resulted in reports of windows blown out, roofs damaged, and trees falling on cars. Some of the higher rainfall amounts included 2.81 inches at Carroll, 2.87 inches at Cherokee, 2.95 inches at Audubon, and 3.16 inches at Logan.

4 September 1970 → Tropical Storm Norma caused Arizona rivers to rise between 5 and 10 feet per hour. The disaster killed 23 people. 4 September 1986 → An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff, AZ airport, blowing open the doors to the National Weather Service office, scattering papers, and bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture. 4 September 2004 → Former Category 4 Hurricane Frances made landfall in Florida as a Category 2. Over a foot of rain soaked parts of the state.

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