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In 2016, what would be known as the Maya Express would literally swamp the northern third of Louisiana with one to two feet of rain. The lengthy storm began on the eighth and would wash out numerous records. The hardest hit areas were in Northeast Louisiana, where Swartz, located 16 miles northwest of Monroe, was submerged by 23.33 inches, while Monroe was swamped by 21.08 inches. Monroe's four day total alone broke the monthly record for the city, breaking the 20.56 inch total set in October 2009. The flooding was obviously catastrophic, with record crests occurring on seven rivers. The Sabine River, which flows from Northeast Texas to along the Texas/Louisiana border, saw record crests at three locations. The nearly two foot rain mega event in Monroe was likely a one in 500 year, to a one in 1000 year storm. This means that a storm of this magnitude has 0.1 to 0.2 percent chance of occurring in any given year.

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In 1922, Tuscon, Arizona received 6 inches of snow. This was their greatest March snow storm on record and their third greatest snow event ever. The greatest snowfall, 6.8 inches, occurred on December 8, 1971.
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