record, and the Russian and Pajaro rivers approached their record peaks. More than thirty people were killed and 5 were missing. The flood cost $1.8 billion. May 8, 1995, Louisiana flood A stalled front led to excessive rains across southeast Louisiana. Rainfall up to fell across New Orleans, with falling within a six-hour period. Seven lives were lost, 35,000 homes were flooded along with thousands of businesses across southeast Louisiana. Damage estimates were around US$1 billion (1995 dollars). Northeast United States flood of January 1996 Significant snowfall during the first 20 days of January led to a snowpack across the region. Some areas of the Northeast had received two to three times their average precipitation since December 1. Significant snowpack was in place on January 18. Then, a period significant warming took place across the East, mainly during a 30-hour period, which led to ice jam floods across western Pennsylvania and New York. Surface dew points rose into the 50s and 60s Fahrenheit/teens Celsius, which rapidly melted the snowpack. Then, a heavy rain event occurred along a frontal zone moving in from the west, which led to of rainfall between January 18 and 19. Some areas lost of snow in only 12 hours, which led to the bulk of the flooding. The Ohio and Susquehanna rivers experienced their highest river crests since Hurricane Agnes and Hurricane Eloise. The Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey saw its highest crest since Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane moved by in 1955. The South Branch of the Potomac, as well as the Cheat and Monongahela rivers in West Virginia and Pennsylvania experienced their highest levels since early November 1985, which was the flood of record for the region. A total of 33 people died during the event, with 18 from Pennsylvania and 9 from New York. It was the worst flood event for the Mid-Atlantic states as a whole since 1985. Willamette Valley flood of 1996 This was the biggest flood for the region since December 1964. Above normal rainfall had been occurring since November 1, 1995, which led to significant snowpack in the mountains by late January. Western Oregon then experienced a of rainfall on February 5 to 7, which in combination with temperatures rising into the 60s Fahrenheit/upper teens Celsius led to the flood. New England flood – October 1996 A stationary front across the region drawing moisture from Hurricane Lili led