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On May 14, 2015, prior to extensive flooding beginning around May 24, flash flood warnings were issued for counties in South East Texas. [10] At least 14 people were killed, including 10 in Texas and 4 in Oklahoma, and another 11 remain missing.
Wind gusts soared up to 71 miles per hour (114 km/h) in Dimmitt, Texas, while hail in Snyder, Texas reached 4.25 inches (10.8 cm) of rain. [5] Several cities in Texas broke rainfall records May 19 with 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) of rain. [23] Parts of Jefferson County, Texas were put under a flash flood emergency, which also extended into ...
The April 2016 North American storm complex was a major storm system that resulted from an upper-level low in the United States stalling and producing record-breaking rain in and around Houston, Texas, resulting in severe flooding, as well as a major snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains. [5]
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Houston, Texas, and the surrounding area, causing the cancellation of 4 July festivities. [31] 5 July 2018: 0 heavy rain Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Canton, Ohio, and other parts of Stark County. [32] 21 August 2018: 11 heavy rain
It stalls over eastern Texas for several days, dropping extreme amounts of rain which leads to catastrophic flooding. [86] Allison causes flash flooding in the area, producing widespread street flooding and filling nearby bayous to severe levels. [87] Rainfall peaks at 36.99 in (940 mm) at the Port of Houston. [88]
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm , hurricane , or tropical storm , or by meltwater from ice and snow .
The storm slowed as it moved into Dallas County and ultimately merged with the approaching squall line to the west at around 7:30 p.m. CST. [2] [1] The combined complex of storms slowed as a result of the merger, leading to extensive flash flooding in northern and central Dallas through 9:40 p.m. CST; [2] between 7:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., the ...