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Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation ...
The Lake Livingston Dam is seen releasing water on May 3, 2024, in Livingston. The Southeast Texas reservoir reached capacity during several days of intense rainstorms this week.
Storms over the past month in southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana have dumped more than 2 feet (61 centimet Heavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as officials urge residents ...
The flash flooding in Patna was the result of Ganga River overflowing following heavy monsoon rains. [8] Patna city was filled with water for several days even after the rain stopped due to a sewer blockage. In many areas of Patna, 6 to 7 feet of water has accumulated on the roads. [9] This was the worst flood in Patna since 1975. [10]
The October 1998 Texas Flooding was a flood event that occurred across parts of South Texas and Southeast Texas on the weekend of October 17 and October 18, 1998. The storm that caused it was one of the costliest in the recorded meteorological history of the United States, bringing rainfall of over 20 inches (510 mm) to some parts of Southeast Texas and causing over $ 1.19 billion in damages ...
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 ...
At least one spot bested a record set more than a century ago. According to NOAA's National Water Prediction Service, the Navasota River gauge near Easterly, Texas set a new record high Thursday ...
Mississippi River Flood of 1825. The flood of 1825 is the last known inundation of New Orleans due to spring flooding; Great Mississippi River Flood of 1844. The largest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper Mississippi River in terms of discharge. This flood was particularly devastating since the region had few if any levees at ...