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Between November 2–5, 2024, a tornado outbreak and flood event took place across the South-Central United States. The outbreak, late in the 2024 tornado season, produced multiple tornadoes across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas, resulting in 11 injuries. Storms brought heavy rainfall to Missouri, resulting in 5 deaths attributed to flash flooding.
Flooding has inundated a swath of Southern states over the past 48 hours after more than 6 inches of rain fell in some areas. At least 10 dead in Southeast as extreme weather sweeps nation; more ...
A flash flood in Canandaigua, New York in 2017, greatly inundates a small ditch, flooding barns and ripping out newly installed drain pipes. The United States National Weather Service gives the advice "Turn Around, Don't Drown" for flash floods; that is, it recommends that people get out of the area of a flash flood, rather than trying to cross ...
Flash flooding extended into Illinois along the I-64 corridor in St. Clair County, [40] and a nursing home was evacuated in Caseyville. [41] In Belleville , which received approximately 8 inches (200 mm) of rain, multiple roadways were closed due to high water, with a section of one street being washed away.
Aside from the risk of flash flooding, which may be focused on a small area, the storm may bring much-needed rain and wildfire relief over a broad area later this weekend to next week.
The flash flooding could be so significant that it may also threaten lives in extreme cases. Some roads that appear to have only shallow water may have been washed away. A surge of high water may ...
Strong rains on 25 October and 4 November caused flash flooding and resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people, including five electrocuted when a tram power line collapsed into a puddle. [28] 5 November 2015: 3 rain storms Flash flooding occurred in the Jordanian capital Amman causing 3 deaths when a severe thunderstorm lasted over 30 minutes.
A rare flash flood emergency was issued for around 5,000 people in Yellville and surrounding areas of Marion County after 6 to 11 inches of rain fell in just four to five hours, according to the ...